Fatally Flawed - Child "Safety" Plug Socket Covers Campaign

[Dan]

Please support the Fatally Flawed Campaign.

Read about it here: FatallyFlawed

Sign the petition here: Regulate the sale of all plug-in devices intended for use in 13A sockets - e-petitions

Me and the Mrs have signed it. We've binned 12 of these that were brand new. Useless purchase that could result in loads more harm than good.

 

[poynton phil]

And they are supposed to be a saftey device

 

[White Room]

And they are supposed to be a saftey device

Supposed to be....

 

[Dan]

Shocking aint it.

It's mostly the chinese making them, but the big chains who sell them should just not stock them.

Problem is, people ask for them, so they're only catering for what's being requested, and let's be honest, they make 20p out of one. lol

Not a single cover would meet the British Standard for devices that get plugged into sockets, like plugs have to comply with.

If you damage the top pin socket by inserting a pin that is even 1mm too wide, you can end up causing a fire as the mains pin wont always shut when you unplug a genuine plug afterwards.

They only need to make them tougher, safer, more accurate sized, and then put them to british standards for approval, and they'd be fine. Wouldn't cost a penny more to make or buy.