Product Recall email from eBay.

[Matt Jones]

I bought a cheap kit off eBay earlylast year, I recall it was about £120 or something, I was really just curious to see if a kit that cheap was useable, and actually it wasn’t too bad, but thats not the point.

Today, I got a message from the seller, declaring a recall (kit is long gone, bike sold on) I looked to see if it was a safety issue, but it appears it’s simply because it was overpowered in terms of EAPC law in the UK.

I recall the seller made it perfectly clear this was 500w kit and shouldn’t be used on UK roads.

I just find it strange that this seller is being made to recall these? And wonder what the implications are going forward for buying overpowered kits in the UK?

 

[Matt Jones]

 

[flecc]

If the original advertising you bought from implied that it was UK legal, the supplier could be liable to prosecution, necessitating the recall.

If it had no mention of, or implication of legality, then its sale would not normally be illegal.

I can only think that there was some implication of legality or that there was an intermediary in the sales chain who was given the idea that it was UK legal.

The implication of legality can be very slight to be illegal, for example a single mention of EAPC, EPAC or Pedelec.
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[saneagle]

I've noticed that a lot of sellers of non-compliant stuff, like hoverboards, scooters, etc, all put a big disclaimer in their adverts, even private sellers. I had assumed that Ebay tells you to do that from the listing title.
Here's one, though not as obvious as others I've seen.

SEGWAY HOVERBOARD SCOOTER SELF BALANCING BLUETOOTH WITH BAG LED WHEELS UK | eBay

2 Wheel Self Balancing Scooter With Bag. Great for beginners and advanced riders alike. With a range of up to 20km and a maximum speed of up to 10km/h. The balance Board features two lights on the front side of the board.

www.ebay.co.uk

A quick check of Ebay shows no warnings on most of the 500w and above kits.

 

[Saracen]

Don't you just love illegal kit users in the UK no wonder we have a bad rep

 

[Matt Jones]

Don't you just love illegal kit users in the UK no wonder we have a bad rep

Don’t you just love Karen’s, who make assumptions about where a bike was used without actually having a clue?

 

[Saracen]

Don’t you just love Karen’s, who make assumptions about where a bike was used without actually having a clue?

Correct... Ken

Whick "Ken" is why the poster stated "I bought a cheap kit off eBay earlylast year "

 

[RollingChunder]

Don’t you just love Karen’s, who make assumptions about where a bike was used without actually having a clue?

Mowing down grannies in their local pedestrianised high street surely?