EHU leads

A lot of the black leads I have seen, usually abroad, seem very light weight. The Orange EHU leads sold in caravan outlets are rated for 16 amps. They are also a bit more substantial if they are ever driven across. It really depends on what the rating of your black lead is, the colour really does not matter.

Black leads seem vulnerable  to wardens mowing machines 

The 'orange' cable supplied by the majority of dealers etc is probably 2.5mm 'Arctic' grade cable in that it is designed to withstand below zero temperatures. They use orange because it is more visible than black when lying on the grass, but it is also available in blue and yellow but the yellow is normally used for 110volt systems.

Personally I would buy an orange cable from the dealer and forget about the black one.

Isn't articulated (as in flexible even when very cold) cable usually blue? Orange being the norm for outdoor use.🤷🏻‍♂️

Only Brits have orange leads. nobody else seems to worry.

I didn't realise that Cliff Richard posted on here! 

Only when on his summer holiday😃

 For your information:

Arctic grade cable which is generally used for wiring industrial plugs and sockets, with yellow used for 110V and blue used for 240V. The particular advantage of this cable is that it has a temperature range of -40 to +70 degrees C making it suitable for outdoor applications.

I suppose the electric cable is to give "Power to all our friends"

Or to the "Travellin' Light" 😁