"David Littlewood" wrote in message
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In article , john east
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Am I the first person in the country to go to the county court to say my
laptop (or what ever it is) has not lasted reasonably long enough and so
fails on the 'Durability' aspect?

I'm a bit surprised that no one has answered my original post question
about
what my likely chances of success are to get some help with the cost of
repair at the County Court. Perhaps those 'in the know' feel they
should
not be speaking out in a public forum.

Thanks for any further advice. timedream95( ....... )gmail.com

Whatever your chances of success, you do realise that making a small claim
in the County Court is a very cheap process and one in which the defendant
cannot claim his costs from you even if you lose?

Your best course may be to make a claim, without expert evidence (because
IIRC you can't claim your costs either), and rely on common sense to make
your case. There is a very good chance that the defendant will find that
the cost of sending someone to defend the case is more than the cost of
making good your loss. IIRC, you can make the claim in the County Court of
your area of residence, which is convenient for you and probably not for
them (but do check in the helpful notes on the Court Service website, it
is some time since I did this).

You should also consider not cross-posting to 6 groups, it tends to make
some people grumpy. I have sent this to just the NG I read.

David
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David Littlewood
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David thanks. that's just the kind of 'insight' that is most helpful.

I still cannot see the problem with posting to 6 groups. It is relevant to
all these groups in one way or another. Most people know of stuff that
breaks down far too soon, so could be helpful.

Also the wider the audience (ie the more groups) the more likely some good
ideas are likely to spring up.

Apart from making the grumpy even more grumpy, can you say what the issue
is?