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Yet again the Great Gravy Train Bird prepares to dump upon the trade .
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<blockquote data-quote="Evans Electric" data-source="post: 461148" data-attributes="member: 1408"><p>Yes the Greater Speckled Gravy Train Bird is being prepared to tour the country , seeking out the Self Employed , the weak downtrodden masses of ordinary Sparks who struggle to make a living at the manual end of the trade while the fat cats of bureaucracy set themselves up with another Del Boy type , nice little earner . </p><p></p><p>I agreed with the original concept , they do it in Scotland I believe , but yet again the weak kneed contracting industry will stand by as they prepare the Gravy Train for another outing ....renamed The Flying Rip Off Merchant , it will be steaming down the track to a place near you very soon . </p><p></p><p>What is this of what I speak you may ask !!! </p><p></p><p>The advent of <u><strong>mandatory 5 yearly electrical condition reports </strong></u>on rented properties in England . Seems like a good idea to me , it will protect the tenant AND bring some work our way . </p><p></p><p>Thats what I thought , fool that I am ..............I read further and quote :- " <em>This will require the creation of a Private Rented Sector Electrical Testing Competent Persons Scheme established....<strong>SEPARATE.</strong>... from the existing Building Regulations Competent Persons Schemes " </em></p><p></p><p>What does it mean to the average contractor ? Well you can pay for a course on doing EICR which you already do anyway ...then you can buy your yearly ticket for a 1st class seat on The Flying Rip Off Merchant . </p><p></p><p>I hope &amp; pray the the trade will walk away from yet another Jobs for the Boys Competent Persons Scheme . </p><p></p><p>Edit : I hope the Flying Rip off Merchant suffers the same fate as The Wreck of the Old '97 . </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evans Electric, post: 461148, member: 1408"] Yes the Greater Speckled Gravy Train Bird is being prepared to tour the country , seeking out the Self Employed , the weak downtrodden masses of ordinary Sparks who struggle to make a living at the manual end of the trade while the fat cats of bureaucracy set themselves up with another Del Boy type , nice little earner . I agreed with the original concept , they do it in Scotland I believe , but yet again the weak kneed contracting industry will stand by as they prepare the Gravy Train for another outing ....renamed The Flying Rip Off Merchant , it will be steaming down the track to a place near you very soon . What is this of what I speak you may ask !!! The advent of [U][B]mandatory 5 yearly electrical condition reports [/B][/U]on rented properties in England . Seems like a good idea to me , it will protect the tenant AND bring some work our way . Thats what I thought , fool that I am ..............I read further and quote :- " [I]This will require the creation of a Private Rented Sector Electrical Testing Competent Persons Scheme established....[B]SEPARATE.[/B]... from the existing Building Regulations Competent Persons Schemes " [/I] What does it mean to the average contractor ? Well you can pay for a course on doing EICR which you already do anyway ...then you can buy your yearly ticket for a 1st class seat on The Flying Rip Off Merchant . I hope & pray the the trade will walk away from yet another Jobs for the Boys Competent Persons Scheme . Edit : I hope the Flying Rip off Merchant suffers the same fate as The Wreck of the Old '97 . [/QUOTE]
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