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  1. A

    Hi all . the question is .. Am I making the right decision

    After following the forum, I am enlightened by how busy it is and the information that you guys are so helpful with. I am seriously contemplating taking up a career as an electrician and would like to go the route of PV, once I have gained my necessary qualifications and hopefully some decent...
  2. FatBob

    The LAW PRECISELY for cutting a DNO seal at the fuse

    Has anyone one actually been prosecuted for this on the forum? The reason I ask is what are you charged with, is it criminal damage, that being for the destruction and removal of a seal? Clearly there would be no criminal intent for an electrician needing to isolate a supply, and I suspect...
  3. R

    CIS registered

    Morning all - Had a call last night from a guy who works for an insulation company. They had just finished a job insulating a loft. The owner had called them back to say that none of the updtairs lights were now working. He wasn't sure if it was one of their guys who had damaged a cable so...
  4. sythai

    CIS help please.... as an employer

    Morning chaps... Will ring HMRC helpline tomorrow when open but if someone can help today would be good. In the process of trying to set it up so I can pay my subby properly this coming year and pay his tax. Have been on HMRC website: - clicked that I want to register as an...
  5. C

    Subcontracting/CIS/NVQ

    Hey guys!! Sorry if this is well worn territory but i can't find in the sticky threads the info i'm looking for so any help would be much appreciated. Spent the last few months working on a hospital as an Electrician's Mate/Improver through an agency but unfortunately work has dried up and i...
  6. D

    criticism of an installation

    hello fellow sparks i was hoping that there would be another electrician using these forums who could help me in handling a situation that i will describe below. I am a self employed sparky with my two sons working as apprentices, over the last twelve months i have worked very hard to obtain...
  7. S

    CIS, becoming self employed..

    Hi all, I am a bit confused with this CIS stuff. I have recently finished college and become a qualified sparks (on paper anyways). I have found someone to kindly take me on and give me practical experience when he can; and when I don’t have to look after my kids (as this is currently my...
  8. G

    cis4 tax returns

    Just wondering what most of you lads do about your tax return, I have used a seven day return firm out of the paper for the last two years Home just wondering am I getting ripped off, and would i get more dosh back if i did it another way?? cheers for the replies
  9. S

    Cis, utr and ni number ?

    Hi all, did some work for another spark last week and now he wants my utr and national insurance number to pay me under cis? I only did 3 days work for him , I thought CIS was for long term sub contractors? Am I wrong? most of the work I do is on my own or for another contractor who never does...
  10. M

    CIS and Limited Companies

    I have completed a job for a builder put my limited co invoice as normal and I got this response We have contacted Inland Revenue to process your payment and they say that we have to give them your company's UTR number due to you working as a subcontractor. Even though you are a limited...
  11. A

    looking for an apprenciship or course

    hi all, i was going to go into plumbing but theres way to any traps and noone will take me on. im 28 and want to train to be a sparky as ive done a bit of an electrician course before. can i still get on an apprenciship at my age? or a good course? im in there manchester area. or am i to old...
  12. L

    scissor lift, cherry picker, Ipaf licence? is it..... anyone got it

    is it called the ipaf licence or the pal licence to be able to operate the scissor lifts and cherry pickers? anyone know how much it costs roughly to obtain the licence?? cheers luke bump
  13. C

    Please help.....I used to be indecisive

    Now Im not so sure.....! Question for all you electricians out there. I have been given good advise by a number of you already, I am just struggling at the moment with the big decision. I would like to learn a trade, not to change jobs immediately, but to give me the opportunity to 1)...
  14. T

    What precisely is required to self certify domestic installations?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum. I have scoured lots of different forums and postings but for some reason cannot find a simple step by step guide to what is need for self certifying a domestic installation. I am not planning to become a full time electrician. What I want to do...
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