Licence

Register to carry out gas work

You need to be registered on the Gas Safe Register to work on gas fittings or gas storage vessels in the UK

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You must be on the Gas Safe Register to carry out gas work legally. You’ll need to renew your registration every year.

How to apply

You can either:

It costs:

  • £416.40 to register one engineer
  • £31.18 for each additional engineer

Before you start

You’ll need:

  • your company’s name (and your trading name if it’s different)
  • your company’s address and phone number
  • National Insurance numbers for any engineers you want to register
  • a credit or debit card

Qualifications

You’ll need to prove you have the necessary qualifications and experience to carry out gas work.

You’ll need to renew your qualifications before registering if they are more than 5 years old.

Probation

When you register you’ll be on probation for 3 months. You must keep records and tell the Gas Safe Register about all of your gas work.

You’ll get a Gas Safe ID card when you’re registered. You’ll need to carry this to prove you’re on the Gas Safe Register.

Renew your registration

You’ll need to renew your registration every year.

It costs:

Renew a registration by phone
Telephone: 0800 408 5577 (choose option 2)
24-hour service

Contact Gas Safe Register

Customer services
register@gassaferegister.co.uk

Technical enquiries
Telephone: 0800 408 5577
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
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