But are you saying, they are not required to be in a box over there? Tell me that's not so... Anyway, if you could, post some pic's of their proper use, I'd like to see them.
They're supposed to be in a box all right, but I'm afraid that open splices are just as common in England as in America.
I don't have any pics of correct usage to hand at the moment, but here's an example of how
not to do it that I found some time ago. These cables, which apparently used to feed some outlet, were just joined with connectors and stuffed into the wall, which was then papered over!
[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 06-20-2004).]