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I finally finished my full re-wiring of the old house - and I got (eventually) certified to Part P. Yippee!
So it's not as impossible - or as expensive - (as it seemed 6 months ago).
The most galling thing was the the LABC fee. I submitted my notification of material change to them with the cost estimation in the lowest bracket (of course) which equated to a £140 fee. £70 of that went to the certifying electrician for his 3 hour testing procedure (good value for money I thought), and the other 70 has gone where exactly?
I could have got the PIR cert direct from the electrician for only £70.
I think whatever they did with my planning aplication and PIR cert at county hall should be covered by council tax.
As part of the project I had the service cutout relocated by EDF. I dug the hole, provided the meter box and ducting etc, and that cost me £400 for 2 bodgers to cut the old cable, graft on the new one and connect the tails. It took them about an hour. Isn't this something of a monopoly? I can't choose who does that work - forced to use EDF, so they can charge what they like. But the work didn't involve disrupting any other customers or anything. I feel that the local electrician should have been able to do this: compare £70 for an exhaustive safety and function test by a qualified and experienced craftsman against £400 for a simple task performed by two neanderthals.
So it's not as impossible - or as expensive - (as it seemed 6 months ago).
The most galling thing was the the LABC fee. I submitted my notification of material change to them with the cost estimation in the lowest bracket (of course) which equated to a £140 fee. £70 of that went to the certifying electrician for his 3 hour testing procedure (good value for money I thought), and the other 70 has gone where exactly?
I could have got the PIR cert direct from the electrician for only £70.
I think whatever they did with my planning aplication and PIR cert at county hall should be covered by council tax.
As part of the project I had the service cutout relocated by EDF. I dug the hole, provided the meter box and ducting etc, and that cost me £400 for 2 bodgers to cut the old cable, graft on the new one and connect the tails. It took them about an hour. Isn't this something of a monopoly? I can't choose who does that work - forced to use EDF, so they can charge what they like. But the work didn't involve disrupting any other customers or anything. I feel that the local electrician should have been able to do this: compare £70 for an exhaustive safety and function test by a qualified and experienced craftsman against £400 for a simple task performed by two neanderthals.