I believe you can get a partial refund..
If you push hard enough, you may even get more.
Your contract is with the Seller/Shop NOT the manufacturer.
This is from The Sale of Goods act fact sheet.
• It is the seller, not the manufacturer, who is responsible if goods do not conform to contract.
• If goods do not conform to contract at the time of sale, purchasers can request their money back "within a reasonable time". (This is not defined and will depend on circumstances)
• For up to six years after purchase (five years from discovery in Scotland) purchasers can demand damages (which a court would equate to the cost of a repair or replacement).
• A purchaser who is a consumer, i.e. is not buying in the course of a business, can alternatively request a repair or replacement.
• If repair and replacement are not possible or too costly, then the consumer can seek a partial refund, if they have had some benefit from the good, or a full refund if the fault/s have meant they have enjoyed no benefit
• In general, the onus is on all purchasers to prove the goods did not conform to contract (e.g. was inherently faulty) and should have reasonably lasted until this point in time (i.e. perishable goods do not last for six years).
Taken from this site.
http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.htmlI`ve emboldened a bit which should be relevant.
Might be an idea to print it out & go back with it in your hand, explaining how expensive it`ll be to send it back.
I`m sure I`ve read that Aldi & Lidls are generally pretty good on returns of faulty items.
If you get no joy from the shop, then get onto their HQ, complaints dept.