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Intruder alarm service contracts

... do you have one? and how much do you pay for this?

Ours is 7 years old and annually serviced. The service is the problem, I have always resented paying the price asked for this but just now we have had a blah blah letter from ADT telling us that their costs are going up - again. They go up year on year, and they are now asking for at least £100 plus VAT.

This time I want to tell them to stick it. They are preying on fear - our fear of the alarm going off in the middle of the night or when we are on holiday etc etc. Personally I think we would be better of without the damn thing.

Does anyone else have such a contract - it is not a wireless or monitored system, and how much (and with whom?) do you pay for the servicing.

Many thanks

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  • missile
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    I had a monitored alarm from Richard Irvine and found that expensive for maintenance, twice a year. I decided to cancel the contract after I set it off by mistake, and guess what happened - absolutely nothing! Had it been a burglar ...........
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