White moulded sockets crack the moment a trolley clips them, and in a garage or workshop that means exposed terminals and a callback. Metal clad accessories wrap the same BS 1363 internals in a galvanised steel shell that takes the knocks. Here is where to spec them over white moulded, why IK impact ratings are not the same as IP water ratings, and what BS 7671 actually expects in impact-prone spaces.
An electrician spent twenty minutes at 11pm testing rooms by torchlight because the consumer unit chart just said "Sockets 1" and "Sockets 2." Here's exactly what BS 7671 Regulation 514.9.1 actually requires a circuit chart to identify, the separate RCD test notice most people confuse it with, and why an inaccurate chart is a genuine EICR finding.
A landlord capped off a wall light and never fitted a cover, and an EICR inspector found the open back box eighteen months later behind a moved wardrobe. Here's why an unfinished accessory point is a genuine C2 risk, where blank plates actually get used, and why it's the cheapest fix an electrician can leave behind on any job.
