Bristish Gas Engineer refusing to go on roof.

jack_spratt_2

Gerrard_8_lfc wrote: »

You can stay on the old one however "homecover" gives you.

• Accidental Damage caused by a member of the household.
• Over night accomodation up to £150 per night for 3 nights if your boiler goes on fire or explodes.
• Replacement boiler if it explodes or goes on fire.

They are included as extras for free. and one of the biggest changes are BGS is now regulated by the FSA.

Thank you for your comments Gerrard-8-lfc this is what BG told me when I phoned them!!

Call me a cynic if you like but I just cannot believe British Gas are doing this just to benefit the customer ,any business will try to make a product more cost effective
Some of the advantages you have explained are already covered under your home buildings insurance .
It would really be helpful if British Gas demonstrated in a leaflet exactly the difference between the different types of cover .
Also I would be very disappointed if a boiler which had been serviced yearly blew up

Gerrard_8_lfc

jack_spratt wrote: »

Call me a cynic if you like but I just cannot believe British Gas are doing this just to benefit the customer ,any business will try to make a product more cost effective.

VAT - 17.5% ---> Insurance Premium Tax ---> 5%

jack_spratt wrote: »

Also I would be very disappointed if a boiler which had been serviced yearly blew up

If you lived to tell the tale ofcourse.....

jackieglasgow

And the amount included for getting to your system for the repair is the same whether it's cover or care.

jack_spratt_2

Gerrard_8_lfc
If you lived to tell the tale ofcourse....

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In which case a replacement boiler would be little use to you .I would prefer a 12.5% reduction in the price or include power flushing of the system as and when needed !!
Myself I think it will backfire on BG as more and more companies are offering insurance backed schemes !! so it will be a more competitive section of the business

gavjbrown

The scaffolders have been this morning and the BG engineer has just arrived. He has inspected the certificate/scaffold and its looks like the job is going ahead.

Thanks again everyone for your input.

lindos90

Thanks for posting an update, its alwayd helpful to know how things turned out!

Fingers crossed all goes well :beer: