Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In UK "Amateur Photographer"23 may 1998 page 8 and 9 Leica tightens dealer rules in Europe In a clampdown to protect its brand, Leica has issued photo dealers with an agreement form designed to stamp out "grey importing" of its cameras across Europe. Failure to sign means that dealers would cease to be official Leica stockists. What is known as the "PEDA" form has been sent out by Leica to its usual dealers across Europe. PEDA stands for Pan European Dealers Association. All of the clauses within the agreement apply on a pan-European basis, so for example, a UK dealer trying to sell to a European counterpart would cease to be an official dealer if they were found out. snip What all this means for the customer is that if you don't buy through one of the PEDA member you lose out on a number of benefits. These include worldwide guarentee etc.. snip In Leica's case, any of it' PEDA dealers would be highly unlikely to repair cameras wich came into the UK through unofficial channels. So, it's caveat emptor-buyer beware ! snip and end No comment. Lucien