An unregistered gas fitter has been fined £1,600 for illegally servicing a boiler at a home in Honiton which was later classed as "immediately dangerous".

David Dawes serviced the boiler at a property in Chestnut Way on a number of occasions after it was fitted in 2005, However, the last service he carried out, in November 2013, happened seven months after his registration with Gas Safe had lapsed, meaning he wasn't permitted to carry out gas work.

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Exeter Magistrates' Court heard that Mr Dawes lapsed registration came to light when the homeowner asked a properly registered gas engineer to service the boiler. He found a number of defects with the boiler flue and classed it as "immediately dangerous", meaning it posed a serious risk to life or property.

Mr Dawes, of Pugh Farm, Monkton, near Honiton, pleaded guilty to three breaches of gas safety regulations and was fined £1,600 and ordered to pay £418 in costs.

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