NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC Partner with Rated People!

Badged01 · Mar 31, 2014

Zebra Stripe said:
Hey I see there is an NICEIC Engineer lurking in the browsing this thread bit...Im getting nervous now:chinese:

And so you should be, the arm of the NICEIC stretches far and wide ........ :behead: :hanged:

Plonker 3 · Mar 31, 2014

Come on then NICEIC engineer, give us the reason behind this, no point hiding now.

Badged01 · Mar 31, 2014

Dillb said:
Come on then NICEIC engineer, give us the reason behind this, no point hiding now.

I cant speak for the NICEIC but Im sure there is a very strong case for how this is going to benefit its members.

"Think not what the NICEIC can do for you, but what you can do for the NICEIC" ...... or should it be the other way around?

egg67 · Mar 31, 2014

rated people already a globule beast, most jobs I go to thay have already got a rated people in, when its fixed they all ways ask "why are you not with rated people" answers is the bloke that Puckked it up in the first place was

Zebra Stripe · Mar 31, 2014

@ No31 post..........So it comes to this, waiting for the 2am kicking down the door and I finally dissappear hooded and tied, without a trace, but wait...what if I offer to register with the dark side, they like the glint of gold I think, with their lovely, ever so slightly, ---- type marketing insigniar, oh the red and the black and their wonderfull subtle slant on my way or the highway, Im so glad they wrote the regs and everything, I may even become a raped people oops rated people person.

grumpyjohn01 · Mar 31, 2014

Am considering my future as regards paying for Part P compliancy too..looking over my last 2 yrs work (for which I have paid over a grand in fees ) there were precious few clients there who gave a monkeys about 'P' or who for that matter even really knew about or understood it. I am wondering what exactly would have happened had I not notified those jobs at all? very little I suspect..and if I just certificated as normal and installed to the regs as normal, the only charge that could be brought, would be 'failure to notify' or whatever...has anybody ever actually been charged with that? come on fellas we really do need to stand up to the parasites...and as for RP..I have been trying to remove myself for some time now but the DD's keep coming...time to up my game I suspect..!

SPARTYKUS · Mar 31, 2014

Im lucky. Almost all work is through word of mouth / recommendation. Im pleased to say I have never had to use such services as Rated People.

I think it works for some, not for others. I guess if you are starting out it is a good place to go as you have no reputation or customer base to work from.

but they are just like many services throug history, a middle layer, that put one person in touch with another and charge a fee. They do not achieve anything more than that. The worker is still required at the bottom (or is that the top?) to actually do something.

If you can avoid the middleman you can earn more!

its not an unusual phenomenon. Estate agents are middle men, employment agencies....etc etc.

SPARTYKUS · Mar 31, 2014

Oh, he's gone. Probably to report findings.

telectrix · Mar 31, 2014

well at least some good. estate agents are not now top of the list of the most hated. no.1 goes to rated people ( and all the other leeches ). no.2 is the scams, and estateagents are demoted to no.4. below the new no.3........ call centres.

Badged01 · Mar 31, 2014

Anyone know what the actual fine scale is for not notifying work under Part 'P'? e.g. change a consumer unit and dont register it, assuming of course that was your agreement with the householder!

grumpyjohn01 · Mar 31, 2014

Badged01 said:
Anyone know what the actual fine scale is for not notifying work under Part 'P'? e.g. change a consumer unit and dont register it, assuming of course that was your agreement with the householder!

Would love to know! has it ever even happened?

Plonker 3 · Mar 31, 2014

Badged01 said:
Anyone know what the actual fine scale is for not notifying work under Part 'P'? e.g. change a consumer unit and dont register it, assuming of course that was your agreement with the householder!

Maybe the scams could tell us, seeing as they seem to think we need them to this work and notify it.

grumpyjohn01 · Mar 31, 2014

Actually the worst thing about RP is that a lot of the jobs simply don't exist, they are just lazy householders vaguely thinking they might do something one day & ooh I wonder what that would cost? Many times I have paid £11.40 for a lead that simply doesnt materialise and now there are no refunds for bad leads! I have tried to remove myself from their books but so far to no avail!

Badged01 · Mar 31, 2014

The last I heard was around £500 per offence but that was a few years ago so was wondering if anyone had some current info! Not that I know of anyone who has been prosecuted so cant say for definite.

2na · Mar 31, 2014

I think a good idea would be for a group of us to start our own company to rival them.

The only thing stopping us is our lazy selves.

I would be happy to get a logo designed, buy a company name and put anyone on there that could prove competence. When it becomes non profit, you would find that not so many fish would slip through the net. There are some fantastic electricians on here, not only that but i gather they all care about this once respected trade.

I know there will be many people that believe this isn't possible, but how do you think they all started in the first place? One good idea, a good following and some hard work, and we could get it back to what it should be.