pete wrote:

On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:46:15 +0000, Tim Watts wrote:
On 24/11/10 23:58, Ronald Raygun wrote:

AIUI you don't need to be CORGI (now "gas safe") registered to do your
own gas work, or even a pal's, provided you don't get paid for it.

That is exactly the case. You merely need (in law) to be competent (the
precise nature of which is undefined).

But can you still get house insurance ?

I don't see why not, unless your claims history involves a gas explosion
attributed to botched plumbing you had done yourself.