Advice please, moving to the UK.

[GMES]

If you want to understand what's happening in our once loved industry, this gives a little insight!


Look out for cowboy courses that produce poor tradesmen | Money | The Guardian

 

[R G]

Honestly mate , lots of us have had it hard over the last few years , especially those who have to find their own work , quite a few guys have gone into other things or become specialised in order to pick up certain employed jobs , things are improving overall , but its not gonna kick in yet for us with all the foreigners around , on top of that the population is still wanting everything cheap , round myway customers are getting 5 quotes in on average , and when you quote £200 for a board change and you don't get it , and I've even had customers who want to come down the wholesalers with me or they've got the screwfix catalogue on the table when you go to quote , so its gonna be a while yet before we see anything like before ..

 

[uksparks]

Try moving to Jersey, my sister in law has just bought a new house for £2m there in St Martins, I think people must have money to spend, probably £100 per hour there.

 

[telectrix]

that didn't go far enough, IMO, but it's a start. this should be broadcast to all the scams that accept these short course wonders as competent.

 

[Donkeydaz]

Oh god not good. I do fuseboard changes at the mo for £400 and get them every time. Not good when they have the wholesale books and prices.

Interesting read. I knew of these courses but nothing that u ever see over here on the rock

 

[Donkeydaz]

Definitely, moving to the UK as the partner has a 15 year old boy and his dad is in the UK and all the misses family is UK based. Some how in have to make it work. Love her too much to walk away.

 

[telectrix]

£400 for a CU. i'm on the next plane . as he said before, we're losing these to the cowboys who bung them in for £150. no testing, no certs.

 

[GMES]

Op we must come across like a right bunch of negative moaners, but we are not, it really is hard work here and I would sit down with you partner and have a serious discussion about whether it is the right move for you both.

 

[Donkeydaz]

I was getting a 14 way Hagar split board with 10mcbs for £35 from the wholesaler too.

 

[trev]

I was getting a 14 way Hagar split board with 10mcbs for £35 from the wholesaler too.

Ithink there'll be a few swapping addresses with you and a thriving mail order business coming your way mate.

 

[Donkeydaz]

The misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so I either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which I really don't want to do.

 

[Donkeydaz]

Ithink there'll be a few swapping addresses with you and a thriving mail order business coming your way mate.

Haha. I bought 10. Wish I got more

 

[GMES]

the misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so i either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which i really don't want to do.

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[trev]

The misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so I either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which I really don't want to do.

Sigh, if only someone I knew had come out with that.

 

[telectrix]

if you're set on this move, invest in a decent boat. then you can live here and work in guernsey.

 

[Donkeydaz]

It's kind of complicated but her ex of 8 years is a psycho, met him away and she came over here to be with him. And I have been with her on the quiet for 12 months and she needs to get away from him and start her life again back home and wants it with me over there. So that's why I want to move with her.

 

[telectrix]

Gawd, it's getting like constipation street now.

 

[GMES]

Think I would rather deal with a psycho than a Electrical Trainee

 

[Donkeydaz]

What's a Electrical Trainee??

 

[ipf]

What's a Electrical Trainee??

Good question...any ideas anyone ?