📓 whats-the-latest-on-right-to-repair-in-the-eu-and-what-it-means-for-the-uk.md by @neil

What’s the latest on Right to Repair in the EU? And what it means for the UK

An : [[article]]

Found at : https://therestartproject.org/news/new-eu-legislation/

by asking that [[repair prices]] are “reasonable”, it helps to not deter people from repairing. But we’ll have to see how this plays out in practice, as reasonable is not easy to quantify.

A second massive barrier is the use of [[parts-pairing]] to limit the use of second-hand or compatible spare parts. The directive should tackle this aspect, but we know the devil is in the details and we suspect manufacturers will try to find loopholes