ABSTRACT
The goods you buy must be safe for their intended users. It is a criminal offence to supply unsafe goods.
This in general applies to second-hand products as well as to new ones. Antiques and newer items which clearly need repair, renovation or some degree of ‘doing up’ would be exempt, provided you were told clearly at the time that the item needed attention. So, to sum up:
the new car Bert sells you must not catch fire; nor must the second-hand one Bert sells you as being in
good working order; but the second-hand car he offers you, clearly labelled ‘Not
working’ or ‘Needs attention’, would not be covered.
