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Thanks ADS, that does make sense :)

Thanks very much ADS, that really helps a lot :) I had no intention of going anywhere near a live exposed busbar, I was just playing devil's advocate by asking the question to get an understanding of the science behind the concept. So just to confirm i've got it right, when the neutral is...

Yeah, can you tell :Blushing

If the circuit were already complete (the MCB was on and, for example, the light was on) then there would be 0V PD so I wouldn't get a shock?

So in that case if I touched the busbar I wouldn't get a shock either then?

Hey guys Would I be right to say that if I touch the neutral bar in the consumer unit i'd get a shock? I would've thought the answer would be yes as current will be flowing through it back to the main switch and beyond but I've been given 2 different answers so I just wanted to check with you...

Hey there! This is my first post! What is the need for an isolator switch between a consumer unit and the main fuse? And why is it sometimes required and sometimes not?