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    Retrospective legislation

    BBC One - Watchdog Daily - Flight Compensation

    Flight delay compensation to be applied retrospectively. Wrong or right?

    #2
    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    BBC One - Watchdog Daily - Flight Compensation

    Flight delay compensation to be applied retrospectively. Wrong or right?
    Wrong.

    But only as I was delayed for 2 days in Kuwait 8 years ago and haven't been delayed since

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      #3
      This does not appear to be retrospective legislation, more like a reinforcement of existing rules. Having be delayed six hours last year, I could not get a even a coffee out of the airline. They will do anything to avoid paying up.

      I do think the rules should also apply to train companies. Eurostar being the worst. If you are delayed on a late train from Brussels, the canteen (very poor Belgian cr@p) closes and you can't even get a drink of water!
      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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        #4
        Originally posted by Paddy View Post
        This does not appear to be retrospective legislation, more like a reinforcement of existing rules.
        Correct, the legislation was passed in 2004.

        However, it's being trumpeted as retrospective, which on Watchdog, they described as "Good News".

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          #5
          was the 3 hours a clarification where the term delay has been abused to mean more than 3 days?

          If so its probably not retrospective just clarifying a term.

          If it is a significant change that would change the game in a big way then it can't be retrospective (like BN66 / IR35) but if its like the VAT man disallowing £10 worth of Dowe Egeberts annually as its more expensive then Nescafe then most businesses should suck it up.
          Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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