Will Pixmania take away old TV when they deliver the new one?

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Just ordered a TV from Pixmania after the old one blew. I'm sure I read on a site somewhere (Pixmania, Kompletts??) that they take away you old appliance when they deliver the new one. Am I dreaming? Can't find mention of it now on the Pixmania site. Help?
 
You can bring it to your local authority bring center....

Thanks Quinno, will do that if necessary, just hoping Pixmania will kindly take it away! But I probably was dreaming!
 
The local recycle center is the way to go. Pixmania are unlikey to bring a big heavy busted TV all the way back to France for nothing.
 
The local recycle center is the way to go. Pixmania are unlikey to bring a big heavy busted TV all the way back to France for nothing.
It would not be "for nothing". Don't they charge customers the normal WEEE fee and have a responsibility to deal with returns in this context? Or are there special exemptions for online retailers or something?
 
Pixmania will accept devices for recycling, but the customer has to transport it / pay for carriage to the handling address in France.
 
Isn't that illegal? See [broken link removed]:
If you forget to bring your old items with you when buying your new items you will have 15 days from the date of purchase of the new items in which to do so. Alternatively, if the product is being delivered you are entitled to have the old item collected at the same time for no extra cost on the same one-for-one, like for like basis. If a new product is being delivered to a customer’s home retailers cannot charge for collection of the waste equipment (although a retailer can charge a delivery fee). Retailers must give 24 hours notice of delivery and the old item must be disconnected from all utilities. If you do not wish to avail of the free collection of waste equipment on delivery of new equipment, then you have 30 days to return it to the retailer’s premises if you wish to avail of free retailer take back.
 
Under the Irish interpretation of the WEEE directive, yes. Now you know why Amazon.co.uk won't ship electronics to Ireland!
 
Is that a specifically Irish interpretation of the rules or the general EU (?) wide policy? I'm sure the answer is [broken link removed] somewhere...
 
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