going self employed but so confusing

[dirk]

hi
looking for a bit of clarity on a few things.

i,m recently self employed and i,m looking to get my ticket so i can sign off my own work.i phoned the niceic and asked what was needed to enroll.i was told 2mill of insurance that they could sort me out , 17 edition pass and 5/8 jobs to inspect.
i asked what qualifications i needed and she repeated 17th ed even after i told her i wanted full scope.i asked her why i had just spent 3 years getting my 2330 but she wasnt interested.
i asked if i would need paperwork for the 5/8 jobs and how i was going to get it if i couldnt sign off.she said the council would do it.when i said it was over 100 pound a time she said 'cause it isnt'.

think ive been stuck in a alternate universe here do i really have to get up to possibly 8 jobs tested throo the council ? is there a way to get around the 100 pound charge if u just hand in the completed documents yourself ? or had the secetary simply been down the pub all dinnertime.

cheers to anyone who can clear this up for me

dirk

[spinlondon]

It may be that five to eight jobs are required because you are a new business.
Normally only two jobs are required, one major and one minor.
What a lot of people do, is do the two jobs without pre-notification, and then self certificate them once they have joined.
Remember a job is not technically complete untill the Certificate is issued.

[Slowspark]

Hi Dirk. I know it can be confusing but it's not so bad really. I've nothing against the niceic but I'm with Elecsa and they make Part P relatively painless and are sound for advice. Try this link http://www.elecsa.co.uk/Contractors/Part-P.aspx