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by jacquesm 1693 days ago
You're free to ignore such warnings.

And in many cases the warnings are there because the law comes down hard on manufacturers that enable bypassing the (mandatory) governor systems which limit the speed (and sometimes the torque) at which the vehicles can operate.
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CivBase 1693 days ago
Yeah, but warnings like that confuse owners about what their rights are. I'm starting to think there should be a penalty for businesses who assert rights beyond what they actually have.
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dTal 1693 days ago
Sure, I'm free to void the warranty and no one will arrest me. Seems unfair though.
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AshleyGrant 1693 days ago
You're free to ignore those warning stickers because the onus is on the manufacturer to prove that you opening the device caused the issue. Warranty stickers are a scare tactic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty...

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dTal 1693 days ago
Only ~5% of the world's population is subject to that law. The company I bought the scooter from is in the remaining 95%.
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HWR_14 1693 days ago
It matters less where the company is than where you are. I mean, sure, a company in China can refuse to honor the warranty, but they risk losing the ability to sell their goods in the US.
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dTal 1692 days ago
Again, I never mentioned the US.

The amount of casual US-centrism in a thread where people are handing out legal advice is astounding.

To everyone: please don't tell someone on the internet that $FOO is legal without checking where they live. You might get someone hurt.

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HWR_14 1692 days ago
It's not US-centrism in general. You said only 5% of the population is subject to the law, which made that point. If you're like "we in the EU don't do that", fine. However, you then said that the issue was the company that made your scooter was outside the US. That implies you are in the US.

Look, if I offer you a peanut-butter and raspberry jelly sandwich, and you say "I cannot eat that, I'm allergic", fine. If you say "Well, my doctor said I'm allergic to all tree nuts", I would point out peanut butter isn't a tree nut and you can still eat it. If you come back complaining about how "people aren't sensitive to raspberry allergies", I'm going to claim that was bad communication on your part.

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