met cowboy spark today.

[pritch]

Went to a job today to fit new sw spur for cooker hood extract and supply eic cert for the ring I worked on. While I was there a guy was stood in the kitchen marking out the walls for sockets . The lady told me he was a local odd job man who is also tiling the wall . She said our company were to expensive to do the lot so he will do the rest . They only wanted me to do the extract and provide a cert which then allows our Fitters to plug in the appliances.I asked the guy if he had part p and he said he never heard of it. I then told the customer who couldn't care less. While the cowboy was just about to spur off the socket 3 times I told him to leave all the work until I've finished testing. What more can you do ?

 

[sjm]

Sorry pritch but that is exactly what a minor works is for. No new wiring to consumer unit, no new circuits. Minor works all good IMO.

 

[pritch]

Thought minor works can be issued if you alter a circuit but not in kitchens or bathrooms.

 

[keefy]

Nah, just needs part p notification. its still a certificate remember.

 

[nickblake]

Like the guys have said its a minor notifiable job , as for the cow boys ive had a DIY odd job man ,infact i nicknamed him odd job , he rang me this morning and asked if i could tests some work he'd done , CDU upgrade for an elderly couple , said i couldnt so i gave him the number for the head guy at building control he's a right ***** and odd job will go straight in ask him if he'll test his work , boy is he in for a shock .... ooo im evil

 

[sjm]

Well done mate.

 

[tonys]

There was a post not so long back where it was alleged a member of napit had lashed a couple of kitchens when working for a major diy chain.

So it just goes to show part p makes no little odds in the scheme of things. So why people are still fixated as to whether or not someone carrying out electrical work in domestic premises is part p registered is still a bit of a mystery.

Authorities ain't interested one bit what goes on, and more than likely sit about laughing at those people it bugs.

 

[LukeD]

There was a post not so long back where it was alleged a member of napit had lashed a couple of kitchens when working for a major diy chain.

So it just goes to show part p makes no little odds in the scheme of things. So why people are still fixated as to whether or not someone carrying out electrical work in domestic premises is part p registered is still a bit of a mystery.

Authorities ain't interested one bit what goes on, and more than likely sit about laughing at those people it bugs.

100% agree

it makes me laugh that work has to be signed off. Do garages gave to have a Government body check all work etc before the car can be driven ? NO
They set these things up to look good , earn a few quid and laugh.
We need to use the German/french method. Its good for us and the customers

 

[tonys]

Luke

I said it before and say it again, its only those who cough up the £400 + a year (or what ever it is) to register, are the ones who get all up tight with those who won't pay and say "never heard of part p" and then laugh lol

 

[rocker]

Class nick!

We get annoyed with it because we do pay the 450 per year, and then some joker can come along and do shoddy work and have no worries about recourse because there's no one to tell him off. This is a prevailing issue on this forum lately but what you always seem to conveniently forget is it's the law and the law is the law is the law. And we all know that people 'choose to forget certain laws' and apparently that's alright...... but at the end of the day it's NOT alright and if you get caught breaking the law you will (or should) be punished. That's why it's the 'law', not the 'do this if you can be bothered'.

 

[keefy]

My main issue is that I can't compete with the cowboys because they don't have the overheads or the costs of finishing a job to a satisfactory level

 

[pritch]

Luke

I said it before and say it again, its only those who cough up the £400 + a year (or what ever it is) to register, are the ones who get all up tight with those who won't pay and say "never heard of part p" and then laugh lol

Nah I had the last laugh when I got in my £24'000 warrior and he got in his 20 year old transit smoker

 

[DaveyD]

i gave him the number for the head guy at building control he's a right ***** and odd job will go straight in ask him if he'll test his work , boy is he in for a shock .... ooo im evil

Yep .....

 

[nickblake]

At the end of the day guys ,we do a proffesional job at a fair price ,and abide by the law ,and sleep easy ,no looking over our shoulders and there will come a day when they will come a cropper !!

 

[grantr37]

Nah I had the last laugh when I got in my £24'000 warrior and he got in his 20 year old transit smoker

That just makes you sound silly

 

[pritch]

That just makes you sound silly

So was the comment it was aimed at. To do our jobs in the right manner and take on contracts we have a abide. Those who wish not bother do me a favour because slowly but surely the message is getting across to Joe public.