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MargaretR · 19-10-2008, 18:00

I live in a Hynburn Homes (ex council) flat.
A couple of years ago my cooker wall socket went kaput, along with the cooker.
I don't know whether the cooker(only 2 yrs old) or the wall socket was faulty, but the electrician, employed by the landlord, blamed the cooker, and said I should pay a call out charge for his visit - he didn't replace the socket - just isolated the cooker socket part to make it unusable and safe - (I soon replaced the cooker with a gas only model).

What I am getting at is -- I don't work -- am retired --- but should have been charged -- the leccy said he would report that the cooker was not the cause because it was Christmas week and he was feeling sorry for me having no cooker at Christmas.

19-10-2008, 18:00	#4
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Call out charges I live in a Hynburn Homes (ex council) flat. A couple of years ago my cooker wall socket went kaput, along with the cooker. I don't know whether the cooker(only 2 yrs old) or the wall socket was faulty, but the electrician, employed by the landlord, blamed the cooker, and said I should pay a call out charge for his visit - he didn't replace the socket - just isolated the cooker socket part to make it unusable and safe - (I soon replaced the cooker with a gas only model). What I am getting at is -- I don't work -- am retired --- but should have been charged -- the leccy said he would report that the cooker was not the cause because it was Christmas week and he was feeling sorry for me having no cooker at Christmas. __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 19-10-2008 at 18:03.