Gas safe membership

[dave1]

My acs is due for renewal later this year, I'm currently employed and under the companies gas safe registration. I'd like to register myself so I can do my own work but someone said if I paid the application fee £362 and web registration renewal fee £152 I'd have to pay again in a couple of months when I resist my acs.
Is this correct? And do I have to pay £362 and £152 or does the application fee inc first years registration?

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

£362 is a one off registration fee but the £152 is paid annually. If you ACS runs out mid way through then yes I believe you would have to pay the £152 again.

 

[Rickster123]

362 quid is an outrageous rip off in my opinion.

 

[dave1]

£362 is a one off registration fee but the £152 is paid annually. If you ACS runs out mid way through then yes I believe you would have to pay the £152 again.

Thanks mate, what a rip off, not really worth me starting up then until I resit my acs?

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Lol I've got mine nxt week and it all adds up!

 

[dave1]

First year will be insane!!!
1st year cost... Van £5000, acs £1000, gas safe registration and annual subscription £600, analyser £500, public liability£250, van insurance£500.
That's the basics no extra tools advertising etc. (costs are approx)

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Sounds stupid but one thing that amazes me still is how much quality screws and plugs cost!!

 

[AWheating]

also remember to get your gaffas permission in writting to work for yourself alongside your employed job. If you dont you can be dismissed with no comeback at anytime for "competing for work"

 

[dave1]

The plan was to go as a subby when I get a van pli etc, whilst building up my own work.
It's difficult to combine both whilst working 8-5 in a tracked Van, means have to go home first before doing anything and car sharing with the other half.

 

[Millsy 82]

As long as you don't let your ACS lapse then you won't have to pay again. It's only if you let it lapse even by a day that you would have to re apply for it.

Your initial cost will include initial registration and first year.

 

[Millsy 82]

First year will be insane!!!
1st year cost... Van £5000, acs £1000, gas safe registration and annual subscription £600, analyser £500, public liability£250, van insurance£500.
That's the basics no extra tools advertising etc. (costs are approx)

I reckon my first year has cost me around £24000-£28000 in total with new tools, van, gas safe, oftec, pli, advertising retraining etc. and I only spent £2000 on a van ( I have paid for it since though £500 to repair an oil leak £600 to get through mot and £850 to repair a faulty fuel pump!)

 

[TFGplumbing]

362 quid is an outrageous rip off in my opinion.

How very dare you, its the best magazine subscription service going haha

 

[dave1]

I've just signed up! Looking to go SE very soon hopefully!!