Section 75 for unsafe dining chairs

tightauldgit

Manxman_in_exile said:

Assuming that the furniture didn't comply with fire regs at the time that the OP bought it, couldn't s32 of the Limitation Act 1980 (legislation.gov.uk) apply if the op was also deceived in any way as to whether the furniture did or did not comply?  In which case the 6 years would run from when the OP was told of the problem, and not from the date of purchase?

I don't see why the seller's administrator would now be concerned about this unless they thought the seller had fraudulently (or otherwise deceptively) sold the furniture when they should not have done?

[Edit:  added "deceptively" in "(or otherwise deceptively)"]

Presumably administrator is fulfilling a legal obligation to inform customers of a safety issue and also minimising their future risk of any claims against them. 

Of course you can't be forced to do anything at all with the furniture but now they've told you, you can't sue them in future if your house burns down. 

Slightly surprised that a letter from a supplier saying your chairs are unsafe please dispose of them and a subsequent email confirmation isn't considered enough by the bank. 

Keep_pedalling

gracie83 said:

I bought my dining  set back in 2016.  A month ago I got a letter from the administrator who has taken over the company saying I need to get rid of my chairs as they do not meet fire standards.  They said to do a section 75 or I can apply for a 'percentage' of the money through the administration process.   The safety recall did not include my chairs, and I emailed the administrator company about that and they confirmed that my chairs are unsafe.  I have just been refused the section 75 as my chairs are not in the recall notice.  I have email the administrators back asking where they are getting their info that the chairs are unsafe so I can pass that evidence to the credit card company.   I am confused as to what to do now.   I cannot afford to get a new dining room set!  If it is not in a recall are they safe regardless of what the administration company says?  I will fill in the paperwork to claim my 'percentage'.  Not sure what to do now or where to go to next.  

Based on the bit in bold it could simply be that the administrators have made an error and that there is nothing wrong with your chairs. You could always check with the manufacturer.