At 03:54 PM 3/9/05 -0800, you wrote: >It would appear that in the near future, here in the UK, we are not going to be able to wire up a garage or workshop without having a tame professional electrician in tow. What is the position elsewhere in the world? >Doug J Doug, Regulation and enforcement are two different things and over here both can vary greatly, depending upon one's location, and the attitude and work load of local building officials. I've never met one who would knowingly look the other way, but many of them are too busy to look. Regards, Harry Wade Nashville Tennessee MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.