DE*****ED BY RYAN TAYLOR OF SPARTAN ELECTRICAL, DURBAN

Ryan Taylor de*****ed me of R13000, deposit for work quoted, but never delivered. He was called out on 12 Nov'24 after I had suffered lightning damage on a DB board. He replaced the earth leakage breaker, the surge protector, and a 10A circuit breaker with a used 50A circuit breaker (this is unsafe practice!). I paid him R5200 for this work. He came back the next day because the DB board was still faulty. Included in his quote (R15800) for additional repair work was the replacement of a 3 kVA inverter, which was supposedly damaged by the lightning. I subsequently discovered it was still in good working order! He has refused to deliver on his quote since 13 Nov, the day I paid the deposit. It is unbelievable that a DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR registered electrician is capable of such deceit and unsafe ethics. He will be charged with *****/THEFT at the Umhlali SAPS offices.