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I'm a competent DIYer and have been extending rings, adding spurs, installing FCUs, sockets and light switches etc etc for about 30 years with no problems, but I've never tried to 'recycle' a cooker circuit, hence my request for advice. I've never felt comfortable tinkering with the CU so the...

A quick follow up - a friend suggested I could do as above but use a length of 6mm cable from the JB to the socket and leave the 30A MCB in place - would this be safe?

Thanks very much guys.

The old electric cooker is being replaced by a gas cooker so the cooker circuit is now redundant. I'm looking to use it to create a wall socket about 3 metres along the wall. It's on its own 30A circuit from the CU.  Could I safely put the existing 6mm cable into a 30A junction box then run a...