Manufacturer’s Guarantee A manufacturer’s guarantee or warranty is usually a written undertaking to repair or replace defective goods within a certain time. The terms of a manufactures guarantee or warranty depends on what is offered. It may be possible to purchase additional or enhanced guarantee cover. Regulations make provision for consumer guarantees. Guarantees are of […]
General Until recent times most control of the content of advertising was by way of voluntary self-regulatory codes. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations were implemented in England in 2008. The Regulations, which derived from European Union Directives, modernised and updated the law on advertising. The […]
General Office of Fair Trading approved Codes of Practice are used in several business sectors in England and Wales. Voluntary Codes of Practice are promoted by Trade Bodies for promotional and quality purposes. Many voluntary codes have been approved by the OFT. The codes do not have the force of law but are binding on […]
Unsolicited Goods Sending unsolicited goods to consumers purporting to provide that the goods are deemed purchased unless the recipient replies within a set time is inertia selling. Inertia selling is the act of demanding immediate or deferred payment or the return or safekeeping of supplied by the trader but not solicited by the consumer. There […]