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
Live Sparks Electrical Services Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician5.065 reviews
R & L Electrical Services Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician5.027 reviews
City Electrical Services (Midlands)
Moseley, Birmingham
Electrician5.076 reviews
Teck Electrical Ltd
Ladywood, Birmingham
Electrician5.020 reviews
A M Electrical Installations Ltd
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Electrician4.855 reviews
MET Electrical Services
Birmingham
Electrician, NAPIT5.010 reviews
Midwest City Electricals Limited
Birmingham
Electrician, NAPIT5.042 reviews
Sayf Electrical Services Limited
Birmingham
Electrician, NAPIT4.09 reviews
FFR Electrical Services Ltd
Alum Rock, Birmingham
Electrician, NICEIC
Hibbs Electrics Ltd
Stockland Green, Birmingham
Electrician, NICEIC
J Jones Electrical And Facility Services Ltd
Castle Vale, Royal Sutton Coldfield
Electrician, NICEIC5.01 review
Q Khan Electrical Contractors
Moseley, Birmingham
Electrician, NICEIC
S P B Electrical Services Ltd
Sutton Reddicap, Royal Sutton Coldfield
Electrician, NICEIC4.816 reviews
Young & Harris Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician, NICEIC4.84 reviews
Mw Electrical Services Limited
York
Electrician5.0195 reviews
Nfinnerty Electrical Ltd
York
Electrician5.0242 reviews
Wired Electrical
Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Electrician5.059 reviews
AK Electrical Yorkshire Ltd
Garforth
Electrician, NAPIT5.01 review
AJOB Electrical Ltd
Lofthouse and Robin Hood
Electrician, NICEIC4.879 reviews
Electron Electrical Services Ltd
Rothwell, Carlton (Leeds)
Electrician, NICEIC4.47 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