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I am an adviser for CAB, yes, its true, there are people here that have a wealth of experience and knowledge. I advise the OP to contact their nearest CAB, it wont be far away, but the general process is that if you receive such a claim, you hand it to your insurance company, who have the skills and resources to determine its merit, generally plumbers dont know the law..... lolThere is no liability to the installer after the warranty has expired. If there was, then we'd all be liable for every fitting and appliance on every job going back years. Furthermore if work has been done on your pipework by another plumber which will happen over time if a new tap is needing installed or additions to a bathroom are required, then again you are not liable for the original pipework after someone else has worked on it as technically it's been tampered with.
Regardless the OP needs to seek professional legal advice from either a lawyer or Citizens Advice as I doubt if anyone on this forum is qualified to do so.
Just because a company is not trading does not mean it is free from all liabilities from the past. Dont forget a company is just a bunch of directors or owners. You have not stated the status of the original company. Dont poo poo this away, it could be a real threatThat’s what I would have fort especially when the company doesn’t even exist now and isn’t trading. How doncompanys get away with changing names every year etc
That is a fair point well made.Just because a company is not trading does not mean it is free from all liabilities from the past. Dont forget a company is just a bunch of directors or owners. You have not stated the status of the original company. Dont poo poo this away, it could be a real threat
This is what I said in my two posts above. The OP needs to seek the advice of a legal professional or his local Citizens Advice as I doubt anyone on a plumbing forum is qualified to do so.That said, I am neither a solicitor nor a lawyer so it is well worth the OP speaking to one who specialises in this aspect of the law rather than a generalist.
You seemed happy to dish it out on a previous thread Cailean so can`t have it both ways I`m afraid.Calm down whoever you are. Your posts are aggressive and way over the top on what is supposed to be a friendly forum
The guy jumped on my post first on another thread previously if you remember and as far as I'm concerned the matter is closed and I'll continue to offer helpful advice to anyone that may find it useful, as this is what we're here for.You seemed happy to dish it out on a previous thread Cailean so can`t have it both ways I`m afraid.
In fairness Cailean, Dave said much what I would have said, even if he did say it less diplomatically. Your post does read as if you assumed the issue was about product failure, and your comment that liability ends with the warranty is helpful, useful, and wrong. Dave was right to pull you up on a point of fact.
Look up the consumer rights act and the former sale of goods act and you will see that a warranty does not end liability.
I know this for a fact as I had to get Trading Standards involved when I, as a consumer, bought a replacement kettle for my own electric shower direct from Triton. Triton initially said it was unfortunate that it only lasted 4 months, but the warranty was only for 90 days so I could get knotted, basically. Trading Standards took a very dim view of this.
It's statements like this that show why you shouldn't seek legal advice from plumbers! A lot of people call themselves companies when they are sole traders. If you've not set up a company you are either a sole trader or a partner and you could be fully liable.The company at the time was a sole trader, then I went to a new limited company when I purchased a house etc
I think you will find that if the company is no longer trading then they have no claim, unless they want to sue you personally.I will do. I’ll speak to my lawyer tomorrow and leave it with the professionals... the company doesn’t even exist now. Anything could have knocked it especially if it was in a cupboard.
Don`t believe insurance companies know the word loyalty tbh.Definitely a case for not changing insurers year by year? If you can stay with the same company you can ask for their help, ie. " you insured me for the last ten years, it's your liability too."
If you swap for cheaper insurance year on year then they can then get out of it.
I still get quotes from other companies but often my current insurers match the price.
I’m no legal expert but isn’t there a statute of limitations that prevents someone from bringing a legal claim after six years?Don`t believe insurance companies know the word loyalty tbh.
I’m no legal expert but isn’t there a statute of limitations that prevents someone from bringing a legal claim after six years?[/QUOTE
You are not liable, do not engage with them until 3rd try on letter. Then advise them of a counter claim for wasted admin time, undue stress etc ..They will go away before thatI did a job in augest 2012 and last week received a letter in the post off there solicitor saying I was liable for a compression fitting leaking and causing some damage in augest 2018! The company I had then stopped trading in March 2015 as I went limited. Does anyone know where I stand etc?
Exactly. A company is a legal entity separate from its owners, so when I read the original post in haste, I assumed the work had been carried out by the OP, working as the employee of the company (even if he was the owner of said company) hence all my twaddle about limited liability for the company's debts.It's statements like this that show why you shouldn't seek legal advice from plumbers! A lot of people call themselves companies when they are sole traders. If you've not set up a company you are either a sole trader or a partner and you could be fully liable.
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