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A very worrying article on the front page of todays Daily Telegraph. Cannot find a link to it on their web site.
Changes to EU legislation.
It states that from 2010 the motor trades ‘block exemption’ rules will be scrapped.
A serious financial blow to any motorist but with much wider implications for our trade. Without the example of the motor trades rules we will have precious little chance of getting anything similar for the whitegoods sector. :rolls: 😥 👿
Jim.
Re: Block exemption to end.
From SMMT’s website……………………
Re: Block exemption to end.
I wonder why the SMMT is in favour of ending block exemption. :rolls:
From that article.
‘ The new EU Type-Approval legislation makes certain aspects, such as access to technical information for new cars, redundant.’
To paraphase Mandy Rice Davies, ” they would say that, wouldn’t they” 👿Jim.
Re: Block exemption to end.
The AA reports: –
Automobile Association wrote:The current Block Exemption Regulations expire in 2010 and the freedom to have your car serviced/repaired where you choose, is under threat.
Some argue that there is no point renewing the current regulation as changes to Type Approval and European vehicle emissions regulations (so called Euro V and Euro VI standards) will be sufficient to ensure that technical data has to be supplied for new vehicles.
We and other motoring organisations across Europe are campaigning, along with the rest of the independent trade, for the retention of Block Exemption in its current form as neither Type Approval nor Emissions legislation will secure the required level of access to technical information for cars that are already in service.
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