Top 5 Alarms that will let you know if you Electrician is a Scam in Manchester, UK!

There are many companies in Manchester that claim to be the best and claim that they have your best interest at heart, however not all Electrician in Manchester have the pure intentions they may seem to at first, the market has been tainted with scammers and the best way to get through this tide to fakes and looped contracts is via the warning signs. These are some of the warning signs provided to us by Northwest Tradesman, who are well known and respected Electricians in the City of Footie.

•   No Permit

Most of the fake electricians have no permits and even if they do, a lot of them are fake so they cannot be traced. This is why it is best to double check the licence and permit number from the council before getting into a deal with the contractors, make sure to ask for it, fakes will be charming and use diversion methods or make you feel bad by saying “Trust me!”, remember that trust is always earned not just handed out on a silver platter, that’s how scams happen.

• .        Complete Rewiring of the house

If any Electrician in Manchester without good cause, tells you that you need complete rewiring of a home, just ditch them. They are playing a hard game because nowadays it is almost unthinkable to need complete rewiring, consult other electricians and go to someone you know and can trust to check the wiring again, you may end up paying a lot for a shitty wiring that may replace the good one.

• .       Snap Decisions

If a Contractor is asking you to sign a contract on the spot using diversion tactics and pressure, get the F out of there. That person is trying to get you into a looped contract. If you do not get your contract read before signing it, you will be in major trouble. They may use excuses like you are running out of time and the slots are filling up, let them fill up! There are other places with free slots.

• .       No Contracts

The Worse is when they tell you not to get into a contract or don’t even mention one at all before starting work, no ethically bound electrician will start work without a proper contract, this is not okay. Unless it is a minor error they are coming to fix, all bigger check-ups and jobs require a contract.

• .       Extremely Low Initial Price

If they are showing you extremely low initial price and are saying that it is a deal of a lifetime, honey no. Just understand that you will later regret it when the price starts piling up and taking over the project for every small thing that you may need changed. Especially never fall for the rented equipment scam, all electricians in Manchester own it.