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The suppliers know the law & are likely to stick to the letter of it on this, I think.
VANGO AIRBEAM AWNING FREE
Probably ideal for their target market which may well be folk who try camping for a fortnight for couple of yrs & then move on but I think the regular camper hoping for several yrs trouble free use is likely to be disappointed. You can look at Karsten & see how inflatable tents are supposed to work but built down to a price that most campers are prepared to pay these tents will be short life, I think. Just stating some facts for you and not taking sides.įact is if Vango or any other supplier of this latest crop of inflatable tents/awnings refunded/replaced without question for every fault that is likely to appear on these tents then they would make no profit. If its over 6 months old then i'm afraid it is up to the consumer to prove the product is faulty, if it is under 6 months old its then down to the retailer who the contract is with, not Vango. I will say that 35 days and nights is not enough to affect the fabric.Īs for going to Trading Standards I would ask firstly how long have you owned the awning. When the fabric has had a lot of sun it will need re proofing. I cannot comment on this case as I have not seen the fabric etc but yes the sun can affect fabric. I think peggy means the fabric is leaking water due to Vango saying its had to much sun. I may be wrong but I don't think peggy is saying the tubes are leaking air, they are well covered by fabric etc, none of the air bladder is exposed to the sun. To add insult to injury Tamworth Camping have advised that I have to pay £15 to have my faulty awning returned to me - Buyers beware. I have already met someone who had exactly the same awning leaking in the same place and it was the 1st time he had put it up! It's obviously a design fault although Vango will not admit this. If this is excessive I guess the warranty will only ever be valid if you never take it out of the bag! Not good customer service or value for money. The awning has been erected for a total of 35 days over 5 different occasions yet Vango has determined that it has had excessive UV exposure. After returning to Vango for assessment they have advised it is not covered by their 2 year warranty. I paid £600 for a Sapera Tall Motorhome awning that started leaking quite badly. Fair enough but no guidance is given as to what is excessive UV exposure.
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Beware Vango's warranty - Have just discovered that it does not cover UV degradation.