"mickael" wrote in message ...
The question of legality in carrying out work on your own installation has
been covered before in this NG. The consensus has been that you do not have
to employ a CORGI fitter if the work that you carry out is done competently.
I guess that in the ultimate circumstances a court would decide if you had
been competent.

However does anyone know if the above is also true for the following
specific circumstance:

I returned from holiday to find that my gas had been turned off by Transco
after my neighbours had reported what they thought was a smell of gas
(incorrectly I believe). The Transco people couldn't detect any gas leak but
took the easy/safe/cover your orse option of switching off the supply and
putting a notice through my door with the lowest of the three categories
Concern for Safety ticked. The notice says: The gas equipment must not be
used. It is an offence to continue to use an unsafe appliance or
installation until tested by a CORGI registered installer.

So is it an offence or does the competency thing apply?

I hope that those of you who don't like your neighbours would not dream of
using the above to land them with a CORGI McWhopper invoice :-)

I would normally swich off the gas before going on holiday. ;-)A CORGI
landlords inspection would provide evidence of the systems safe operation
at a reasonable cost. The onus would then rest with the CORGI rather than
the 'competent' individual.


Jason