mainbeam wrote:Horse wrote:My understanding is that a retailer is obliged to replace a faulty item, and that includes any additional cost - as long as it's not 'disproportionate'.
Absent a term in the contract that gives you more the retailer is obliged to compensate you for your actual loss. From your description of the problem that appears to be a replacement.
Conditions of the Guarantee
• If the product fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship within the guarantee period B&Q will repair or replace the affected product or part
• Where the products are no longer available, B&Q will, at its discretion, provide you with a replacement product of similar specification
• These are the only remedies available under this GuaranteeSo it's down to the interpretation of similar . . .
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When the one we have is described as 'unique', it's hard to see how one described as 'practical' could be considered
similar . . .
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.