Article about Part P

[securespark]

UK households doing DIY at home face £5,000 fines over little-known law

The electrician is warning Brits face financial penaltieis - if they break a little-known rule.

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

omg

 

[markyd1]

Yeh....that will stop them NOT, Be back on here asking about how to change their CU

 

[ericmark]

It says Birmingham live, but seems to be quoting the Welsh Part P rules, is Birmingham in Wales now?

 

[Notch7]

I’m glad to see they’ve used an appropriate image….of a person appearing to be doing plumbing

 

[oldbutnotdead]

Another piece of clickbait publishing from Retch.

 

[Astra99]

Part P? Part stuPid! IIRC it was a diktat from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (a certain John (now Lord) Prescott) who, like those of his political persuasion, made it a "jobs for the boys" thing, with registration (at a fee) to self-certify work, or pass it to the local authority's Building Control Office to provide a certificate (at an even bigger fee). Fortunately, David Cameron's government had the good sense to water-down Part P so it now only covers CU changes, new circuits and work in "prescribed areas" such as bathrooms. England quite happily accepted the changes by David Cameron, but Labour Wales still have the draconian version. No prizes for guessing my political persuasion!