> The fuse is only necessary due to shoddy British wiring standards In other words, they're solving a very real problem here. And so is the rest of the plug as

> The fuse is only necessary due to shoddy British wiring standards In other words, they're solving a very real problem here. And so is the rest of the plug as well. It seems that most of the continental Europeans that have moved to the UK (myself included) are positively amazed by the details of the UK plug design.