Apple won’t repair my three-year-old MacBook Pro for free

There was a known fault with screens, but the free repair only applies to models produced earlier

Recently my three-year-old 1,300 Apple MacBook Pro's backlight stopped working, rendering the screen completely black and usable. The laptop still works if attached to another screen, so the computer itself is clearly fine.

When I took my device into an Apple store, the technician kindly informed me that the problem I am having is a repeated, known one with 13-in MacBook Pro laptops and that Apple has a service programme that offers to fix these affected screens for free.