Assume I purchased an item from a shop. And a company called ‘Anonymous Co. Ltd’ manufactured the item. ‘Anonymous Co. Ltd’ are based miles away from where I live. When I brought it home it was not working, and the fault is because the item is defective.
Assume the guarantee states as follows:
“Anonymous Co. Ltd. guarantees its product range for a period of 1 year from the original certified date of purchase. During this period we have the right to: -
a). Provide parts for the purchaser to effect repair.
b). Repair the product, returned to our warehouse (at the purchaser's cost).
c). Replace the product if it is deemed (by us) to be economical to do so.
This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer”.
What does this guarantee actually mean? I believe that I have a right for repair / replace / refund, and I think this guarantee is trying to impose conditions about repair and replacement. I want to know are they allowed to do that.
(1) Do I still have an absolute right for a refund? No refund is mentioned in the guarantee.
(2) Do they have a right to give the purchaser the spare parts to repair the item in question himself? Isn't the onus upon them to repair the item?
(3) Do the rights they state they have in their guarantee conflict with any of my consumer rights? For example, if want the item to be repaired, do I have to pay to have the item to be transported to their premises miles away?
Assume the guarantee states as follows:
“Anonymous Co. Ltd. guarantees its product range for a period of 1 year from the original certified date of purchase. During this period we have the right to: -
a). Provide parts for the purchaser to effect repair.
b). Repair the product, returned to our warehouse (at the purchaser's cost).
c). Replace the product if it is deemed (by us) to be economical to do so.
This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer”.
What does this guarantee actually mean? I believe that I have a right for repair / replace / refund, and I think this guarantee is trying to impose conditions about repair and replacement. I want to know are they allowed to do that.
(1) Do I still have an absolute right for a refund? No refund is mentioned in the guarantee.
(2) Do they have a right to give the purchaser the spare parts to repair the item in question himself? Isn't the onus upon them to repair the item?
(3) Do the rights they state they have in their guarantee conflict with any of my consumer rights? For example, if want the item to be repaired, do I have to pay to have the item to be transported to their premises miles away?
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