In message , Rick Hughes
writes
There have been frequent threads on this group relating to CORGI .. Usually
with the result that the requirement is for being Competent to undertake the
work is all that is required and CORGI registration while one way of deeming
competency is not the only way.



Heard the recent spate of adverts on the radio where CORGI are stating that
illegal for anybody to work on a gas supply unless they are CORGI
registered, and encouraging listeners to phone in and shop anyone who is
working on Gas and is not a CORGI member.



This changes the view . as their claim would not be allowed by Advertising
standard Authority unless it could be substantiated, has the position moved
and that CORGI's claim is now the legal position.

It will remain that way until challenged - i.e. peoples' perception will
be that their assertion is correct as any retraction would, to be sure,
reach many less people than their original claim.

It's not the first time it's occurred, is it

I complained to the BBC about false reporting on the same subject a
couple of years ago, and, listen to this, "You should only buy parts
from CORGI registered merchants". I gave up in the end.


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geoff