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Boiler servicing / insurance - is this good value?

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mjh1977
mjh1977 Posts: 60 Forumite
Hi

Grateful for any advice anyone can offer on the topic of insuring a gas boiler. I've never needed to do this before so I don't know what constitutes good value?

I've received an offer from Homeserve for an annual boiler service (only, ie no call-out facililty) for £7.99 per month (ie. about £95 pa), which seems a lot, but I don't know if it's actually a good offer or if there's anything better on the market?

Thanks for any thoughts

M
mjh1977 Highest debt -18.5k (Dec 04) Current debt now below £10k for the first time in 4 years :j

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  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,059 Forumite
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    The 'service' reqd on most gas boilers these days is minimal - the safety check is important though - so to my mind £95 is expensive.

    You say "insuring a gas boiler" well if it doesn't cover call outs - what happens if something goes wrong with the boiler?

    There have been many threads on the more expensive BG Home Care scheme, with strong opinions on its advantages and disadvantages and value for money, which you should read. At least that covers the whole system with call outs included.

    Best solution is to get a good reliable honest plumber - a rare beast to find for most of us.
  • coolagarry
    coolagarry Posts: 1,261 Forumite
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    I agree completely with Cardew. My central heating guy services the boiler and gas fire and costs £40 per annual visit.
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