The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday that would oblige producers to offer repairs for a product for between five and ten years after it was sold - regardless of whether or not the legal guarantee is still valid.
European consumers and businesses routinely throw away goods that could be repaired, piling up waste and tossing away parts that could be recovered and reused. Some products were not designed to be easily repaired, while for others it was cheaper to buy a new product than repair an old one, the study found. In many cases, consumers simply replaced still-functioning goods because they wanted a newer version.
After that date, companies must still offer repairs, either for free or for a charge. The EU also wants to launch an online service to help consumers find local repairers and thinks competition with other repairers will keep a lid on costs.
Youtube is a great source for learning DIY repairs for household appliances & vehicles. Replacement parts should be cheaper & easily assesible.
Younger repairmen don't understand how to repair, they replace plug- in parts. Older appliances might be less sophisticated but better built. Manufacturers would rather sell a new machine than just replacement parts. Nothing has a warranty that is honored.
don't start being opinionated instead of being journalistic with your 'worn out' additive dear reuters. The world has been fighting for right to repair and buyable spare parts for decades.
Yes !!!
So the next washing machine you buy will cost £100 000
Protection from those over-priced, useless extended warranty products that don't cover anything at all!
It's all fun and games until that 10-year warranty gets folded in to the price of the product.
Electric car batteries…make it for life 🤣
Very well
Sadly this will never happen in America. It would squash the lucrative revenue from 'protection plans'.
Would be to hold manufacturers to account
most products are designed to break, so what, rather than eliminate planned obsolescence we’re just going to have to pay more for products that still break?
What a bunch of clowns.