Being billed for extra work?

[wenkinnoc]

Hi guys.

I had an electrician who came out, because there was a fault in the system. £180 for the emergency call out. Then I was quoted £750 (if paid in cash) else £900 for by bank transfer/invoice.

fusebox was placed with a PCB one. 2 faults were identified in the circuit, necessitating a partial rewire. We are now being told we are being billed for extra work, the extra work being the 3 electricians restoring hot water and power. (the partial rewire remains outstanding). They were here for 9 hours to be fair. Will be given the invoice on Monday, but having paid over £1000 in total so far, Im struggling financially. My flatmate, went ahead without my knowledge and dealt with it all over the phone, no mention was made as to time, billing rate etc, or what would constitute overtime.

 

[davesparks]

Why is the landlord not sorting this out?

What landlord? I can't see any mention of a landlord in the OP's posts

 

[Vortigern]

My flatmate, went ahead

Flat, shared, rented, landlord assumption

 

[LukeD]

That is call a BANG test which is a bit Cowboy

I remember the first time I watched it been done !

 

[Dustydazzler]

I remember the first time I watched it been done !

I have worked with plenty sparks over the years who use the BANG test when changing a board over

Its quite fun really a bit like russian roulette for electricians

 

[davesparks]

I have worked with plenty sparks over the years who use the BANG test when changing a board over

Its quite fun really a bit like russian roulette for electricians

That's pretty much what I was taught as an apprentice, usually a quick megger test to check end to end on rings and the rest was just turn it on to see what happens.