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Competitive pricing for Domestic EICR's. Why so low?

There's a few sites that offer Electrical Reports, most with registered electricians; albeit some quote VAT and some without. Most quoted prices for these, do not reflect a reasonable charge, based upon qualifications, experience, thoroughness and probable time spent.

1. Are there too many players? 2. Are the standards falling? 3. Is too much reliance placed on follow up work?. 4. Are those organisations who "register" inspectors not being sufficiently critical.? 5. Should there be additional or separate registration for electrical inspectors?. 6. City and Guilds 2391 for Inspection and Testing, was considered as being too difficult to pass and watered down by the players, is that the reason for the proliference of players and a race to the bottom?. 


Jaymack
  • The answer to the second question is in their T&Cs:

     

    5. Acting as an agent



    5.1  NationwideEPC act as an agent in placing the instruction for the completion of an EPC or other product,


    Perhaps you would like to try and Verify their NICEIC registration.


    So what does that make the use of the NICEIC logo on both counts?


    Andy B




     


  • So how many electrical contractors are going to price EICRs based on prices given on websites with some “borrowed” and inaccurate logos on it that are just acting as an introduction service and taking a commission off the top?


     Andy B.
  • There is probably something seriously wrong here. Lets say I run an introduction service (I don't). Now I say to various electricians looking for work something along the lines of "We will find you installations where you may find defects which you can then charge the earth to fix, we don't tell the punters they need not have anything fixed or anything else except the fee. You may have to tell them you are connected with the NICEIC, up to you. Our fee is £50 quid a go, you can make £500 per day if you do this right." Simple enough, but fraudulent all the same. There are a lot of these kind of operations around......


    BTW this already happens in the gas industry, "£400 off if you order one for £3000 this week" etc.


    It would be wonderful to be dishonest, uneducated, un-qualified, and uncaring for my fellow man. I'll have to try much harder, but my conscience couldn't stand it.