I think you may have just discovered that Inspection is slightly more difficult than you thought Andy (Sparkingchip). It is not a case of finding things which don't match the latest book and then saying, one way or the other, that they are not safe and therefore must be changed. The intent of an EICR is to report accurately the state of an installation, anything else is just advice based on the Inspectors knowledge and experience. It is certainly not, as used by many, a way to gain work, effectively by threatening the customer. An unsatisfactory report may well have repercussions in other areas (like being unable to rent a property) which could result in legal difficulties for the inspector. But so could being too slack, and being prosecuted by the HSE. It is a narrow tightrope needing continuous review, but that is why good ones are not cheap.

I think you may have just discovered that Inspection is slightly more difficult than you thought Andy (Sparkingchip). It is not a case of finding things which don't match the latest book and then saying, one way or the other, that they are not safe and therefore must be changed. The intent of an EICR is to report accurately the state of an installation, anything else is just advice based on the Inspectors knowledge and experience. It is certainly not, as used by many, a way to gain work, effectively by threatening the customer. An unsatisfactory report may well have repercussions in other areas (like being unable to rent a property) which could result in legal difficulties for the inspector. But so could being too slack, and being prosecuted by the HSE. It is a narrow tightrope needing continuous review, but that is why good ones are not cheap.