More than a third of tradesfolk have been told by customers to arrive with sanders, ­jigsaws and drills fully charged, as people get more worried about their energy usage This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more View 2 Images Workmen are fighting a battle to get work done (stock) (Image: Getty Images)

Folk are banning tradesmen from charging tools in their homes and refusing to put the heating on for them due to sky-high energy costs.

More than a third of tradesfolk - 36% - have been told by customers to arrive with sanders , ­jigsaws and drills fully charged, a survey by Toolstation found.

And a quarter of those quizzed complained of feeling cold while working indoors at clients’ homes in the a

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