What are you signing up for?
Long story short, you should carefully read any T&Cs provided to you and seek to ensure you understand any implications that your agreement may impose on you in the future.
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Lawgistics review WSG warranty offering
As with most of the warranties we have reviewed, WSG’s options are limited in going above and beyond a consumer’s statutory rights and also limit claims in other areas that would ordinarily be covered.
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Be careful of what you promise
Estoppel by representation is a rule that prevents someone from denying a set of facts or a statement that they previously represented as being true.
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Disclose or not to disclose, that is the question
It is imperative that you know what is required to be disclosed, when to disclose the documents, and what your legal duty is both before proceedings and when a claim is issued.
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Court Rules Against ‘Serial Returner’ in Distance Selling Dispute
It is clear from his evidence that his true intention was that he wanted the ability to reject the car at a time of his choosing.
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Indemnities – Handle with Care!
Indemnity clauses are usually onerous by design and drafted in broad terms so dealers should not make the mistake of overlooking them.
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Detailed records avoid post-sale issues
The Claimant was only entitled to compensation for the cost of repairs to the locks, which were considered likely to have been faulty at the point of sale and was awarded £385.
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Claimant failed to satisfy the burden of proof
No real evidence to suggest the extant problems with his vehicle were in any way related to the repairs that had been undertaken
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Metadata matters! Proving dates of evidence
Metadata means “data about data” and is defined as “the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data in question.”
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Chargeback fraud – getting back a stolen car
Like many finance companies, when a consumer complains about a vehicle, banks are notoriously reluctant to back the dealer in a chargeback fraud issue.
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Dieselgate
The High Court has set a trial date for the Mercedes group case in February 2025, with all actions likely to conclude by 2026.
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I’m On The Register!!
If a judgment in default is issued, a CCJ is recorded immediately on the relevant credit file.
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