guarantees or warranties

(for all nations)

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A guarantee is considered in law to be an agreement to provide some benefit for a set period of time in the event of the goods or services being defective. A warranty provides the same sort of cover that a guarantee does, but often you have to pay extra for it. As both are contracts, warranties and guarantees give you the right to make a legal claim against the person issuing them.

However, guarantees and warranties are in addition to your statutory rights under either the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended) or the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (as amended).