andyfreelandy
Well-Known Member
In a world of confusion and 'badge engineering' you don't know what you are buying, but when I bought a Bearmach boxed fuel pump with 'Made in England' printed on the box I thought it should be a genuine Bearmach!?!?
But - in a small sticker on the box it states C of O China !
I have raised this with Bearmach and they don't seem unduly concerned, they state:
No this isn’t a genuine pump, it’s our own bearmach pump made in china, for a genuine pump the price is £175.34+ Vat
Is it or is it not a Bearmach pump I ask, no reply. Is it illegal to badge as Bearmach I ask, no reply.
Then I contact the supplier pointing out the anomaly. They reply with a very wordy:
We've taken the decision not to stock Bearmach versions of this fuel pump any more, so this particular listing does not work anymore. We've not stated that the Bearmach one is a genuine Land Rover part, but that it corresponds to Land Rover part numbers for ease of . We're aware that a lot of these pumps developed a noise or have failed, and have sorted replacements for these. However to save further problems we no longer sell them. We don't usually have the location of manufacture listed for our products, but as its Bearmach branded its usually a clear sign its not genuine. They can supply genuine parts, but they don't usually hold much stock of it and it'll still be branded as Land Rover when they send it through to us.
We have a variety of these pumps available and are very open about their source. Currently Allmakes (listing number 400860733558) Of note, C of O is UK, Genuine Land Rover (listing number 400695927707) and we've ordered in a batch of OEM ones via Britpart (also available through Allmakes), which I believe are French Manufacturer Marwal (listing number 220812369875).
The prices do vary a lot, understandably while everyone would always prefer genuine parts, budgets don't always allow that so we try to make sure we offer a range of quality parts to suit everyone.
If there is anything else I can help with please let me know.
Anyone else noticed this seemingly out of control tracability nightmare. What to do next???
Bit miffed that the supplier sold me a pump that they knew they had problems with, I am sure these 'problems' didn't just appear..........................
But - in a small sticker on the box it states C of O China !
I have raised this with Bearmach and they don't seem unduly concerned, they state:
No this isn’t a genuine pump, it’s our own bearmach pump made in china, for a genuine pump the price is £175.34+ Vat
Is it or is it not a Bearmach pump I ask, no reply. Is it illegal to badge as Bearmach I ask, no reply.
Then I contact the supplier pointing out the anomaly. They reply with a very wordy:
We've taken the decision not to stock Bearmach versions of this fuel pump any more, so this particular listing does not work anymore. We've not stated that the Bearmach one is a genuine Land Rover part, but that it corresponds to Land Rover part numbers for ease of . We're aware that a lot of these pumps developed a noise or have failed, and have sorted replacements for these. However to save further problems we no longer sell them. We don't usually have the location of manufacture listed for our products, but as its Bearmach branded its usually a clear sign its not genuine. They can supply genuine parts, but they don't usually hold much stock of it and it'll still be branded as Land Rover when they send it through to us.
We have a variety of these pumps available and are very open about their source. Currently Allmakes (listing number 400860733558) Of note, C of O is UK, Genuine Land Rover (listing number 400695927707) and we've ordered in a batch of OEM ones via Britpart (also available through Allmakes), which I believe are French Manufacturer Marwal (listing number 220812369875).
The prices do vary a lot, understandably while everyone would always prefer genuine parts, budgets don't always allow that so we try to make sure we offer a range of quality parts to suit everyone.
If there is anything else I can help with please let me know.
Anyone else noticed this seemingly out of control tracability nightmare. What to do next???
Bit miffed that the supplier sold me a pump that they knew they had problems with, I am sure these 'problems' didn't just appear..........................