Electrician caught signing off new install certs for non registered spark!!!

[egginyourface]

I know a few Electricians that sign off other sparks work for some easy cash. What would happen if they were caught?

Any one hear of registered electrician get done for this sort of thing??

 

[Simlec]

It's there name on the line that's all really.
Not my cuppa tea.

 

[applemac]

they will after the house burns down! dont think anyone gives anymore unless government is loosing money

 

[Deleted member 26818]

It's possible that their scheme provider might expulse them from their scheme.
More likely that they would just tell them not to do it again.

 

[vjsmarwick]

As long as the work done is to acceptable standard and all tests pass where is the problem it's none different to a big firm with 20 sparks and having only 1 signing off the work I know I sign off my mates work for him I don't have a problem with that nor do building control and I am not a member of any of those robbing schemes

 

[SYKRAPS]

They are doing themselves out of potential work by doing this IMO, it allows people to do installs for backhanders.

I have been asked a few times in the past by builders to do this and wave 2 fingers at them, I offer builders EICR's and no notification so the next time they come to a registered tradesman and pay the going rates for electricians.

 

[richy3333]

As long as the work done is to acceptable standard and all tests pass where is the problem it's none different to a big firm with 20 sparks and having only 1 signing off the work I know I sign off my mates work for him I don't have a problem with that nor do building control and I am not a member of any of those robbing schemes

So how does that work? We are building control OK with this?

 

[bigbaddave]

As long as the work done is to acceptable standard and all tests pass where is the problem it's none different to a big firm with 20 sparks and having only 1 signing off the work I know I sign off my mates work for him I don't have a problem with that nor do building control and I am not a member of any of those robbing schemes

If your not a member what's stopping you mate signing it off.. End of the day aint you two in the same boat? How exactly are you signing it off?

 

[valleybilly]

All this illegal no no slap on the wrist bs will be legal soon so there you go !

 

[egginyourface]

The reason I'm asking this is a mate if mine signed off a sparks work few months ago. Now the house holder is having issues with the installation and unregistered sparks won't go back. And customer is chasing after the guy that signed it off.

What's the outcome for the registered sparky in a situation like this?

 

[Simlec]

Would need more info, but by the looks of it your mate has said its all good to go, so he is now responsible for the works.

 

[egginyourface]

He may aswell have done the installation as his name is now all over it

 

[vjsmarwick]

Well here is the difference my mate is cousin to my wife and we grew up together I have my sparks ticket my mate worked for local government and has his 17th course and many others but not registered spark but he does work even for the building control guys but just can't sign it off so I help him out with that and we work together on many things

 

[pete555]

whole system is flawed i am asking my next door neighbour to sign my next one off he is an accountant

 

[Knobhead]

What do you want people to say?

You’ve earned a few quid for nothing and now you’re now bitching because it’s gone belly up. Tough luck, you’ll have to do something about it yourself.

I purposely left you’re mate out of my reply and addressed it to you. Because I believe in real life and don’t listen to fairy stories about mythical “friends”.