lemon buyback

12:57 Mar 9, 2016
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English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: lemon buyback
As I understand it, this is a US term for a vehicle which, due to defects, is bought back by the manufacturer. Do we have a UK equivalent, does anyone know? I am proofing/localising a US text for GB English.
James Peel
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33


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Robert Forstag
3 +1"lemon buyback"( American state law)
Larisa Horback
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lemon & buyback
Jack Doughty
US reference
Didier Fourcot

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Explanation:
In language that summarizes what is involved, and that does not use the term "lemon" itself:

legal obligation of a seller to refund the purchase price of a vehicle that has turned out to be unsatisfactory

This would probably best be enclosed in parentheses, following the use of "lemon laws" in quotes (depending on the formality/formatting of the text involved, a footnote might even work).

This is wordy, but I don't see how the concept can be described more economically.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: English

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agree  acetran
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"lemon buyback"( American state law)


Explanation:
It's American law "Lemon laws are American state laws that provide a remedy for purchasers of cars and other consumer goods in order to compensate for products that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance. Although there may be defective products of all sorts ranging from small electrical appliances to huge pieces of machinery, the term "lemon" is generally thought of as applying to defective vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles. "
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Only Canada and Singapore have similar laws but not the same.



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Mistake

(American state laws)


    Reference: http://www.dca.ca.gov/acp/buyback.shtml
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_law
Larisa Horback
United States
Local time: 11:33
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yasutomo Kanazawa: The asker is asking whether there is another way of saying lemon buyback in UK English. You're just explaining what lemon buyback is.
12 hrs
  -> and added that this law or similar to "lemon law" exist in Singapore and Canada, so there is no way to say it differently.

agree  acetran
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Reference comments


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Reference: lemon & buyback

Reference information:
Both "lemon" for a dud car and "buyback" are valid UK English terms, so maybe you don't need an alternative to lemon buyback. But I must admit I can't find the complete term as such.


    Reference: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=20451
    Reference: http://www.logbookloans247.co.uk/motor-buyback/
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

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agree  Sheila Wilson: It isn't written into UK law, but the principle is understood.
14 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  philgoddard: You should have put this as an answer!
1 hr
  -> Тhank you. Not sure about that, it doesn't really give the UK equivalent of US lemon buyback law.
agree  acetran
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Reference: US reference

Reference information:
See below lemon-check, this is a common term in auto trade, I will let others knowing better than me the UK market say if there is such a policy (not so widely prublicized for obvious reasons) in the UK, but this confirms your understanding of the concept

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extension to Canada is not certain, found nothing yet for UK or Europe:
http://fr.autofocus.ca/actualites/dernieres-actualites/fca-p...


    Reference: http://www.is-it-a-lemon.com/check/
    Reference: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/opinion/30neidermeyer.html...
Didier Fourcot
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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