Scam or No Scam ? That is the Question

[tbs1983]

Right, Im full time employed by my local council.

I also do a lot of work on the side for myself (mostly domestic). Am registered with HMRC as self employed.
Have done for 2-3 years now.

Never joined a scam, just carried my work out to BS7671, provided a certificate, and never had a problem.

I've got a couple of new build extensions come in which have building control involved, shall I just bite the bullet and pay £400 odd just to make sure i'm 100% covered, or shall I carry on being a 'rebel'.

Thoughts?

 

[dazza1981]

AND HERE WE GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Popcorn and beer at the ready

 

[trev]

I think you're already covered under the permission and control rules for the extension. Are you installing new circuits or extending existing ones?
Oh, by the way FIGHT THE POWER!

 

[telectrix]

Right, Im full time employed by my local council.

I also do a lot of work on the side for myself (mostly domestic). Am registered with HMRC as self employed.
Have done for 2-3 years now.

Never joined a scam, just carried my work out to BS7671, provided a certificate, and never had a problem.

I've got a couple of new build extensions come in which have building control involved, shall I just bite the bullet and pay £400 odd just to make sure i'm 100% covered, or shall I carry on being a 'rebel'.

Thoughts?

as LABC are already involved with new build/extensions, then speak to them. they generally just require you to give proof of your quals. and then give them a copy of your cert. no fees involved.

 

[Octopus]

Right, Im full time employed by my local council.

I also do a lot of work on the side for myself (mostly domestic). Am registered with HMRC as self employed.
Have done for 2-3 years now.

Never joined a scam, just carried my work out to BS7671, provided a certificate, and never had a problem.

I've got a couple of new build extensions come in which have building control involved, shall I just bite the bullet and pay £400 odd just to make sure i'm 100% covered, or shall I carry on being a 'rebel'.

Thoughts?

How the hell would you fit these in alongside a full time job?

 

[tbs1983]

one job involved new circuits, the other involved additions to existing circuits.

 

[telectrix]

he works for the council. nobody does more than 2 hours real work a day there.

 

[tbs1983]

evenings & weekends murdoch.
Not big extensions by any means.
You'd be surprised how many work for both someone else and their self

 

[tbs1983]

quite right Tel !!!! I had a huge shock at the lack of workload compared to the site work I used to do !!!

 

[tbs1983]

just looked at Elecsa website, i thought it was £425 but its £468 !!!

 

[telectrix]

we had a team from the local council doing some minor roadworks here. the foreman had to phone in to the office as they'd not got any shovels or brooms on the waggon. the gaffer at the council offices told him........ well, just lean on each other till we can get a van over.

 

[Octopus]

So why don't you approach your council and see if they will accept your qualifications?? Or don't they know you're working on the side?

 

[tbs1983]

Yes not a bad idea Murdoch, just worried they may want a big fee for each job.

 

[Octopus]

Yes not a bad idea Murdoch, just worried they may want a big fee for each job.

Asking the question won't cost anything!

 

[telectrix]

they can't charge the fee as the fee is for them to raise a building notice. this will already have been done as part of the building /planning permission.

 

[tbs1983]

ok cheers Tel, good to know. Looks like i'm going to stay as a scam rebel for the time being.

 

[Knobhead]

Asking the question won't cost anything!

Could cost him a cushy job.

 

[tbs1983]

wont cost me any job Tony, i work for a completely different dept to LABC (street lighting).
Also our head of dept (top dog) is fully aware several of his employees also do their own work (in fact he did too when he was on the tools).

 

[sparkdog]

All those posts about scams remind me of that Monty Python sketch about spam "spam,spam & spam."

 

[NickD]

he works for the council. nobody does more than 2 hours real work a day there.

I toured my local council offices once, I asked "So how many people work here?", the guide said "About a quarter of them".