Hazel Barrett
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We have a rental property, for which we have a contract with British Gas for electrics. Two weeks ago, the tenant called them out to repace a faulty RCD in a fuse board. They did this, but failed to tighten the screws. The result was that the RCD blew and almost caused a fire. Distressed, our tenant called out their own electrician on a Sunday evening to make the board safe and returned the following day to fit a new RCD in the board. He has now sent us a bill for GBP 540.
We do not consider this sum to be fair and reasonable for what was a simple job to tighten a few screws and fit a part that retails for just under £40.
We feel doubly let down. Firstly, by the electrician subcontracted through British Gas, and now by the second electrician, whom we did not call out, and were therefore unable to request quotation from before any work was carried out.
I have since asked two other electricians to quote for the job, and their prices came in at below £100.
What would youvonsider to be a fair and reasonable figure for an emergency call out on a Sunday evening?
We do not consider this sum to be fair and reasonable for what was a simple job to tighten a few screws and fit a part that retails for just under £40.
We feel doubly let down. Firstly, by the electrician subcontracted through British Gas, and now by the second electrician, whom we did not call out, and were therefore unable to request quotation from before any work was carried out.
I have since asked two other electricians to quote for the job, and their prices came in at below £100.
What would youvonsider to be a fair and reasonable figure for an emergency call out on a Sunday evening?