"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , BigWallop
wrote


The Sparks shouted about the Part P building control requirement, but I
think that gas installations and alterations should also be policed in
the
same way now. And it's cost cutting measures that are causing this to
happen.

Have you considered it's the price charged by a Corgi or Part P
registered companies that is causing the problem in the first place?
When the cost of registration is so high it leaves plenty of scope for
the cowboys[1] to easily undercut the price.

More regulation will not stop the problem. It only works when
_everybody_ is prepared to obey the rules. Offer someone a cheaper
price, cash in hand, no questions asked and there will be a lot of
takers.

Programs like rouge traders only go to prove that the threat of being
caught out is no deterrent. They often have the same people trading
under different names and even when it results in a prosecution the
presenters proudly state their actions resulted in the cowboy getting a
few hour of community service.

[1]
According to the Corgi site, even their officially registered members
should be treated as cowboys if the are doing work 'off the book' for
friends and relatives.

It is CORGI registerd operatives that cannot do work do work for pay
unless they are CORGI registered in their own right.



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Alan
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