Property News · October 29, 2016

How a trip to B&Q to buy paint can wreck your car


Tins of Valspar paint, mixed in the stores, are opening on the journey home and causing devastating damage to cars, say shoppers who allege they are too flimsyWhen Kelly and Steve O’Reilly from Fife popped a five-litre can of paint mixed at their local B&Q store into the boot of their new BMW, they had no idea of the destruction it was about to cause. On the short drive home, the container opened, causing, they say, an extraordinary £9,000 worth of damage as it poured through the car. But the O’Reillys are not alone; a growing number of shoppers allege that paint mixed at B&Q, under the Valspar brand, is placed into flimsy plastic containers that open far too easily on journeys home, causing devastating damage.“You have no idea how much damage five litres of paint can do to a car until it happens to you – it went over everything – our shoes, clothes – everything,” says Kelly, who was 35 weeks pregnant at the time. “After three hours of cleaning we were not making any difference – the paint had seeped into the seats. But when we looked at the tin we couldn’t believe how flimsy it was. A 49p milk carton has more protection against spillages than these. They are patently not up to the job of carrying paint.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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