Why does the UK have electrical plugs you have to work on yourself?

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In America, our plugs are just one piece. They plug in, they unplug.

But I’ve seen that Brits have to open up the plugs, mess with stuff, screw it back together, and then use it.

Why aren’t British plugs one piece like American ones?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

We don’t generally have to work on plugs now that they come pre-fit to all appliances.

But if a plug gets broken (for example if a tank drives over one a few times) it is a useful skill to be able to fit a new one.

Anonymous 0 Comments

We don’t. Selling an item without a pre-attached plug has been illegal for years, because they realised getting people to do it themselves would lead to them dying.