Gooner;429326 Wrote: > the scenario is that I bought my SB3 in April 2006, it recently died > i.e. no activity when plugged into the mains. > > I since became aware that under uk law, the Sales and Supply of Goods > Act 1994 stipulates that the supplier (not manufacturer) is liable to > either refund, repair or replace the product for anything up to 6 years > from purchase if the product fails within a reasonable period. > > DABS responded today stating that it was not reasonable to expect an > SB3 to be without fault after 36 months. The problem is that the law is phrased in very vague terms, using next-to-meaningless terms such as "reasonable period". Who gets to decide what that is? The way I read it, if something goes wrong after 3 years, it's up to the buyer to prove that it hasn't lasted for "a reasonable period". If the seller refuses to agree with you, you'll have to take them to court. And then the only people who will win are the lawyers.
FWIW, I think a solid state device like a Squeezebox can reasonably be expected to last almost indefinitely once it gets beyond the infant mortality period. But of course a court of law might not agree. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64114 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
