For those of us in the midst of a legal battle with RTA, the following might be of interest:-
Peter Symmons & Co v Cook (1981) 131 NLJ 758
The plaintiff firm of surveyors bought a second-hand Rolls Royce from the defendants which developed serious defects after 2,000. It was held that the firm was acting as a consumer and that to buy in the course of a business 'the buying of cars must form at the very least an integral part of the buyer's business or a necessary incidental thereto'. It was emphasised that only in those circumstances could the buyer be said to be on equal footing with his seller in terms of bargaining strength.
So, this assumes that unless the buying of businesses forms part of our businesses then we must be acting as a consumer in appointing RTA.
Presumably this is part of the legal precendence used in Gill's case.
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