"Commander Kinsey" writes:
This is insane. Legally (like anyone pays any attention to these laws) you cannot do simple things like fitting an electrical socket to your own home, but you can change the brakes on your car. The second one is FAR more dangerous to other people!



I'm not sure about that.

Bad brakes are less likely to cause:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire

While poor electrical work often leads to fire.