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| TV programme raises profile of CORGI ID card
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| Date:
22/07/03 |
Author:
Public Relations |
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THE CORGI ID card played a starring role in a recent edition of the BBC’s Rogue Traders, when more than six million viewers were left in no doubt about the importance of using only CORGI registered gas installers.
After exposing a number of unscrupulous installers with secret filming, presenter Matt Allwright unveiled a giant CORGI ID card to show an unregistered installer what one looks like. He also explained that CORGI registration promotes safety in the gas industry.
CORGI installer Keith Hunt was on hand to give advice to the TV crew and to comment on the work done by the rogue traders. After a visit by one of the installers, an inspection of the boiler by Keith revealed that it had been left with a gas leak. This follows on from an episode in the previous series which also clearly showed the CORGI ID card and advised viewers that this is the proof that an installer is competent to work on gas. Matt Allwright said: “The programme can’t take out every underqualified gas fitter in the country –
we know that. But it can give the public the tools it needs to sort out the sheep from the goats. It would
be great to think that anyone that saw the programme would know to ask for a CORGI card before they let anyone touch their boiler.”
CORGI press officer Linda North said: “As well as exposing individual gas installers who might not be CORGI registered, Rogue Traders has played a wider role in raising awareness of the dangers of using non-registered installers. The CORGI ID card is the key to making it easy for consumers to check the validity of the installer on their doorstep, and the screen time that Rogue Traders gave to the card will have undoubtedly made a substantial improvement in consumer recognition.”
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