Electrical certificate

While we still considering selling the house (we've decided to rather not sell considering the current markets and have found a very pleasant looking couple to rent for at least a year - for now), we had to get an electricity clearance certificate for the wiring of our house.

Now remember, the house is just over 3 years old and had to comply when we bought it. So we got some guy from Techno-Bugs (http://www.techno-bugs.co.za/) to have a look. Rather than go into too many of the details, I'll just mention that we've decided not to make use of their services, and will not recommend them to anyone. (I accept the fact that it might have been an isolated instance and that my experience is limited to dealings with one person representing them.)
They charged us R425 to send someone here to throw me with the book on how we're not compliant. We received a rather hefty quote based on his observations (over and above the R425) with a note that if we wanted the quote to be detailed, it would cost another R171.
Note to industry: it is NOT good practise (I don't care whether it's standard) to charge someone for a detailed quote, unless you've got very good reason (!) for not wanting to encourage detailed quotes.
The outcome: I paid the R425 and informed them that we would not make use of their services.

Hint to all: Do not just accept what these guys tell you. It's your right to shop around and find the best deal, and not their right to force you into anything. I would also encourage you to try and find the ones who wouldn't charge you for a quote, let alone a detailed quote...