[supermatt]

> How can you be so pedantic but at the same time so naive?

Wow, insulting others when you clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

In the EU a license agreement cant override your consumer rights. If the car was marketed as having a cardata feature and now that feature is restricted, under EU law you are entitled for it to be restored or fairly compensated - which could mean returning the car if it was a marketed feature and a major factor in the purchasing decision - although it’s more likely to be a monetary compensation for minor features. There’s even specific guidance for “digital elements” of products to cover things exactly like this.

I haven’t returned a car, but I have either returned or requested compensation for other consumer items for similar reasons - and was compensated fairly given their use.

[BoredPositron]

Go and sue them we will wait with anticipation for the ruling. Last sentence from my first comment stands and could be applied to you as well. Just had a look at their Terms and Conditions and they are pretty clear.

>> Why should a car be different in regards to software than your washing machine, tv or iPhone?

[stavros]

Again, terms and conditions can't override consumer rights.

The car shouldn't be different from the washing machine, the TV, and the iPhone. I should get a refund if functionality is removed from any of them after purchase.

[BoredPositron]

It's done everyday by thousands of companies and I've never seen a ruling in the EU or otherwise. Apple still throttles iPhones, Google still kills services paid or free. Samsung pushes ads into their smartTVs... Everyone in this thread makes these comments with full confidence but the real world reflects the opposite.

[supermatt]

You are so very wrong. Why don’t you just go read some EU consumer guidance to educate yourself.

[BoredPositron]

God is in his heaven, all is right with the world.

[GJim]

> Go and sue them we will wait with anticipation for the ruling

We don't need to 'sue' as we aren't Americans.

Strong consumer rights laws in the UK and EU mean that if goods are not as described and/or become disabled or are not of reasonable quality, it is straight forward to either reject the goods (and get a full refund) or claim appropriate compensation for your losses.

[BoredPositron]

So why does it happen every day? With prominent examples of Apple, Google and others that get chastised in the media but not in court? You bring the same argument which is not the lived reality of consumers in the EU.