What are the laws on items left on our property?

Explicit said:
Ah, you should have phrased it like that in your original post. :) The answer is: there is no specific time frame. Here's how it works:

You have a duty to take reasonable care of the goods whilst they remain in your possession. You will be liable for any damage caused to them whilst they are in your possession.

Before you can keep or sell the goods, you must serve two notices on the seller to collect the goods (basically you write two identical letters and post them by recorded delivery - very important. For evidence purposes, I recommend you also keep a copy for yourself).

-The notices must state that the seller is responsible for collecting the goods.
-You must also state details of where the goods are kept, including your name and address.
-You must give the seller a reasonable amount of time to collect the goods, e.g. 3 months (state this time frame in the notices).
-State that you intend to sell the goods if they are not collected within the time frame given.
-You may also state reasonable storage charges, if any.

If the seller has not collected the goods after lapse of the time frame given in the notices, you are legally entitled to keep the goods or sell them.
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Cool, thanks very much for that :)

Craig.
 
I'd seriously not even contact them, a big company isn't going to miss a few quid. Your not risking anything by not getting in touch with them and if theres a big lapse of time of say 6 months to a year, ship it along on a well known auction site :p
 
bobert50 said:
I'd seriously not even contact them, a big company isn't going to miss a few quid. Your not risking anything by not getting in touch with them and if theres a big lapse of time of say 6 months to a year, ship it along on a well known auction site :p
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True, they won't miss it, but if they do eventually find out, even after 6 months then I'd be paying a lot of money :)

Craig.
 
Don't contact them, keep the goods see what happens. if they do charge you for it. they cant go into you bank account and take the money they will either send you a bill via post or email then contact them and tell them what has happened. like bobert said i highly doubt they will miss it.
 
Reminds me of one time a housemate ordered about £15 of stuff from dabs, got a delivery with about £75 worth of stuff in it, the invoice noted "steve's upgrade 2", steve never got his upgrade.

But that was addressed and named to my housemate.
 
AcidHell2 said:
ignore city link, phone the retailer and inform them.
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Agreed, you bought the item from the reseller, not City Link and it's the reseller that supplied it.

Get in touch with the reseller, thank them for the replacement and let them know the original finaly turned up and is available for collection at their convinience.
 
i bought a new hard drive for my lappy some years back now, from a retailer ive never used before , I got my hdd , then 2 days later i had another :D so i phoned the retailer , they said thanks for telling us of our mistake. so sent it back etc. a week later from the retailer i got a cheque for £30 as a thanks :D
 
bobert50 said:
I'd seriously not even contact them, a big company isn't going to miss a few quid. Your not risking anything by not getting in touch with them and if theres a big lapse of time of say 6 months to a year, ship it along on a well known auction site :p
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After all the advice given I still can't believe that there are people advocating that the OP breaks the law
 
We've got a big roll of wire in the garden which the NTL man left when he re-ran the cable round our house i think it might be CATV cable or somethign anyway its been here for over a month or so su think i can bay it ? :d
 
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