Legally they aren't. I understand that they take that position. What I'm asking is whether it stands up to a substantial legal challenge. Both Parliament and t

Legally they aren't. I understand that they take that position. What I'm asking is whether it stands up to a substantial legal challenge. Both Parliament and the courts in England (and the EU, for that matter) have historically taken a fairly dim view of attempts by merchants to exclude liability, which is why various statutory rights can't be contracted away by consumers for example.