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No, but a lot of people would do work on the brakes, suspension etc. I am perfectly competent, it was just a simple question on what other people do. All work I do is perfectly safe. If it is not, then as I have worked to the regs then you are saying they are wrong.
At no point did I insinuate the regulations were wrong.
In my opinion you answered your own question in your original post:
because of the available water pressure the 2 showers are never on together.
If this is the case then I see no reason not to have them both on the same board. At the very least I would put them on different RCDs (if it's a split load board), to minimise potential overheating issues as the RCDs tend to be rated at 63/80A. The only time a problem may arise is if/when you come to sell the house.
I'll add that when I was serving my time we completed an EICR on a 12 bed guesthouse (with attached 3 bed owners accomodation). The guesthouse was supplied with a standard "100A" domestic supply. The install was spread over 3 or 4 boards to accommodate various extensions/renovations over the years. There was in total 13 electric showers within the property ranging from 7.5 to 10.5kW! No reports of problems from the owners in the 5 years they'd owned the place!