"gazz" wrote in message
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would there be any regulations i'd be breaking if i fitted a german shuko
style 2 pin with side earth strip socket in my house?


You may well be breaking some regulations depending on how you achieve it,
but in principle it is perfectly possible to fit Shuko sockets in UK. Some
hotels do. Have a look at the "Use of Guidance" section of the Approved
Document Part P of the Building Regs which says you can use:

..... an alternative national technical specification of any state which is a
contracting party to the European Economic Area which, in use, is
equivalent........

Convincing the Building Control Officer with your equivalent to the MWC in
German is another matter!

As others have said, there are simpler ways though.
BruceB