---- Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> wrote: > On 10/3/10, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Under UK law the manufacturer could tell you to go run up a shutter, > >anyway. Your contract is with the retailer to provide goods of > >merchantable quality, which has always been taken to mean fit for > >purpose. Equipment bought as being of professional standard would be > >expected to perform to a higher level in whatever you choose (e.g. > >durability) than that described as some other standard. > > Understood. Sorry, I didn't make it clear enough that I was referring to > an out-of-warranty scenario.
Warranty, schmarranty. The courts decide what is a reasonable term for something to remain functional. I understand that, usually, it's not worth the bother but the Sale of Goods Act 1898 is a brilliant piece of consumer protection. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
