I find on these forums,probably because many electricians are self employed.quite a high proportion tend to vote Tory,yet in this thread there seems to be little regard for the most treasured of their values,its called free enterprise
Someone wants to spend the least amount of money,another person wants to provide that service,they may go in as low as needs be to win that contract,consequently the more expensive (or less efficient in Tory speak) they go to the wall
I know the resentment against these instant sparks is widespread however, We have a cut throat way of running an economy and some would say a foolhardy attitude by those who govern,but who votes for these fools ?
You reap what you sow, then you find the vegetation inedible
Well, I certainly don't vote Tory. Indeed, I don't vote at all. Never have, never will. I consider voting to be a completely futile exercise given that "the man in the street" has his pants pulled down and gets royally shafted regardless of which particular political party is in government. That said, if embracing a market economy would make me a Tory, then a staunch Tory I am!
My gripe isn't about being beaten fairly on price, it's about being unfairly beaten on price. Big difference! I resent losing work to competitors who offer cheaper prices only because they are willfully not complying with the requirements of BS 7671. I have no problem whatsoever losing work to bona fide professional electricians whose work complies with the requirements of the big yellow book. What's the point in having wiring regulations if renegade electricians can act with impunity and decide for themselves which particular regulations they are going to ignore so to undercut their competitors?