Consumer Rights Act 2022

Chapter 3

Consumer remedies in service contracts

Remedy for failure to supply service

84. (1) Where the trader—

(a) fails to supply the service under a service contract in accordance with section 78 , and

(b) fails to comply with a subsequent request from the consumer to supply the service within an additional period appropriate to the circumstances,

the consumer shall have the right to terminate the service contract.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply, and the consumer shall have the right to terminate the service contract immediately (and without making a request referred to in subsection (1)(b)), where—

(a) the trader has declared that the trader will not supply the service or it is clear from the circumstances that the trader will not do so,

(b) the supply of the service in accordance with section 78 is essential, taking into account all the relevant circumstances at the time of the conclusion of the service contract, or

(c) the consumer informed the trader at the time of, or before, the conclusion of the service contract that the supply of the service on or by a specified date was essential for the consumer and the trader fails to supply the service on or by that date.

(3) Where the consumer has the right to terminate the service contract under subsection (1) or (2) and wishes to exercise that right—

(a) the consumer shall exercise that right in accordance with section 88 , and

(b) the trader shall comply with the obligations in section 89 .