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Corporal Jones · 16-09-2008, 06:09 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

wrote:
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?"?

Ahh.. they could then use this lack of certification as a means of
asking for a price reduction on the grounds that they would have to pay
for an inspection which of course they would have do wouldn't they! NOT.
I would just show them the door.

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Corporal Jones
"I don't like it up me"