Electrical and gas certificate costs

How much doe a gas and electrical certificate cost

Electrical and Gas Certificate Costs

 

One of the first questions on peoples minds when asked to get a gas and electricity safety certificate is what is the cost, this is a question that can vary dramatically depending on who and which company you may use. There is never a straight forward answer to how much a electrical and gas certificate may cost but we have highlighted our prices below and also set out some prices from our competitors or other companies that we have come across. We have not named the companies due to legal reasons but you can get an idea as to what you should be paying for you gas and electric safety certificates.

 

Electrical Certificate Cost

Electrical certificate costs  are highly varied in prices due to what the electrician sees he is worth, when it comes to electrical safety testing and inspections the electrician carrying out the works has had in some cases had to sit 3 extra courses to be able to say he is qualified n the field of electrical inspection and testing and therefore feels he deserves the right to charge extra which I am sure most people would agree with. Due to the high volumes of the market and the way that electrical certificates are becoming more and more in demand due to the new regulations that keep on being rolled out the price of an electrical certificate has dropped dramatically by many companies as the competition gets wider and spreads across the market. Below are some examples of recent companies that we have either done work for or been privy to seeing there Prices.

Trade Certificates price for up to a 3 bedroom house that contains 1 single phase consumer unit would be charged at between £90-£100 pounds dependent on the level of customer you are.

Various websites currently promote a standard fee off £99 for the cost of an electrical certificate, this is becoming the standard in domestic properties, but recently working on behalf of several companies we noticed that there was costs being associated to electrical testing for this type of property in the region of £250 to £350 which is a huge jump. The companies that usually charge these sums off money are large corporate companies who spend several thousands of pounds a month on advertising and its there customers who are picking up the bills for the advertising that they do but that’s business right?

Gas Certificate Cost

The Gas certificate cost started to reduce quite some time ago due to the Gas Safe regulations taking over from Corgi and making gas safety reports a legal requirement due to the many problems with the release carbon monoxide and the associated poisons that come with it. The prices on these have taken a huge drop on value on the internet with companies varying the prices gradually.

Trade Certificates currently charge a standard fee of £45 to £55 for up to 3 appliances dependent on what type of customer that we are dealing, but the general trend on the internet is that companies will promote a gas safety certificate for as little as £35 but the catch here is that in actual fact you will never get it for this price as it only includes the meter and no appliances. The meter always has to be checked anyway on a gas safety inspection and therefore makes this price a manipulation of what many people think they are getting. Generally is what you will pay is £45 for 1 appliance for a gas test and on average goes up by £5 to £10 per appliance depending on the company which is again the the standard on the internet.

Moving onto large corporate companies they will increase this for there advertising and other associated cost and charge anywhere in the region of £60 t £120 pounds for have you you gas installation checked which at the higher end is way to expensive these days for the services involved.

 

If you do require a gas and electricity safety certificate then please do not hesitate to call Trade Certificates on 02036371446 for more information or alternatively check out the Gas Safe register the NICEIC or NAPIT for more information.

 

Electrical and gas certificate costs