Posted By Ashley Williams Vicky It depends on how much the contractor wants to charge you. They all charge different amounts some are reasonable and some are not. It pays to look around. Ashley

Posted By Robert K Lewis I'm paying £1.30 per item which includes a database of items and locations at end. Bob

Posted By Frank Hayes Vicky A good response from other members and I concur that the average cost to test each item is around £1.50. Prices vary according to contractor and the scope of works. Prices should reduce considerably if you have many items of portable electrical equipment to test. A good PAT testing contractor should raise a PAT asset register for you showing the test results albeit it pass or fail and should be retained for audit purposes and of course reference. Ensure that tested items have been suitably labeled and endorsed with the next test due date. Also ensure that any portable electrical appliances that have failed such a PAT test is removed from the workplace and safely disposed of or repaired and retested. Please be aware that extra precautions need to be maintained whilst testing IT portable electrical equipment. A PAT flash test will damage electronic components. I hope that this help. Kind regards Frank W Hayes