RE: [OT] UK electronics warranties

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone got a link to the SoGA on-line?

Paul.



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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Stuart Grimshaw
> Sent: 03 May 2005 15:53
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> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] UK electronics warranties
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> On 5/3/05, Phil Dye <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 5/3/05, Paul Gale <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Is there any UK legislation that says electronic goods have
to have a
> 1yr warranty etc? Do they even have to have a warranty?
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> > There is no automatic entitlement to a warranty, although a year
is
> > common practice. Of course, any 'warranty' is in addition to your
> > statutory rights under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended),
which
> > contains lots of vagueness such as "reasonable time"
and so on.
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> I was under the impression that the sale of goods act was what gave
> you the 1yr warranty with the supplier? Hence why Rover owners have
> still got a warranty as it's with the supplier not the manufacturer
> ... That's how it was explained on the radio during the initial
> caffufle.
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