--- title: "Emergency lighting testing cost in Eastleigh (2026)" description: "Emergency lighting testing prices in Eastleigh: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town." canonical: "https://mci-electrical.co.uk/costs/emergency-lighting-testing" --- # Emergency lighting testing cost in Eastleigh > Emergency lighting testing prices in Eastleigh: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. ## What MCI Electrical charges Published £145. Send the job details and the team will confirm the scope and price. - £5 per emergency luminaires tested beyond the 10 included ## What the price covers - Visual check of every emergency luminaire, exit sign and remote pack we can reach on the day - Function test of the fittings and a duration test where the batteries and access allow it - Note of failed lamps, packs, signs and any circuit that does not run - Written certificate naming the premises, the date and the result - A short list of repairs if anything fails, quoted separately ### Priced separately - Replacement of lamps, packs, signs or wiring - A new emergency lighting design or extra fittings - Fire alarm testing, which is a different visit ## Who needs emergency lighting testing Landlords, facilities managers and shop owners in Eastleigh book this when the fire file is due, a new lease starts, or an insurer asks for a current certificate. - **Offices and industrial units:** Units around the railway, the town centre and the trading estates need a timed test of the maintained and non-maintained fittings, including the high-level ones over the workshop floor. - **Shops and hospitality:** High Street premises, takeaways and pubs book a test before a licensing visit or when the fire risk assessor has asked for a fresh certificate on the escape lighting. - **Warehouses and depots:** High-bay fittings and long escape routes in Hedge End, Whiteley and the Southampton dock sheds need a duration run so you know the lamps still last the required time. - **After building work:** A refit, a new partition or a changed fire exit means the emergency lighting layout has changed. We test the new positions before you reopen the floor. ## What happens on the day MCI Electrical remains responsible for the work. We attend, work through the building with you or the keyholder, and leave the certificate before we go. - **Arrival and walk round:** We meet you at the premises, confirm which floors and outbuildings are in use, and walk the escape routes so every fitting is on the list before the test starts. - **Test of the fittings:** Each luminaire and exit sign is put into emergency mode. We time the duration where the system allows it and mark any lamp, pack or sign that fails. - **Certificate before we leave:** Results go on the certificate with the address and the date. You keep that with the fire file. Failed items come as a separate written price if you want them repaired. ## What you get You are left with a current test of the emergency lighting and a certificate that names the premises. - **Define the proposal:** Before the visit we set out in writing which buildings, floors and fittings the test will cover and what the starting price of £145 buys. - **Repairs quoted on their own:** The test and the certificate stay on their own. Any repairs sit on a second written price so you can book the test now and the fixes later. - **Match any requested record:** The certificate uses the trading name and address you give us, so it lines up with the fire risk assessment, the insurer or the managing agent. ## Emergency lighting testing price questions ### How much does emergency lighting testing cost in Eastleigh? MCI Electrical charges £145 — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate. ### How much does emergency lighting testing cost? Emergency lighting testing and certificate starts at £145 for a typical small office or shop. Larger sites are quoted once we know how many fittings and floors are involved. ### How often should emergency lighting be tested? Most workplaces keep a monthly function check in the log and a full duration test at least once a year. We carry out the annual duration test and issue the certificate. ### Do you test emergency lighting in warehouses? Yes. We test high-bay fittings and long escape routes in Eastleigh, Hedge End, Whiteley and the Southampton dock sheds. Access equipment for very high fittings is arranged with you first. ### What if a fitting fails the test? It is marked on the certificate and we send a separate written price for the repair. The test fee does not include replacement lamps, packs or wiring. ### Are you NICEIC registered? Yes. MCI Electrical is NICEIC registered. We complete the test and the certificate ourselves from quote through to the paperwork. - [Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1541/contents/made): The responsible person must keep emergency routes usable. Annual testing of the escape lighting, with a certificate on file, is how most offices and shops in Eastleigh show that duty. - [Electricity at Work Regulations 1989](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/contents/made): Electrical systems at work must be maintained. Emergency lighting is part of that system, so a timed test of the fittings sits alongside your other workplace electrical records.