Check a Gas Safe Register number
The official register of gas engineers legally allowed to work on boilers, cookers and other gas appliances in the UK. Anyone carrying out gas work must be Gas Safe registered — always check the card or the register before letting an engineer touch gas.
The definitive, real-time source is the official register. Verify any number here: Gas Safe Register official register (opens in new tab).
How to check a Gas Safe Register number
- Open the official Gas Safe Register register (linked above).
- Enter the gas safe id number (or search by business name).
- Check the name and status shown match the trader who quoted you.
- If nothing matches, do not assume the worst. The number may be mistyped or listed under a slightly different name. Ask the trader before you decide.
We track 791 traders with a Gas Safe Register entry in our public data. see the Gas Safe Register directory.
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