How would this sit with Part Wee

[trev]

This happened a couple of years before Part Wee was introduced and I just wonder how it would be looked at now. Picture the scene.
It's friday, snowing, 16:30 and bloody cold, I get a call from a lady who has a total power failure so off I go to her house. Had a bit of a dig to find out the problem, long story short it's a loose neutral which has burnt out the supply side of the main switch on an old Wylex rewireable CU. I've got a split load 16th edition CU with me from a job that got postponed so after explaining the benefits of it she agrees to me fitting it. There's an isolator fitted already so jobs a goodun there.
I fitted the new one, everything tests out fine, lights are on heating is up and running, she can now cook a meal for her kids. Cert done, money changes hands and everyone is happy.
Obviously this does not apply at the time, but suppose it happened now. I'm not registered with a scam provider and there is not the time available to get LABC involved so the question is, how would this sit with the wonderful regulations that we now must adhere to?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You are allowed to make emergency repairs, without pre-notification.
It would still require notification as soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

[telectrix]

according to part p, an emergency repair can be carried out and LABC notified " as soon as possible after"

 

[malcolmsanford]

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Where such Installers(who maybe
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[TD="align: left"]contractors or DIYers) carry out notifiable electrical
work, the building control body must be notified
before the work starts. Where the work is
necessary because of an emergency the building
control body should be notified as soon as possible.
The building control body then becomes
responsible for making sure that the work is safe
and complies with all relevant requirements in
the Building Regulations.

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[telectrix]

snap....

 

[trev]

Cheers Spin

 

[trev]

And Tel

 

[trev]

And Malcolm

 

[Heisenberg]

So in other words, the next stage would be deciding who pays the LABC fees, you or the client :uhoh2:

 

[ruston]

It says in the doc that the LBC is responsible for insuring that it is safe, so it would appear the ball is in their court.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

It's the client's responsibility to make notification (always assuming that they are aware of Part P and the requirement for notification).

 

[Spazz]

You charge the client and you pay them.

Its not bad in Pembrokeshire as the LABC fees are only £60 if a qualified Sparky completes the Installation Paperwork

 

[telectrix]

here it's £185 for a CU change. pays for the inspectors' new pc's, suits, motors, who are we to complain.... NOT.

 

[keniff]

Nearly every other customer I know has had a fuseboard change and I'm pretty sure the council has not been notified on most of them, they dont seem to care unless its a new build

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Last time I asked it was £370 in Glos.

 

[Andy78]

I called my local councils building control dept last week to find out how much it was. They didn't know. Nor could they tell me their procedure for notifiable work. Their advice " Errr... just get registered with the NIC, it's a lot easier"

 

[Heisenberg]

It's the client's responsibility to make notification (always assuming that they are aware of Part P and the requirement for notification).

The point I was trying to make, albeit somewhat obtusely, was that if the job had been undertaken by a part pee registered spark, then there would be no fee to even discuss.

As a customer, I would be well pi$$ed off if some spark came out, did some work and got paid for it, only to then be told I now have to shell out for the LABC fee. I would consider it sharp practice.