Another need for 'sanity', perhaps?
This lengthy discussion about details/exceptions/loopholes in the relevant legislation is all very well, but the common sense seems clear enough to me.
Given that BS1363 plugs are pretty unique to (and now almost ubiquitous in) the UK, it seems perfectly reasonable that, for 30+ years, we have had legislation which (although it may have exceptions and loopholes) essentially requires that all "to be plugged in" items/appliances 'supplied' in the UK and intended primarily for domestic use must come with a fitted BS1363 plug.
One can debate the exceptions/loopholes etc but, in simplistic/pragmatic terms, supplying such an item/appliance in the UK with a fitted plug which is something other than a BS1363 one (or usable as such, by virtue of an acceptable type of 'converterplug') is essentially "not allowed". ... and, if one were to go to the trouble of involving Trading Standards (and if they had the time to consider it), I strongly suspect that they would take that view.
In practice, anyone who has better things to do with their time than get involved in arguments would probably cut off the non-UK plug and fit a BS1363 one - "Simples", as they say
Kind Regards, John
This lengthy discussion about details/exceptions/loopholes in the relevant legislation is all very well, but the common sense seems clear enough to me.
Given that BS1363 plugs are pretty unique to (and now almost ubiquitous in) the UK, it seems perfectly reasonable that, for 30+ years, we have had legislation which (although it may have exceptions and loopholes) essentially requires that all "to be plugged in" items/appliances 'supplied' in the UK and intended primarily for domestic use must come with a fitted BS1363 plug.
One can debate the exceptions/loopholes etc but, in simplistic/pragmatic terms, supplying such an item/appliance in the UK with a fitted plug which is something other than a BS1363 one (or usable as such, by virtue of an acceptable type of 'converterplug') is essentially "not allowed". ... and, if one were to go to the trouble of involving Trading Standards (and if they had the time to consider it), I strongly suspect that they would take that view.
In practice, anyone who has better things to do with their time than get involved in arguments would probably cut off the non-UK plug and fit a BS1363 one - "Simples", as they say
Kind Regards, John