Gents,
If its any comfort, we have exactly the same problems this side of the pond.
Plumbers who think that they are 'qualified' to change an electric shower in the bathroom without filling in any paper work or completing any testing.
Homeowners who add their own additional circuits & whose only form of testing is the 'bang' test..... well if it works it must be ok, mustn't it?
General public who think they are being ripped off when you try to explain to then that the existing installation needs to be brought upto date before any new works are added ..."but their mate down the pub says that you just need to do this or that, ?50 tops and it'll be fine....no need for all that GFCI rubbish"
Its an up hill battle. You train for years, do your aprentiship, get your certificates, join your professional bodies, purchase all your test equipment, keep it calibrated ..... then Joe up the road, who knows all about 'lectric, comes along and does the job for half the price, fills in no paperwork, does no testing and never gets caught.
Makes you cry sometimes
Adrian