wrote:

I've received a quote from an electrician to move a consumer unit (a
distance of less than a metre). He's quoted £335.00, including a
contingency of £100 to extend or re-route one or two cables. Does this
seem a reasonable sum? He suggests it will be about a day on-site; I
can't see that any materials will be required beyond half a dozen screws
and wall plugs, and a metre or so of cable. I'm not a cheapskate or
anything by the way!

He will possibly have to at least perform a basic test on the circuits too
as it's a CU move. He will definitely be required to verify bonding/earthing
before he touches anything.

Before you think that is overkill, a certain percentage of houses he touches
will have hideous wiring problems hiding that *must* be rectified before
certain other works are done.

Is he replacing the CU? The cost of that is not a significant part of the
job, so if yours is old, or full up it might be worth considering.
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