Just on Sky News within 2 minutes they said...

[WaterTight]

- There is a massive shortage of plumbers in the UK
- Plumbers charge "astronomical prices"

Cheers Sky!

 

[woodsy]

Obviously didn't come to Yorkshire or look at the prices !!!

 

[Millsy 82]

There is a shortage of good plumbers.

 

[oz-plumber]

There is a shortage of good plumbers.

and the good ones don't charge enough!!!

 

[woodsy]

There is a shortage of good plumbers.

Totally agree, and with oz.

 

[Paulplumb]

Obviously a slow news day or the reporter of the story had a new bathroom fitted and it cost more than the £10 he or she expected lol

 

[Riley]

Where is this shortage of plumbers??? The plastic fantastic crowd round here seems to be growing by the day

 

[tomplumb83]

Did they not question why there aren't any plumbers?

 

[Millsy 82]

I must of seen 10 new vans kicking around over the past month. There is no shortage down here.

 

[Millsy 82]

Obviously a slow news day or the reporter of the story had a new bathroom fitted and it cost more than the £10 he or she expected lol

I reckon they had a problem couldn't get a plumber that could come out straight away (because of course we all sit around twiddling our thumbs waiting for emergencies) so they phoned one of the emergency plumbers that of course charged the earth!

 

[Best]

Loads of plumbers over here nowadays also.
Although got to agree most of them are not really capable or willing to do good workmanship

 

[SimonG]

Probably is a shortage of good honest plumbers. Lot round out way need their tools taking off them. Then there's handy andy and the handyman brigade who chuck pipe in with plastic fittings and cut it with a hacksaw. Still always money about fixing morons work.

 

[hammers4spanner]

i fix a lot of morons work round here

 

[REDSAW]

I must of seen 10 new vans kicking around over the past month. There is no shortage down here.

here we go again!!
have the courses providers picked up the ad rate?

 

[jtsplumbing]

I know around the Plymouth area their is on average 600 + plumbers that's about 1 for every 30 head of population take off the number living in council & Housing Associations and it's brings that down to about 1 for every 15 to20 private customers , so that's why Plumbers earnings in this area are very poor. Some would be better off working for the living wage rate of £7.20