London · CR0 and surrounding districts
PSSR inspections in Croydon & South London
Croydon is the largest commercial centre in South London outside the centre, and its coffee estate looks different from the inner boroughs: managed high-street chains, hotel and leisure sites, a large office and civic footprint, and independents around South End and Surrey Street. Much of the equipment is on a national contract that covers maintenance and not statutory examination — which is where we come in. PSSR examinations from £265 + VAT.
Quick answer
Do coffee machines in Croydon & South London need a PSSR examination?
Yes, wherever the machine operates in a workplace. Steam is a relevant fluid under PSSR 2000, and steam systems are in scope at any pressure and any volume — so a commercial machine with a steam boiler needs a Written Scheme of Examination and periodic examination by a competent person, whatever its group count or how hard it is worked.
- Examination from
- £265
- Travel
- Included
Postcodes and places
Where we work in Croydon
CR0 covers the town centre and Broad Green, CR2 reaches Sanderstead and South Croydon, CR4 and CR7 take in Mitcham and Thornton Heath, with SE19 at Crystal Palace and SM6 at Wallington.
- Croydon town centre
- South Croydon
- Thornton Heath
- Mitcham
- Crystal Palace
- Norbury
- Purley
- Wallington
Not on the list? Send the postcode and we will confirm coverage and travel in writing.
What a Croydon examination includes
- Isolation, depressurisation and full boiler drain
- Internal endoscope inspection for scale, corrosion and weld condition
- Safety valve, anti-vac valve and fitting checks
- Pressure gauge verified against a calibrated test gauge, then a pressure test
- Written Scheme of Examination, signed report and asset record within 48 hours
Scheduling in Croydon
- Town-centre loading. Croydon's town-centre loading restrictions are enforced through the day, and the Whitgift and Centrale areas have their own service arrangements. Give us the service yard or bay at booking.
- Tram and one-way system. The tram network and the one-way gyratory affect how a visit is routed. It is not a problem, but it does mean we plan arrival to avoid the school and commuter peaks.
- Outer-London travel. Croydon and the CR postcodes are inside our standard travel zone, so there is no mileage surcharge on published prices.
The local estate
What the Croydon sites look like
The premises mix decides what the examination involves, what tends to fail, and how the visit has to be scheduled.
Managed high-street chains
National maintenance contracts rarely include the PSSR examination, because it is a duty-holder obligation rather than a repair. Franchisees and area managers are frequently the ones who discover the gap.
Hotels and leisure
Croydon's hotel and leisure sites run machines across breakfast service, banqueting and bars. Multi-machine sites renew better as one date than as several.
South End and Surrey Street independents
Owner-operated sites in the older street grid, often on equipment that has been in place through two or three changes of ownership.
Machine mix
The machines we are called to in Croydon
The price of the examination follows the machine's boiler configuration, so it is worth checking which of these you have before you call. Every one has its own page covering the examination scope for that model and the rate it carries.
Brands covered
Published prices
What it costs in Croydon
These are the same figures everywhere we work. There is no Croydon surcharge, no travel loading and no congestion charge passed on.
| Work | Price + VAT |
|---|---|
| PSSR examination, 1–2 group single boiler | £265 + VAT |
| PSSR examination, 3 group single boiler | £295 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 1 group | £405 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 2 group | £440 + VAT |
| Service + PSSR bundle, 3 group | £500 + VAT |
| Certified safety valve, if required — traditional machine | £35 + VAT |
| Same, OEM make (La Marzocco and similar) | £55 + VAT |
| Same, Rex Royal (2.3–2.4 bar OEM) | £135 + VAT |
| Call-out, first hour on site | £135 + VAT |
Travel is included nationwide, with no mileage loading and no Congestion Charge passed on. Prices exclude VAT at 20%. See the full price list.
Local questions
Croydon questions, answered
For the statutory background — who the duty holder is, what a Written Scheme must contain and when the next examination falls due — read the complete PSSR guide.
0208 037 9340
My machine is on a national maintenance contract. Is the PSSR examination included?
Usually not. Maintenance contracts cover repairs and planned servicing; the statutory examination under PSSR 2000 is a separate duty that sits with the operator or the asset owner. It is worth checking the contract wording, because if the examination is not named in it, nobody is doing it.
Do you cover the CR postcodes without a travel charge?
Yes. Croydon and the surrounding CR districts sit inside our standard travel zone, and travel is included in published prices across London and the Essex corridor.
Can you examine a hotel with machines on several floors?
Yes, and we would examine them in one visit. Hotels typically run a breakfast machine, a banqueting machine and a bar machine — three separate pressure systems with three separate examination clocks. Combining them into a single renewal date makes the compliance file much easier to manage.
Nearby areas we cover
Clapham & Brixton
SW4, SW2, SW9, SW11, SW12, SW8
PSSR inspections in Clapham →
Kingston & Richmond
KT1, KT2, KT3, KT5, KT6, TW9
PSSR inspections in Kingston →
South Bank & Bermondsey
SE1, SE16, SE17, SE11, SE8, SE15
PSSR inspections in South Bank →
See the full coverage map for every region, borough and postcode district we work in.
Call to book your Croydon examination.
One call gets you a fixed price and a date. Same-week appointments, published rates, and the Written Scheme of Examination in your inbox within 48 hours of the visit.