"Andrew May" wrote in message
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On 06/02/2019 12:17, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Harry Bloomfield submitted this idea :
I spotted an item I thought to maybe buy, so requested more information
via there web form. No reply so I emailed the via their sales email
address, still no reply, so I looked a little deeper.

Both of their listed addresses are the addresses of homes on ordinary
streets, rather than any commercial address.

http://www.plumbdepot.co.uk/contact-us

The more you dig, the more suspicious it seems, despite the apparent
quality of the web site design.

From the T&Cs:

"The Plumb Depot and Parts Depot websites are trade only websites: by
registering you confirm that you consider yourself to be a business or
acting on behalf of a business and therefore you will not be covered by
any contract law that relates to retailers and their customers. Distance
Selling Regulations will not apply. Under law, wholesalers and resellers
are expected to negotiate their own terms and conditions. The following
Terms and Conditions set out the trading arrangements with William Sharp
Ltd."

Is that allowed?

Yes, the law does make that distinction.

Does one get consumer rights because one is a consumer

Yes. But they don't deal with consumers, they are trade only.

or because one claims to be?