"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in
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Cut me a break. Since around 1960 all of the outlets in the U.S. have
grounds. In the U.K. you can buy appliances with 2 condoctor cords
with two plug pins that can usually be forced into U.K. outlets.
They are supposed to be for export to the E.U. but they are sold.

No you can't - legally. With the exception of shavers or toothbrushes
etc designed to fit a transformer isolated bathroom outlet, everything
must be fitted with a '13 amp' plug with a suitable fuse.

The appliances have a two prong cord, but a 13A plug with a dummy ground
pin (to open the shutters in the receptical). With the exception of those
that are inteded to be plugged into the batheroom shaver outlet, and those
sold in the black/grey market