"Mike Harrison" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:37:04 -0000, "Mike" wrote:


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Just checked on my local BCO site. Medway.gov.uk

You can do the work and arrange for a test by a competent registered
person. But not surprinsingly they warn you that you will have
difficult finding anyone prepared to do this.

You can do the work yourself, but you must submit full plans. You then
pay an additional fee (unspecified) on top of the standard BC fee and
they will arrange for someone to do the test.

This is a rip off.

And illegal. Building control are required to pay for such services out
of
the fee you pay them.


How long before they hike their fees once they figure this out....?

Fixed by ODPM. They have just raised the price for planning though so I
expect something is in the pipeline but it's done by cost of work and
electrics are relatively cheap - labour is a bit higher but components are
almost free in the scheme of things.