PAT testing
PAT testing, or portable appliance testing, checks plug-in equipment rather than fixed wiring and is priced per item or per visit. PAT testing is carried out nationally by electricians, with businesses concentrated in London and smaller groups in Birmingham, Eastleigh, Loughton and Bristol. The work is also known as portable appliance testing and appliance testing. Published prices have a national median of £75 across 10 UK towns, researched August 2026. Ratings range from 2.8 to 5.0, with a median rating of 5.0 across 217 rated businesses. PAT testing cost guide
Why people have it done
- Plug-in equipment is checked and labelled item by item, which fixed-wiring testing does not cover.
- A record of what was tested, and when, exists for an insurer or an employer to read.
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Electricians who do PAT testing
KRA ELECTRICAL & ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
Millbrook
Electrician, NICEIC5.0123 reviews
Ace
Millbrook
Electrician, NICEIC
Riverside Electrical & PAT Testing Ltd
Bitterne Park
Electrician, NAPIT5.022 reviews
TCW Electrical Ltd
Swaythling
Electrician, NICEIC5.062 reviews
A Jeavons Electrical
Old Heath and The Hythe
Electrician, NICEIC4.721 reviews
ETA Electrical Services Ltd
Norden
Electrician, NICEIC5.09 reviews
Luke French t/a LF Electrical & Property Maintenance
Tadley & Pamber
Electrician, NAPIT
CalTech Services ( South ) Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NICEIC
DBE Contracting Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NAPIT4.58 reviews
KCT Electrics Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NICEIC
Ventura Installations
West End North
Electrician, NICEIC5.032 reviews
Commercial Electrical Support Ltd
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Electrician, NAPIT
FireCare, Security and Electrical Ltd
Eastleigh North
Electrician, NICEIC4.832 reviews
PTS Compliance Ltd
Chandler's Ford
Electrician, NICEIC5.0683 reviews
PST Group Ltd TA DataTrak FM
Kelvedon & Feering
Electrician, NICEIC
ALB Electrical Limited
Chandler's Ford
Electrician, NAPIT5.08 reviews
Premlex Ltd t/as Premlex Electrical
Hamble & Netley
Electrician, NICEIC
Barton Electrical
Castle Hill, Ipswich
Electrician4.746 reviews
Elecsan Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician5.060 reviews
Inspirelec Ltd
Bromsgrove
Electrician5.018 reviews
Worth knowing
- The businesses collectively have 8714 reviews, while the most-reviewed business has 1142 reviews.
- Among the registered businesses, 196 are registered as installers and 108 as inspectors.
- Scheme affiliations include 163 with NICEIC, 72 with NAPIT, 27 with Part P and 2 with REFCOM.
- Trading records cover active companies incorporated between 1965 and 2025, with a median year of 2018.
- The national picture includes 14 businesses in Bromley, 14 in Croydon, 13 in Enfield, 12 in Barnet and 12 in Havering.
- Published local prices range from £40 to £50 in Birmingham, £40 to £45 in Manchester, £70 to £90 in Ealing, £60 to £175 in Leeds and £70 to £180 in Croydon.
Where we cover
Popular
London
- PAT testing in Bromley 14
- PAT testing in Croydon 14
- PAT testing in Enfield 13
- PAT testing in Barnet 12
- PAT testing in Havering 12
- PAT testing in Haringey 11
- PAT testing in Redbridge 11
- PAT testing in Sutton 10
- PAT testing in Ealing 6
- PAT testing in Lambeth 6
- PAT testing in Lewisham 6
- PAT testing in Merton 6
- PAT testing in Waltham Forest 6
- PAT testing in Barking and Dagenham 5
- PAT testing in Bexley 5
- PAT testing in Hounslow 5
- PAT testing in Hillingdon 4
- PAT testing in Kingston upon Thames 4
- PAT testing in Wandsworth 4
- PAT testing in Camden 3
- PAT testing in Greenwich 3
- PAT testing in Harrow 3
- PAT testing in Newham 3
- PAT testing in Tower Hamlets 3
- All of London 180