EICR: charge per fuse board?

[WeaverWalker]

Hoping someone can give me a bit of insight about this one. I require an EICR for a small 2 bed flat built in 2000. It has storage heaters and a separate (smaller) fuse board for the storage heaters than for the rest of the circuits. Originally, I was quoted 150bgp +vat to do an EICR, but having sent them a photo of the fuse board/s the electrician is now saying there will be a further 80gbp +vat charge for the 2nd board. Does this sound correct? Sounds a lot for the size of the property.

[baldelectrician]

My costs are similar, I charge a base price based on a single consumer unit and add more for additional consumer units.

[JK0]

Ha. I bet they find some work needed for that money.

[Neelix]

Well, irrespective of the costs, VAT is going to add up

How many circuits in total? The size of the property isn't that important - I recently did an EICR on a small 1 bed flat with 14 circuits.

Maybe get more quotes and see if you can locate somebody who isn't VAT registered. Not all of us are!

[SouthernDave]

I pay my sparks 300 per EICR!

[Neelix]

I pay my sparks 300 per EICR!

that’s a pointless number without information on where in the U.K. , the sizes of the properties, the number of fuseboards and the number of circuits

[SouthernDave]

that’s a pointless number without information on where in the U.K. , the sizes of the properties, the number of fuseboards and the number of circuits

Its in kent, it’s just what they charge per property! I guess we win on some and lose on others!

[Neelix]

Its in kent, it’s just what they charge per property! I guess we win on some and lose on others!

At those prices I think they must in on about 95% of properties.

[SouthernDave]

At those prices I think they must in on about 95% of properties.

Interesting… what do you pay then?

[OneSmallStep]

I last paid £125 per property. 3 Bed bungalows. Max 7 circuits all RCBO's. In Wales. Had 3 booked at the same time on different days so probably did a deal. This was all done last June.

Electrician found 2 faults. One was a faulty double socket, charged me £7.50 to change. It was a brushed steel socket so not a cheap white plastic one. Second fault was an RCBO. Charged £65 to change. All including parts and going to get them.

The RCBO alone would have cost me £35 so I can not fault his standard of work.

Also recommended additional sockets in one property but it wasn't a fail. He also wasn't trying to create work. I didn't get them done.

[Neelix]

Interesting… what do you pay then?

I’m a spark !

[SouthernDave]

I’m a spark !

Sounds like you need to put your prices up then!

[jpucng62]

I am paying £125 - 150 in the midlands for an EICR.