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Company bust, guarentee?

Has the retailer a responsibility to their customers when the customer has paid top money for an item that has a long guarentee and the manufacturer of that item has gone bust?

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  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    The seller has liability under the Sale of Goods Act. If the warranty was provided by the manufacturer the seller has no liability for servicing the warranty.
  • vuvuzela
    vuvuzela Posts: 3,648 Forumite
    rizzo wrote: »
    Has the retailer a responsibility to their customers when the customer has paid top money for an item that has a long guarantee and the manufacturer of that item has gone bust?

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    If the warranty is specified by the manufacturer, the retailer doesn't have to comply with that.
    As said though, the retailer does have to comply with SOGA - what product, when was it purchased and what value was it ?
    You may (if purchased by credit card) also have recourse to Section 75 of the CCA (1974) if you purchased via credit card.
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