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[email protected] · 16-09-2008, 05:54 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
writes:
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| Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous
| way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork.

That;s bureaucracy for you! But you can still do it safely, and
then plug the circuit in.

| If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just
| do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have
| 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and
| charade, it's pointless and unenforceable.

Until you have a fire or come to sell the house.

.... and how will anyone be able to tell whether the wiring should or
should not have extra paperwork? I would imagine 99% of houses in the
UK have no electrical certification paperwork, so why should a little
extra wiring mean that someone will come along and say "where's the
certificate for this bit?"?

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Chris Green