Counterfeit on-site guide

[ash_s3]

Do I have one?
Front cover seems a very dark shade of green to me and I've noticed a mistake in the conduit sizing.

Purchased from Amazon.co.uk this week

 

[Guest111]

that certainly looks darker than mine.

 

[ash_s3]

The images don't seem the same quality either.

Think ill report it, need the bloody thing for Tuesday aswelll

 

[Silly Sausage]

need the bloody thing for Tuesday aswelll

Let me know what pages you need, I'll scan them for you, not too many mind!

 

[Marvo]

The images don't seem the same quality either.

Think ill report it, need the bloody thing for Tuesday aswelll

Maybe leave it till Wednesday to report it then..........

 

[ash_s3]

Phoned Amazon they were very helpful and are investigating it, also emailed the IET.
If it comes to it I'll just but one from local book shop and get refund from amazon.

Just worried my regs book could be the same as it's not been delivered yet, also from amazon but through a different seller

 

[Marvo]

Good to hear Amazon will refund you if necessary.

 

[Engineer54]

I can't see how even if it is counterfeit, the content would be any different. All they would be doing is copying the pages... It'll cost them a fortune to reproduce the content themselves and getting it wrong in the process!! lol!!

 

[Geoffsd]

Mmm strange.

Note on the conduit page it says "Covered Dy" whereas mine (2 years old) properly says "Covered by".

Why would that be altered whether counterfeit or later edition?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Strange but apparently true!

 

[ash_s3]

Didn't spot the Covered Dy bit!
The seller has contacted me offering a replacement AND a full refund including postage costs to return the dodgy one.

 

[ash_s3]

Regs book arrived today, posted from India, also a fake.
Quality of print is shocking and there's lines down the pages from a copier!

Wont be be shopping with amazon again, this is taking the pee now.

 

[Guest111]

there was something a bit back on counterfeit regs books,apparently they got sussed because they were full of mistakes.

 

[Flanders]

What I never understand about these counterfeits is how there can be mistakes ,would it not be easy for them just the photo copy the regs book ?

 

[Hawkmoon]

What I never understand about these counterfeits is how there can be mistakes ,would it not be easy for them just the photo copy the regs book ?

This is what I don't understand - how can it be cost effective to do anything other than photocopy???

 

[shanky887614]

Regs book arrived today, posted from India, also a fake.
Quality of print is shocking and there's lines down the pages from a copier!

Wont be be shopping with amazon again, this is taking the pee now.

Look before you buy. Amazon shows the best price, click on prices then on amazon to get genuine guaranteed.

 

[tbs1983]

Apparently when the real version was all scanned and printed as the fake version in Eastern Europe somewhere (latvia i think), the scanner read 'by' as 'dy' on many occasions, also the real versions covers fade very easy, the fakes don't lose their 'greenness' as easy. I believe 15,000 copies destined for the UK were seized at Dover a few weeks ago.
All this info came from my 2394 tutor !

 

[Flanders]

This is what I don't understand - how can it be cost effective to do anything other than photocopy???

I know surely it's harder to do it wrong that then get it right :confused5::confused5:don't they have photo copiers in itsmadeupistan

 

[overskilled]

b#ll'x.....I've got one too....rats....My GN3 seems alright....need to look at my BGB as it came from india...albeit the quality seems ok...

 

[ash_s3]

Phoned the IET and they couldn't have cared any less, just told me to retun to Amazon.
You'd thought they would be interested in knowing about people copying their books as it's taking money away from them.

About 10 yrs ago when I was in college a lads missus worked for a printing company and he was getting her to knock up a bound copy of the brown regs book for a tenner, quite a few of the lads had one for that price!

 

[MDJ]

Mmm strange.

Note on the conduit page it says "Covered Dy" whereas mine (2 years old) properly says "Covered by".

Why would that be altered whether counterfeit or later edition?

Just checked mine and mine says covered by as well, so the Ops must be counterfeit lol, poor so and so, I hate it when folk get ripped off.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

I'm surprised the IET weren't very interested. OTOH There was something about this in one one of the monthly mags IIRC, so perhaps they have already dealt with the source and can do nothing more than wait for people to spot the fakes to get them out of circulation.

A good reason, though, to buy your regs directly from the IET.

 

[Engineer54]

All i can say is, that these counterfeiters must be of the really dim variety to produce every page themselves and getting it wrong in the process!! lol!! All they needed to do was make decent copies on a good copier.

 

[Engineer54]

Phoned the IET and they couldn't have cared any less, just told me to retun to Amazon.
You'd thought they would be interested in knowing about people copying their books as it's taking money away from them.

About 10 yrs ago when I was in college a lads missus worked for a printing company and he was getting her to knock up a bound copy of the brown regs book for a tenner, quite a few of the lads had one for that price!

You can't blame anyone, especially apprentices for doing just that. We all know that BS7671 and it's guides are publications restricted to the electrical/building services industry but the prices seems to be getting to the point of near ridiculous.


Hell, when i think back to when i first started out, we were given a copy of the Reg's, a Brooks mini handbook of motors, a B.I.C.C. book of cables and tables and a couple of other publications...

Those were the days ...What!!! lol!!