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How eicr near me works

1. Check the individual, not the van. Scheme membership belongs to a business; competence belongs to a person. Ask who will actually attend, what qualifications they hold in inspection and testing, and how long they have been doing periodic reports rather than installations.
2. Ask what the visit includes. How many circuits are covered, whether the report is issued the same day, whether minor remedial work is done on the visit, and whether a re-inspection is chargeable. A local price that excludes the report is not a cheaper price.
3. Say what the report is for. A rented property in England has a statutory report to produce, a sale wants reassurance, a business may need something an insurer will accept. The inspection is the same work; the reporting and the follow-up differ, and the quote should say which you are getting.
4. Get more than one quote in writing. Quotes for the same property vary widely because the assumptions behind them vary widely. Two written quotes stating circuit count, access and what happens on an unsatisfactory result can be compared; two phone estimates cannot.

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Common questions

Does it matter how close the electrician is?

Only for the callout. What matters on the report is the competence of the person who signs it, because that is what a local authority, a buyer or an insurer will look at.

Can I get PAT testing and an EICR from the same visit?

Often yes, and it is usually cheaper than two visits. They are different jobs: the EICR covers the fixed installation, PAT covers the appliances plugged into it.

What is walk in PAT testing?

A service where you take portable appliances to a workshop rather than the tester coming to you. It suits a handful of items and does not suit a fitted-out office.

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