Was there ever a black PVC 7/.029 cable made. My son has bought a house (probably 60s) which has black cable for the ring main. The insulation on the cable appears to be normal,and is Red /Black with uninsulated earth as usual, but this black outer seems to "pull off" the conductors easier than PVC does when stripping. I just hope it is not rubber. I think BICC is embossed on the outer.
John