Today, the main barrier to repair remains the cost, often quite expensive compared to buying a new product.

In Germany and Austria, authorities are implementing repair bonuses to lower the cost of repair and make it more accessible.

A new study by the German consumer organisation VZBV confirms repairing is good for the environment and for consumers’ wallets!

For several months now, Google has been blocking advertisements from independent repairers, as opposed to those from manufacturers and their authorised repairers. Runder Tisch Reparatur turned to the EU to draw attention to Google’s behaviour.