Sale Of Goods Act

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-22887138

Just brilliant.

Elementary error. He was hiring not buying. Hiring of goods is covered by the Supply of goods Act.

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/brent&harrow/con1item.cgi?file=*ADV0022-1011.txt

THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES ACT 1982

When a trader hires out goods to a consumer, a service is provided so the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (as amended) applies. You are entitled to expect that the hire service is carried out:

with reasonable care and skill

in a reasonable time (if there is no specific time agreed)

for a reasonable charge (if no fixed price was set in advance)

The goods supplied as part of the hire contract must be:

of satisfactory quality

fit for their intended purpose and any purpose made known to the trader

as described