You probably own the few hand tools you’ll need to replace an outlet: a Phillips and a flathead screwdriver, and a wire ...

The replaced plug socket...but not for an eye-watering £450 Now, as I say, I am no expert. But £450? To replace the fascia of a plug socket? On top of a £50 call-out? I nearly fell over in shock.

Darren Steels, 45, from Hucknall, told how he and his partner asked an electrician to look at a broken plug socket in the kitchen of their house, only to discover it is actually a secret safe.