Originally Posted by
AndyD
As long as there's an environment where licensed electricians can get away with writing out certificates for non-compliant installations then we can all debate who's at fault till we're blue in the face, fact is it will continue to happen. If the qualified electricians thought there would be repercussions for issuing dodgy certificates then it would stop very quickly, all the double standards would disappear....poof...gone.
The ECB or the local authority should retest 1 in 10 of the certificates issued and registered. Work on a three strikes system for minor problems found and revoke licenses for major infringements. If they're caught again after that then prosecute. Problem sorted, if there's no more unscrupulous tradesmen there won't be any unscrupulous customers either. :-)
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