Personally, I hate that in recent years the Electricity suppliers have split into far too many different companies.
I finished a job just last month - 2 flats above a shop, on the outskirts of London. I had to have the existing supply cut off by LEB (London Elec Board), get a quote from SeeBoard (South Eastern.....) for the new supply, pay for that, they had to get 24seven (london power network) to arrange for Morrisons (groundworkers) to dig the road, 24Seven then installed the cable, LEB made the joint, and SeeBoard got meterpoint to install the meter.
What is more worrying is that you have to give the meter man a certificate, but he literally threw it away "Oh that'll do". No tests are carried out. Nothing.
I'm getting quite tired of the lack of offical-dom in the UK. We really do need a proper governing body, and set out practices and guidelines.
Regards to all
Steve
(UK)
