Lockdown Scotland New law? Essential electrical work only in private dwellings....

I suspect it is unclear until there is a test case, so your best bet is to work in a way that ensures that test case is not you !


- distress works, like the lighting has failed or the water heater doesn't, should be no issue,  needs doing now really, but you should be working in a covid safe way, maintaining distance from customers and minimising contact time and clearing up before things you have contaminated before you go, and probably a bit on the way in as well - you may be the victim of the customers carelessness after all. (actually I hope that was the case already)

Avoid dragging the work out with extra activity.

Then you can say 'I was not reckless. I acted safely'  and your prosecution is not in public interest...


- cosmetic works - perhaps adding fancy lights when for now the existing are OK, is less justified, and probably only sensible on an empty property and or where it is a new installation - is ordinary building stopping ? 


I agree no-one will shop you unless your actions are egregious , and what of the customer breaks the existing light so you have to fit the new one

There will be others who do not want you to attend after all - my parents were happier to live without a kitchen light for some months in the 1st lock down here, but both are in the higher risk category.


... I suspect a short case by case discussion will be needed before you agree to start work.


Even that is an insurance of sorts "we discussed it and agreed it could not wait, and how it would be done in a low risk way" is likely to get far more sympathy from the powers that be than just going in without a care.


Mike.

I suspect it is unclear until there is a test case, so your best bet is to work in a way that ensures that test case is not you !


- distress works, like the lighting has failed or the water heater doesn't, should be no issue,  needs doing now really, but you should be working in a covid safe way, maintaining distance from customers and minimising contact time and clearing up before things you have contaminated before you go, and probably a bit on the way in as well - you may be the victim of the customers carelessness after all. (actually I hope that was the case already)

Avoid dragging the work out with extra activity.

Then you can say 'I was not reckless. I acted safely'  and your prosecution is not in public interest...


- cosmetic works - perhaps adding fancy lights when for now the existing are OK, is less justified, and probably only sensible on an empty property and or where it is a new installation - is ordinary building stopping ? 


I agree no-one will shop you unless your actions are egregious , and what of the customer breaks the existing light so you have to fit the new one

There will be others who do not want you to attend after all - my parents were happier to live without a kitchen light for some months in the 1st lock down here, but both are in the higher risk category.


... I suspect a short case by case discussion will be needed before you agree to start work.


Even that is an insurance of sorts "we discussed it and agreed it could not wait, and how it would be done in a low risk way" is likely to get far more sympathy from the powers that be than just going in without a care.


Mike.