A new lean on a very controversial thread.
many years ago over 45 in fact I was installing heating systems for commercial and residential, some 30 or so started trading as sole trader, Gas work was included. In 1993 I became a registered corgi member and remained on that register for a few years paying my dues. I stopped gas work for two reasons, firstly Gas work was only ancillary to the contracts and having to take responsibility for a whole existing installation on the basis of my own sub assembly responsibilities became an issue with two residential customers in particular, and made me feel uncomfortable. ( i condemned an existing gas fire in a property, established through a standard gas test). Secondly the fees were increasing and it did not seem to make economic sense.
A lot of people seem to be driven in their viracitude by the fact that they have to pay quite large sums to remain on the register and therefore appear resentful, however the anger I believe may be misplaced. The issue after all is one of GAS SAFETY, not club membership.
Nevertheless as I have been deemed competent by being a once registered and fully paid member of Corgi for several years, do the members consider that I am still deemed legally competent to install a boiler in my own property for my own use now that I guess I am not on the current register as a paid up member.
In my opinion
the answer is morally NO. (protection of customers interests)