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• CONSUMER RIGHTS: How do I reject a vehicle or get compensation for problems with a car? (FAQs)
  That doesn’t stop you using all of them, but if the car goes wrong after 6 months you need Clegg. A new statute called the Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into effect on 1st October 2015, giving car buyers the right to reject a faulty car within 30 days and ask for a full refund. This differs from the previous protection afforded to consumers under the Sale of Goods Act, which the Consumer Rights Act replaces.  The Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers all goods but is of particular interest to car buyers , given the significant cost of purchasing a car and the subsequent impact if things go wrong.
• PARKING FINES. What are my rights regarding parking penalties for parking in private carparks? (FAQs)
  He argued that the standard terms of the contract ‘ticket to be displayed at all times’ may be unreasonable in a few unusual circumstances and that all the circumstances should be taken into account in the Judges assessment of whether this came into the territory of an 'unreasonable consumer contract' as defined in the 1999 Act. He also argued that this is a consumer contract where the consumer (motorist) has no bargaining power at all. He submitted that a contractual penalty could not apply where clearly the company had suffered no loss.  The Judge agreed that the parking companies had not a shred of discretion or reasonableness but that they were not obliged to have this in law and gave a judgement against the reader.The £50 penalty cost him around £170.
• CREDIT HIRE: What is it and how can it affect me if I am involved in a crash? (FAQs)
  O’Connor [2003] UKHL 64 , In Clark the court held that a credit hire agreement could be valid, enforceable and exempt from the Consumer Credit Act.  If a credit hire agreement complies with the Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) Order 1989, then it is likely to be valid. This requires the debt to be paid in not more than four instalments, less than twelve months from the date of the agreement.