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I dont know if electric installations are different in principle to motor vehicles, but the improvements in modern cars do not make an older ones automatically unsatisfactory to continue to drive

That seems to be exceptional for private motor vehicles - others - buses for instance - generally need periodic upgrades to stay on the roads (or more likely get replaced).

I guess we've ended up with a similar situation for EICRs - private home owner/occupiers are under no legal obligation to even commission an EICR let alone carry out its recommendations - while homes rented out by way of business are more like buses and legally need to meet recent standards.

I suspect we've ended up in this situation more driven by politics and what'll be popular with voters than any single underlying principle of safety. Possibly mitigated by the differing life-cycles of buildings and vehicles - most cars are totally replaced within a decade or so - while most homes last for generations.

   - Andy.

I dont know if electric installations are different in principle to motor vehicles, but the improvements in modern cars do not make an older ones automatically unsatisfactory to continue to drive

That seems to be exceptional for private motor vehicles - others - buses for instance - generally need periodic upgrades to stay on the roads (or more likely get replaced).

I guess we've ended up with a similar situation for EICRs - private home owner/occupiers are under no legal obligation to even commission an EICR let alone carry out its recommendations - while homes rented out by way of business are more like buses and legally need to meet recent standards.

I suspect we've ended up in this situation more driven by politics and what'll be popular with voters than any single underlying principle of safety. Possibly mitigated by the differing life-cycles of buildings and vehicles - most cars are totally replaced within a decade or so - while most homes last for generations.

   - Andy.