Amazing isn't it - and do you like how it is buried in the ESS pages?  Just how many gasfitters do you think there are out there who are completely unaware of what is going on - and whom will be hit between the eyes with a brick when it happens?  I totally agree that it is unlikely to effect any savings for the consumer simply because the gasfitter won't have to purchase a certificate from the PGDB.  I presume you have read the submissions etc - not a huge number of those either.  There was an enormous amount of email traffic between several people involved in the gas industry and MED/ESS over the Christmas period - but none of it seems to have made a blind bit of difference.  I have yet to meet anyone (besides those employed by the Government Departments) who think this is a good idea - and that includes Master Plumber and Federation members.  It's almost like DBH, MED and ESS have got some serious blinkers on - and are absolutely bloody minded about throwing out the baby with the bath water.  I would encourage posters to read the full report on the ESS website - it makes for some pretty interesting stuff.

Had'nt seen anything about that but to tell the truth I dont see the taking the cost away from the gas certs changing what people are charging for the certs, They are putting more responsibility on us to develop and store them. At least we can garantee they dont get tampered with!!