Lemon Law -Prospective car buyers, your prayers are almost answered.

[budmendz]

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Senate passes ‘lemon law’

By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 06:22pm (Mla time) 02/19/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate passed on third and final reading Monday afternoon Senate Bill 2464, also known as the Lemon Law, which seeks to protect buyers of new and secondhand vehicles.

The bill, sponsored by Senator Manuel Roxas II, seeks to protect buyers against deceptive and unfair sales and trade practices. It recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer investment, defines the rights of the buyer, and imposes penalties for violations of the measure.

Under the proposed measure, a car is described as a “lemon” if, during the Lemon Law Rights period (18 months for brand new cars), it has been under repair three or more times yet the same defect continues to exist; the defect is a serious safety defect and has been subject to repair one or more times; or it is out of service due to repair for a cumulative total of 30 calendar days.

Within the Lemon Law Rights period, if the defect has not been repaired or corrected, a consumer has the right to a replacement or return with refund of full purchase price.

“This bill will ensure that car buyers get full value for their money. If a consumer happens to buy a defective car or any other product, he or she is entitled to get his or her money back, or to at least get a prompt replacement,” Roxas said.

The sponsor said the bicameral conference committee might meet tomorrow as its counterpart bill in the House authored by Bacolod City Representative Monico Puentebella has already been passed.


Duna pa niy mga last minute amendments unya mapirmahan ni GMA swerte ang mga mamalitay ug bag-ong sakyanan. Katong gaplano, hulat hulat lang mo ug gamay kay hapit na ni mahuman.

[lestat1116]

dako kaayo ni problem sa mga sellers. apil ang 2nd hand vehicles?

[budmendz]

dako kaayo ni problem sa mga sellers. apil ang 2nd hand vehicles?

Akong naduggan hasta ang mga namaligya ug mga surplus covered. Even an indivual who wishes to sell his own car will covered too but dunay mga provisions. Kiini nuon, before ni pirmahan ni GMA, i reconcile pa ni sa bicameral meetings kung unsa/asa ang common ground between the two house's version nga pweding i adapt para sa final amendments/deliberations unya ipasa ni GMA para mapirmahan. However, it will not take that very long kung i tackle ni dayon sa duha ka dagkong balay.

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

I thought Philippines has an existing LEMON LAW already ? ANyways , it is about time but I cant agree on the statement of "It recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer investment" but that is not the case here and the issue .