A self-employed plumber has been fined for posing as a registered gas
fitter to try to carry out work on gas appliances at a Peterborough
take-away.
Francesco Vaira, 61, of Lincoln Road, Peterborough, admitted breaching health and safety laws by carrying out illegal gas work by using a false identity and misleading council officials when he appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court.
Mr Vaira admitted breaching Regulation 3(7) of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 and was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £2,094.40.
