insurance

  1. T

    Rip off insurance deals with the insurers on this forum no surely not (NOT)

    Just thought I would try our friendly forum sponsor insurers. Quoted me twice the price nearly for my van insurance. Did not bother with PI and Indemnity or that will probably be another double thier money offer. Anyone else tried a quote from this forum and was it good. They must think us dumb...
  2. sythai

    Tools insurance cover...?

    Hi All Our yearly renewal of liability/ indemnity insurance ( Trade direct ) has come up. This does include £1000 of tools cover. £1000 isn't going to get very far if the worst does happen. Thinking of shopping around and pricing this up as a separate policy. £5000 min would be a better...
  3. C

    Public liability insurance stories

    Hello chaps I am renewing my insurance and would like to know of any stories which ended well with regards to any claims... if so can tell me your insurer. touch wood none so far on my front but there will be a day, i am skeptical as £60 notes for 2 million i find very hard to believe if things...
  4. rolyberkin

    Tool Insurance Necessary?

    Okay I am coming up to renew on van insurance, do you all take out tool insurance, my tools are never left in van overnight or if are it is in the garage locked up. I read something today on putting the amount spent on insurance away every year to pay should something go walk about, views? £1k...
  5. A

    Queries with Professional indemnity insurance

    Hi Every one I have till now certified my own work and issued the certs as required but now have a job that requires to certify third party work. I have inquired from NAPIT and they want a fee and also require Indemnity Insurance of £250K (minimum).Spoke to STORMA and the person told me that...
  6. N

    insurance tax increase prompting money grab by money grabbing insurers

    yeah so the liability insurance went up, not by much, but i didnt expect it to go up at all given that i never claimed etc. My insurance only cover public liability and it also cover legal fee up to 100k. its £159 year Where do you get your insurance? and how much should insurance cost? Im...
  7. J

    EICR required for Part P installations?

    Hi Everyone, I have been told that when I join a Part P scheme I have to complete an EICR form for every installation or addition to a circuit before I can do any work on the circuit. So even putting a new socket on a bedroom circuit I have to complete an EICR form. To do that I have to have...
    • JonnyRegga
    • Thread
    • before circuit don't eicr indemnity installations insurance part part p required
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. R

    EICR QUESTION

    Hi all, Hope your having a good week up to now. I am an industrial electrician and have carried out inspection and testing on large scales down to small domestic households but always done it through a firm so dont get involved in the paperwork/sending side. My friend requires a EICR carrying...
  9. jaydub

    Insurance

    Whilst I am in my last couple of months before I fully qualify as an electrician I will be self-employed and doing electrician mate work for various people. What do I do about insurance? I was looking at trade direct insurance and they seem like a good company, does anyone have any experience...
  10. D

    Certification for commercial??

    hi folks, Have recently started out as a self employed electrician in Scotland here and at the moment am not with Select or NICEIC (hoping to join next year). Question is, do I need certain qualifications to work on commercial properties? From my understanding I realise that I cannot do...
    • daveb
    • Thread
    • becsa certification commercial competent cps insurance member person properties scheme scotland
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Commercial Electrical Advice
  11. Dan

    New Insurance Deal Gets Forum Members Cheaper Insurance!

    Insurance for Electricians - http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/forums/insurance-for-electricians.40/ Checkout the new insurance pages. Get yourself some quotes and let me know how they seem to you guys compared to your existing prices. Thanks
  12. J

    Insurance Or Client Who Pays?

    I was called to a property where they had a water leak causing a fair bit damage and I have repaired or replaced what is needed but the consumer unit is old who do I charge customer or the insurance who is paying for everything else?
  13. S

    Hies Allegedly Out Of Business

    Just a heads up guys. Had a customer approach me a few months back about a dodgy install by MyPlanet. Anyway, they've gone bust so customer wanted to use insurance company HIES but they too have 'allegedly' gone bust aswell.
  14. L

    Thinking About Starting A Testing Company

    I'm thinking about starting off doing testing and fault finding I've done testing for a local council and I'm confident and qualified to test I just have a few questions Would there be much work if I'm not registered with nic How would I register with them if all I do is testing? And what...
    • Luke Abrahams
    • Thread
    • company insurance registered registration schemes starting testing thinking
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Business Related
  15. rolyberkin

    Fault Finding

    This is not my job and is an issue a colleague at work is having with his house wiring, but as I am doing my fault finding unit shortly will run it by you all out of interest to see whether I am thinking the right things. A work colleague has come in today with the following problem: He...
  16. L

    Private Work

    Hello All. Here's my situation, im currently NICEIC QS where I work, im earning a half decent wage but its never enough right. Im debating with the idea of setting up on my own but the thought of trying to replace my salary is frightening, mortgage and family so very risky. Not got enough...
    • LVSparks
    • Thread
    • cheaper electrical work enough insurance private right work
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Business Related
  17. L

    Deicr

    Do you have to be Part P rsgistered to do a DEICR, its non notifiable as far as i can tell?
  18. DiscoDave

    Working abroad - travel insurance?

    In just over a week I'm heading to the Falklands for a month, just got on to looking at travel insurance, every company I can find covers manual work on the ground only - as in one step up a ladder and you're not covered. Just wondered if anyone had any experience or recommendations for decent...
  19. S

    Insurance for Electrical and solar PV

    Hi we need to renew our Public and Employers liability. Like many on here i think, we are electrical contractors who also do PV so need the additional risks for PV covered as well. I can see less roof work and more maintenance and battery work on the solar side over the next few years so i'm...
  20. A

    tradesman saver PLI

    Anybody with these? I have been for two years and recently called to change policy cover to include 3 phase. Woman on the other end didn't understand the difference so I explained and she held me on hold while she spoke to the underwriters. When she got back to me she said as long as you are...
    • amckay
    • Thread
    • cover insurance point service trade wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Business Related
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