Originally Posted By: wfaulk
I don't know if that's the case in the UK. I want to say that you do have dedicated circuits per outlet. Something to do with wiring in old construction and the reason for there being a fuse directly in the plugs?

We do weird things with a ring circuit so you can use thinner cable is the reason I was told. My house has two socket circuits. One for upstairs and one for the ground floor. Each one has a 32A MCB protecting it.