Neff hob with a plug - can it be hard wired?

[Taylortwocities]

Interesting. Not seen one of those sockets on a job before.
But anyways, of course, the hob will be hardwired into an appropriate connection plate, minimum breaker size 16A.

 

[FatAlan]

Those connections are for an oven and microwave combo oven. Not had a close look at the hob yet but it’s a 7.4KW induction hob.

 

[pirate]

Are the manufacturers always correct?
The heater panels I installed recently were of 2 sizes...by that I mean 350W and 700W respectively.
The 350W ones came with a cable and no plug, the 700W ones had a moulded on plug.
I put plugs on the small ones, with 3A fuses.
The big ones had 13A fuses installed in the plugs. I substituted 5A.
During a telephone call with the suppliers I mentioned this...they said I'd probably just want to hard-wire the whole lot anyway, and wouldn't comment on fuse size.
Anyway, it is clear that they had no issue with removing factory-fitted plugs.