It's fair to say that over the last few years, billions of pounds have been wasted throughout the UK on testing! We have heard stories of people paying upwards of £7.00 per item to have them tested by an electrician.

Whilst it is true that all employers and self-employed people have to ensure the safety of their appliances, it may not be necessary to pay a fortune to have your equipment tested every 12 months. In fact, the best way is usually to carry out a risk assessment, and test the appliances at a rate which is sensible and appropriate. It's no coincidence that this is usually the most cost-effective way too. If you want a quotation based around your particular circumstances, please ask us. If you have already had a quote from another company, then we'll happily do our best to beat it. As a rough guide, you should expect to pay less than £2.00 per item if you are paying a contractor to come to your premises, and maybe as little as £1.20 if you have a very large number of items.

You may decide to carry out the testing in-house, and many organisations save money by adopting this approach. When budgeting however, remember that the person carrying out the testing will need access to a portable appliance tester, as well as a selection of decent hand tools and lots of spare plugs and fuses. Also remember that a specialist pat engineer may be considerably faster than a member of your team who has been drafted in to do the work.

Testing can be an expensive process - but we can work with you to keep the costs under control. However, if you do need to carry out testing but decide not to because you cannot afford it, this would not carry much favour with the authorities if you had an accident.