Faulty Goods
Faulty Goods Compensation Claim Advice
If you have bought a product that was faulty and you have been injured in some way though no fault of your own, then you have a very good chance of making a successful claim for personal injury compensation.
If you would like to speak to someone with experience in the area of personal injury compensation, related to faulty products and faulty goods compensation, contact the Personal Injury Bureau.
Types of Faulty Goods and Products Leading To Injury Claims
When you buy a product you expect it to be of a minimum standard of quality. You certainly do not expect it to be faulty. You certainly do not expect it to harm you in some way.
When you buy goods, including goods supplied as part of a service, the law gives you certain rights as a consumer. The law says that those goods must be of a satisfactory quality, be fit for the purpose they are sold for, and they should match the description of those products on the packaging.
Types Of Faulty Goods Can Include:
- Faulty Electrical Goods
- Faulty Toys
- Tools With Faults
- Child Buggies
- Food or Drink
- Faulty Vehicles, including cars and motorcycles
- Badly Labelled Food
- Faulty Safety Equipment
- Contaminated Food and Drink
- Furniture
- Sofas and Chairs
- Gardening Equipment
- Other types of Faulty Goods
All of the above if faulty and leading to some form of injury can lead to a claim for personal injury compensation from a supplier.
Know Your Rights – Faulty Goods Compensation
There are a number of UK laws which protect consumers from the sale of faulty goods and give you the legal right to pursue a claim for compensation.
If you have been injured by a faulty or defective consumer product, then you may be entitled to claim for damages, for those injuries, from either the manufacturer or supplier of those faulty goods.
There are several laws that give you protection against the effects of buying unsafe or dangerous faulty products and goods – a claim can be made against the trader and/or the manufacturer depending on which law you use.
The following are some of the key areas of faulty goods legislation:
Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended) – If the goods you bought are unsafe, they are not of satisfactory quality. You may have the right to return them and to have your money refunded, the item replaced or repaired, or to be paid compensation.
Consumer Protection Act 1987 – Under this, the manufacturer or the importer may be held liable for any damage caused by defective (dangerous or unsafe) goods.
Damage includes death or personal injury and damage to private property.
You may also be able to claim compensation for negligence from the trader or the manufacturer. You do not have to have purchased the goods yourself from the trader and no criminal offence needs to have been committed.
However, you will have to show that the trader or the manufacturer had not taken reasonable care and as a result you suffered loss, damage or some form of injury because of the goods.
There are times limits in place for compensation claims: claiming for personal injury, the time limit is normally set at three years.
A Personal Injury Bureau solicitor will be happy to advise you on all matters related to personal injury compensation claims for faulty goods and products.
