Good Old Delroy, he gets all the best Jobs :)

Dustydazzler · Oct 10, 2021

mainline · Sep 13, 2023

rewireIT said:
Hopefully he's done the homeowners of London a favour and jacked it in.

He doesn’t need a lot of tools anyway.
His mft he only seems to use for zs
A hammer and screwdriver which doubles up as a chisel is essential

Dustydazzler · Sep 13, 2023

These days I could probably do 99% of my jobs using my wifes car and a very basic tool set / drll / MFT

LukeD · Sep 13, 2023

Dustydazzler said:
These days I could probably do 99% of my jobs using my wifes car and a very basic tool set / drll / MFT

I do the very same... anything bigger gets delivered. Many clients dont want trade vans outside .vans get robbed too easily . There was a Guy called Martin some years ago who cycled around mayfair ,chelsea etc doing domestic electrics and Plumbing .He was GOOD. Not exactly sure if up to date with qualifications then. But again, he was perfect in all he ever did . That guy made a FORTUNE > He only needed basic tools he could carry on his bike. No vehicle to run etc etc. He lived the dream !

Dustydazzler · Sep 13, 2023

LukeD said:
I do the very same... anything bigger gets delivered. Many clients dont want trade vans outside .vans get robbed too easily . There was a Guy called Martin some years ago who cycled around mayfair ,chelsea etc doing domestic electrics and Plumbing .He was GOOD. Not exactly sure if up to date with qualifications then. But again, he was perfect in all he ever did . That guy made a FORTUNE > He only needed basic tools he could carry on his bike. No vehicle to run etc etc. He lived the dream !

If your day mainly consisted of EICRs and Small domestic fault finding Jobs / small installs then you could easily do it from a bike. Decent tool rucksack big enough for handtools , an 18v drill and MFT.
Get any materials sent to the customers home.

rewireIT · Sep 13, 2023

LukeD said:
I do the very same... anything bigger gets delivered. Many clients dont want trade vans outside .vans get robbed too easily . There was a Guy called Martin some years ago who cycled around mayfair ,chelsea etc doing domestic electrics and Plumbing .He was GOOD. Not exactly sure if up to date with qualifications then. But again, he was perfect in all he ever did . That guy made a FORTUNE > He only needed basic tools he could carry on his bike. No vehicle to run etc etc. He lived the dream !

If i lived in London i'd Veto Pro Pac + box on wheels instead of driving

LukeD · Sep 13, 2023

rewireIT said:
If i lived in London i'd Veto Pro Pac + box on wheels instead of driving

Veto propacks are for "tool tarts " !

rewireIT · Sep 13, 2023

LukeD said:
Veto propacks are for "tool tarts " !

Best purchase i've ever made. It's a bag but stuff inside is neat instead of being slung in

littlespark · Sep 13, 2023

Great.... Cycle to work, and while you're busy fixings Mrs Smith's lights, some toe rag has pinched your bike...... along with the lock!

Would you carry the propack, or tow it behind a bike on wheels??

Mike Johnson · Sep 13, 2023

Tow it behind would be my choice if I was still working, but may be a bit of a stretch now I live fifty odd miles from London, feasible when I lived in Blackheath, but then do I fancy an eight hour day and then a cycle home, I think I have just talked myself out of that.

LukeD · Sep 13, 2023

littlespark said:
Great.... Cycle to work, and while you're busy fixings Mrs Smith's lights, some toe rag has pinched your bike...... along with the lock!

Would you carry the propack, or tow it behind a bike on wheels??

ask to bring bike inside etc ....