Ok so we moved into a new house which had a space for a dishwasher. Not wanting to have a big gap I bought a second hand dishwasher from a local shop.
I am so pleased with it! Bearing in mind it was second hand to us it has now done a year in our new house aswel!
The basics: on/off switch, 4 lights to tell you what stage of the cycle its at - pre wash, wash, rinsing or drying.
5 wash setting intensive, normal, eco, fast, and pre wash.
Inside is 2 shelves on rollers we use the top for cups, bowls, glasses, and the bttom for plates and saucepans etc. Plenty of space so your not having to put it on every day.
Only two downsides to this dishwasher, first is I find it a bit noisy, and the second is if youre not careful the filter can become blocked, although if you carefully scrape the plates you will probably avoid this situation!
We have had no problems other than the above, which is probably of my own making anyway!
We find it cheap to run also.
I wouldnt be without it now, and would definately go for a Hotpoint again if the need arose.