minnie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Happy New Year one and all. How do contributors to the forum think that this will work? What are the obligations of the garage. For instance, last year we needed new brake caliper fittings for our aged Citroen C5. This year, how far would the garage have to go to locate these second hand parts...is this clear from the legislation? For me this is now just hypothesis but I'd be interested to know how others think that this might work. Can the garage just say "we can't locate 2nd hand parts"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 what legislation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 This is what is supposed to be one of the changes in France for 2017. Maybe I have misunderstood but assumed that it was legislative. It is possibly only a commitment by the motor industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Perhaps you'd better explain more clearly because I can't really see what obligation any garage would be under to hunt down second hand parts for a customer [8-)]EDIT: I presume you mean this:http://www.lefigaro.fr/conso/2016/05/31/05007-20160531ARTFIG00270-les-garagistes-devront-proposer-des-pieces-detachees-d-occasion-des-2017.phpI would think that's aimed at relatively recent parts from wrecks which are likely to be pretty freely available from a myriad of breakers and only a phone call away rather than ancient rusty knackered obsolete stuff which is probably no better than what you've got simply to keep a crappy clunker away from the scrappies gate.You wouldn't catch me fitting second hand brake parts though period ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 It is what I was thinking about, not that I'd necessarily want it. I was just curious to see what people think about how it would work in practise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 My belle fille gets her car repaired at a local casse auto, which has it's own garage and they do womble parts for her baniole.........lot cheaper. They do use new parts too, ie brakes etc, but for some things she saves a lot of money.She has done this for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 No risk of getting dodgy secondhand brake parts......Les catégories de pièces de rechange automobiles issues de l'économie circulaire concernéespar ces nouvelles règles sont les suivantes (article R 121-29 du code de la consommation) : Les pièces de carrosserie amovibles ; Les pièces de garnissage intérieur et de la sellerie ; Les vitrages non collés ; Les pièces optiques ; Les pièces mécaniques ou électroniques, à l'exception de celles faisant partie : Des trains roulants ; Des éléments de la direction ; Des organes de freinage ; Des éléments de liaison au sol qui sont assemblés, soumis à usure mécanique etnon démontables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Pretty limited scope then, do we really need a law for that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 There seems to be a law in France for everything. The problem is no-one enforces them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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