Parts and labour warranty, only £65!!
Parts and labour warranty, only £65!!
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UKBob

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16,277 posts

294 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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Just signed up with the AA again today (Dont ask me why I wont sign up with the RAC again ) I told them I was calling in response to a discount offer Id seen (which I hadnt seen ) and got a 20% discount

Home start
Cover as vehicle or passenger in any car
7 persons/Vehicle delivery anywhere in the UK.

£104. Sorted!

The chap then went on to ask if my car was:
10 years old, or less, and
had less than 100k on the clock.

me: Erm, yes... why?

Well, we can offer you a parts and labour warranty for £65, covering electrical and mechanical breakdown!
Me: Noooooo?
Them: Yes, really


Admitedly the warranty doesnt cover wear and tear, as its a mechanical failure warranty. But for £65, how can you go wrong

£500 claim limit is quite nice I though
£25 excess! Come on chaps, how can you argue with this?

Fingers crossed I wont need it, but it sounds too good to be true. I was offered a similar warranty by a dealer earlier in the year for over a grand. Admitedly it didnt have a £500 max claim limit, but it also didnt cost £65.

>> Edited by UKBob on Monday 20th March 14:27

trooperiziz

9,457 posts

281 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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Where have you been? We've all got that already

...admittedly mine cost £50

longbow

1,610 posts

264 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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For £99 you get a £1000 claim limit up to 3 times a year too..............

NJW 77

17,065 posts

267 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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longbow said:
For £99 you get a £1000 claim limit up to 3 times a year too..............


Ive got that one longbow, but I didnt think they were taking new business on the £99 one anymore?

Nice one Rob Shame they pulled your pants down for the extra £15

cossie.

7,977 posts

278 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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trooperiziz said:
Where have you been? We've all got that already

...admittedly mine cost £50


Same here.

caduceus

6,126 posts

295 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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Regarding the warranties mentioned above, how good/effective/useable would they be if a prospective Cerbera/Tuscan qanted some peace of mind?

Have considered buying from a specialist, but over inflated prices have made me re-think my options. Namely buying private, and getting a warranty to ease the burden.

Any good for this purpose?

rev-erend

21,619 posts

313 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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I've got one too (£58 - £500 claim) .. very useful.

They don't do the £1000 at the moment but AA man suggested something new is coming out from them soon.

Only a matter of time before they say : "Except TVR's..."

UKBob

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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trooperiziz said:
Where have you been? We've all got that already

...admittedly mine cost £50
Piss off
Admitedly I dont read the tvr forms much. I tend to hang out in my own little plastic bubble most of the time

NJW 77 said:
longbow said:
For £99 / £1000 claim limit / 3 times a year

Nice one Rob Shame they pulled your pants down for the extra £15
Better to have been pantsed and enlightened, then never to have been pantsed at all.

rev-erend said:
Only a matter of time before they say : "Except TVR's..."
Or any 'performance' car, where a broken widget is almost certainly going to cost upwards of £500 in parts and labour...

UKBob

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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cossie. said:
trooperiziz said:
Where have you been? We've all got that already

...admittedly mine cost £50


Same here.
Are you also with the AA

Praps I just sounded like I had more money than you when I rang up

purpleheadedcerb

1,143 posts

251 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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They are arguing the toss over a broken diff bracket with me at the moment. Apparently it's not covered even though it isn't specifically excluded in the Terms and Conditions.

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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NJW 77 said:
longbow said:
For £99 you get a £1000 claim limit up to 3 times a year too..............


Ive got that one longbow, but I didnt think they were taking new business on the £99 one anymore?

Nice one Rob Shame they pulled your pants down for the extra £15


They wouldn't do it on renewals either this year..

NJW 77

17,065 posts

267 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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Podie said:
NJW 77 said:
longbow said:
For £99 you get a £1000 claim limit up to 3 times a year too..............


Ive got that one longbow, but I didnt think they were taking new business on the £99 one anymore?

Nice one Rob Shame they pulled your pants down for the extra £15


They wouldn't do it on renewals either this year..


Ahh bugger. Wonder if they will notice if I take 2 policies out?

cossie.

7,977 posts

278 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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UKBob said:
cossie. said:
trooperiziz said:
Where have you been? We've all got that already

...admittedly mine cost £50


Same here.
Are you also with the AA

Praps I just sounded like I had more money than you when I rang up


Nah, I just chatted up the AA bloke...

The AA Man

4,640 posts

263 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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cossie. said:
Nah, I just chatted up the AA bloke...

Yeah, chatted me up with a big stick

cossie.

7,977 posts

278 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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The AA Man said:


Renewal date next month...