Scam or No Scam ? That is the Question

[tbs1983]

Right, Im full time employed by my local council.

I also do a lot of work on the side for myself (mostly domestic). Am registered with HMRC as self employed.
Have done for 2-3 years now.

Never joined a scam, just carried my work out to BS7671, provided a certificate, and never had a problem.

I've got a couple of new build extensions come in which have building control involved, shall I just bite the bullet and pay £400 odd just to make sure i'm 100% covered, or shall I carry on being a 'rebel'.

Thoughts?

 

[tbs1983]

ok cheers Tel, good to know. Looks like i'm going to stay as a scam rebel for the time being.

 

[Knobhead]

Asking the question won't cost anything!

Could cost him a cushy job.

 

[tbs1983]

wont cost me any job Tony, i work for a completely different dept to LABC (street lighting).
Also our head of dept (top dog) is fully aware several of his employees also do their own work (in fact he did too when he was on the tools).

 

[sparkdog]

All those posts about scams remind me of that Monty Python sketch about spam "spam,spam & spam."

 

[NickD]

he works for the council. nobody does more than 2 hours real work a day there.

I toured my local council offices once, I asked "So how many people work here?", the guide said "About a quarter of them".

 

[uksparks]

How the hell would you fit these in alongside a full time job?

Hes like JRC, does it all in a day off.

 

[dingledong]

A couple of my pals work on the council. The stories they tell about wasted money and fiddles shocking

 

[NickD]

A couple of my pals work on the council. The stories they tell about wasted money and fiddles shocking

I used to be a civil servant (not Council). One (non-)job I had there, I used to entertain myself by seeing if I could go a whole week without doing any work at all. Never quite managed it - got down as low as only a quarter of an hour's work all week, a few times.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I think you're already covered under the permission and control rules for the extension. Are you installing new circuits or extending existing ones?
Oh, by the way FIGHT THE POWER!

what he says, and


FIGHT THE URGE TO GIVE THEM LOADS OF MONEY!

 

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