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MSE News: EU consumer protection laws move closer

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"The new EU Consumer Rights Directive aims to strengthen consumers' rights, particularly when shopping online ..."
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How can you possibly be 'tricked' into paying for something that you 'thought' was free??!! What is there about giving your card details that isn't obvious to someone?
I can also see many clothes retailers in particular being badly ripped off by people 'borrowing' clothes for events and then returning them, knowing they will even get their postage back now.
I'm all for protection, but some of this is just stupid.
The DSR state it's 7 working days, so usually you get at least 9 full days to inspect the item, the EU rules will expand it to 14 days, working and non working, so it'll give a maximum of 5 days extra, not all that spectacular (and the 9 days is based on you receive it on Saturday, if you receive a item on Friday you get 11 full days to inform of your intent to return the items)
Also currently under the DSR you are already entitled to your delivery costs (regardless of what delivery option you choose) but the new EU rules seem to state that only the cheapest delivery option will be refunded.
So yes, a change, but not a big change some good, some bad.
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Also new rule for the DSR's under them the retailer had 30 days to return the money paid, now they will have 14 days.
If the regime needs changing, it can be changed here. I think the balance is right as it is.
We would still have most consumer protection laws if the EU wasnt there, but they would be less stronger.
Just as you didn't vote for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but the elected Parliament, aka the Cοmmons, approved of him, the European Commission members have been unanimously proposed by the goverments of the EU states and approved by the elected representatives in the European Parliament. Especially Ms Reading has been behind those regulations that cap EU Roaming talk and text rates (data coming soon), allowing us to talk and text while on work or on holidays in Europe with reasonable rates (it was clear telcos were robbing us)...
Furthermore, the commissioner just proposed the bill, which became a [STRIKE]Law[/STRIKE]Directive only after it was scrutinised and and approved by Parliament. Let alone that the Parliament mostly issues directives (rather than regulations, which are for emergencies or pan-european matters, like the aforementioned call rate caps) that are implemented by each EU government seperately within a timeframe and are adjusted for the needs of the respective nation.
Last but not least, the 7-day cooling-off period was rather a British invention proved successful and adopted for the Directive. Few EU countries currently have such a provision.