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andyupnorth · Sep 1st, 2004, 07:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by marrsbar

E&OE means jack. (errors and ommisions exempt for those of you wondering). If a mistake is made on a document they have to honour it still. They just put that on so people thing that they can't do anything about errors or mistakes. Trust me, my company uses E&OE all the time, but if we ever did make a mistake, like under charged someone on an invoice, and they chased it up, they would find that we can't change things. If you offer something for sale you must sell it at the written price agreed. You cannot change the price afterwards. The only thing they could do is withdraw the car from sale and that has to be for a certain period of time, cant remember how long.

Er.'fraid that is not correct. The price on an item is an invitation to trade. If a retailer incorrectly prices an item and realises it at the point of sale they are perfectly within their rights to withdraw it from sale. That's the situation under English law anyway(see Misleading Prices - Consumer Protection Act 1987). If a retailer incorrectly advertises an item for sale and then refuses to honour the price you are within your rights to report them to the Trading Standards people who may investigate it and take further action if they feel their was a deliberate attempt to mislead.

Sep 1st, 2004, 07:46 PM	#9
andyupnorth MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Newcastle Local Time: 04:07 PM Posts: 781 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by marrsbar E&OE means jack. (errors and ommisions exempt for those of you wondering). If a mistake is made on a document they have to honour it still. They just put that on so people thing that they can't do anything about errors or mistakes. Trust me, my company uses E&OE all the time, but if we ever did make a mistake, like under charged someone on an invoice, and they chased it up, they would find that we can't change things. If you offer something for sale you must sell it at the written price agreed. You cannot change the price afterwards. The only thing they could do is withdraw the car from sale and that has to be for a certain period of time, cant remember how long. Er.'fraid that is not correct. The price on an item is an invitation to trade. If a retailer incorrectly prices an item and realises it at the point of sale they are perfectly within their rights to withdraw it from sale. That's the situation under English law anyway(see Misleading Prices - Consumer Protection Act 1987). If a retailer incorrectly advertises an item for sale and then refuses to honour the price you are within your rights to report them to the Trading Standards people who may investigate it and take further action if they feel their was a deliberate attempt to mislead. "Do try to keep up Nigel!"