Topic: Quick question for any Electricians..

[Nobby Reserve]

What does the £400 include and is there an ozev grant on top of that ?

Grant not available these days to the vast majority of people (landlords can still get it..  )

The job consists of running a wire from the main electrical inlet to the charger (I'm sourcing that myself), about 10' away.

It'll need to go through two external walls and along the internal garage ceiling. There'll be some fuse/rcd device needed. Approx £100 of materials (at most)

That leaves £300 'labour' charge for 2-3 hours work.

I'm not paying someone that. It's profiteering. And I'm sure there must be some electrician willing to do it for around £250 all in (still £50-£75 an hour)

[rob1966]

Grant not available these days to the vast majority of people (landlords can still get it..  )

The job consists of running a wire from the main electrical inlet to the charger (I'm sourcing that myself), about 10' away.

It'll need to go through two external walls and along the internal garage ceiling. There'll be some fuse/rcd device needed. Approx £100 of materials (at most)

That leaves £300 'labour' charge for 2-3 hours work.

I'm not paying someone that. It's profiteering. And I'm sure there must be some electrician willing to do it for around £250 all in (still £50-£75 an hour)

Are you confident enough to to things like drill the wall/mount the charger/runs the cabling yourself? I'd do what I could myself and then get a spark to come and do the connections and test it

My brother in law is an electrician, he was charging about £150 a day when he was doing jobs, so there must be some around who'll do the job for under £200

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Are you confident enough to to things like drill the wall/mount the charger/runs the cabling yourself? I'd do what I could myself and then get a spark to come and do the connections and test it

My brother in law is an electrician, he was charging about £150 a day when he was doing jobs, so there must be some around who'll do the job for under £200

This,not difficult and saves a fortune.

[gazzam1963]

You do say in your original quote you had contacted a firm , the guy who fits it won’t get the £300 ,  I also take it your supplying the charger socket ( edit : seen in your post now you are )Without seeing the job from what you say it sounds with travel , install , testing and cerfication it’s probably
half a days work . It actually doesn’t sound excessive to me  in all honesty if your getting a specialist firm in who have gone through the process to be registered and trained on ev charging .

Prices have gone through the roof for all trades these last few years , I’ve seen plasterers , carpet / floor fitters / kitchen fitters charging £250 a day and there is no need for ongoing training to comply with regulations and amendments to be sat every few years not to mention yearly assessments and calibration and purchase of testing equipment .

Rob mentioned £150 a day , an electrician can get £23 plus an hour on site now for jobs on site and that will be guaranteed 40-50 hours a week with no overheads or visits to wholesalers etc .