Your responsibilities at the time you sell goods

Whenever you sell goods to a customer you have certain responsibilities.

You must make sure the goods 'conform to contract'. This means that they must be as you describe them - for instance, a car must be the exact model that you say it is, of the correct engine size and with the same number of previous owners as you tell the customer it has had.

By law, all descriptions - whether verbal, written, implied or given in an illustration, must be accurate and not misleading. If you describe goods inaccurately, the customer may have a claim against you for breach of contract, and it may put you in breach of the Trade Descriptions Act.