Turtlemoon has made a valid point regarding the three year warranty. I'm no lawyer but I have heard somewhere that this applies to ALL goods purchased within the EU. This is why electrical goods purchased somewhere like Aldi have this three year cover. In effect ALL goods purchased within the UK should carry this same 3 year warranty rather than the crappy 12 months we're given here. Have UK companies got some sort of get out clause so this doesn't apply to them? This would have a big impact for buying anything here here as I can't see any reason why we should be exempt. Anybody out there better informed???