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Counterfeit IET books.

Sparkingchip

A few years ago I posted on this forum saying that I had personally received a counterfeit copy of the IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment sold through an online selling platform.

I complained and received a refund after I returned the book, but a bad review I left was taken down as it did not meet the selling platform guidelines for reviews.

Counterfeit IET books are still being sold through that and other online retailers, and many of these books have misprints in them which are potentially dangerous.

“Caveat emptor” applies to purchases from many online retailers “let the buyer beware.” It’s not worth trying to save a few quid buying IET books from them.

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    "Price isn’t usually an issue..."  -  isn't it  ;-)

  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    Oh yes. I got a short notice place on a Car EV charger course, so needed the relevant book asap. It was on the day of the course that I found out it was a copy. I had no idea, it looked real to me, but the giveaway was that the IET dont do loose leaf binding, which this was. I did post here at the time, from what I remember, it was only a little cheaper than the genuine book, but offered next day delivery.

  • in reply to alanblaby
    alanblaby said:
    it was only a little cheaper than the genuine book, but offered next day delivery

    Then surely IET can do next day delivery.

    Yesterday at about 16:15 I placed an order with an online electrical wholesaler. It arrived today at 14:13.

    Prompt delivery was not the reason why I chose the firm - they were cheapest.

  • The new regs book is published in April, with the associated reference books being published over the coming months, so if everyone buys their new books from reputable sources and do not buy them from dodgy online retailers, by Christmas there will not be the huge number of counterfeit books being used that there are now.

    Now is the time to resolve a big problem.

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