This plug has signs of burning around the live terminal backed by a 13A fuse. This plug was found on a radio brought into the workplace by a member of staff. The correct size fuse should have been a 3A. This could have caused a major fire within the work place. 

A plug fitted to a industrial oven, plugged into the socket pictured below. This was in the kitchen of a organization that provides to the public. The live pin has melted the plastic of the socket on the wall. A potential fire/electric shock waiting to happen.

A Dimplex electric heater in use at the time of testing, within the factory of a large blue chip company. This appliance was only tested 6 months ago and passed then. This sort of damage should have been spotted by the daily user checks if they were carried out.

PAT testing does pay for itself.

The same heater as above, Holed and 1 leg missing, a shock waiting to happen.

Over heating of a 13A socket, found in a office complex. The appliance using this socket, a kettle was found to be faulty and failed its portable appliance test.

A plug on a radio in a old peoples home that was incorrectly wired up. This meant that there was no protection provided by the fuse. A least it had the correct fuse fitted.

This is the damaged 13A socket that the plug above damaged, this fault would not be found if PAT testing was not carried out.