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What legislation would I need to satisfy in order to resell 2nd hand laptops in the UK?

I'm aware there is a need to satisfy due diligence, with regard to whether the laptop purchased has been reported stolen or lost, prior to selling it on and that I can pay for a report as to whether it's been reported stolen.

Would the report alone be enough to satisfy any legal requirements?

Also, if the laptop comes with a hard drive, would I need to physically destroy the hard drive to comply with the data protection act?

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  • 9 years ago
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    You would need to be reasonably assured that the lap top was not stolen.This may be done by asking for id from whom ever you buy the lap top from , paying them by a cheque in to a tracable bank account.

    If there is a problem with the lap top being stolen , they will be traced by the police.

    Paying cash for your lap top should be avoided.

    You can get a software " shredder " that will remove any previous data on a hard drive , by encripting it and then deleating it , so no need to phyically destroy the hard drive , but that it the most secure way of protecting any data from being recovered.

  • 5 years ago

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