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New Ipad insurance & extended warranty

Hi,

Just checked my nat west electrical goods extended warranty/insurance service and they do not cover Ipads. Rather annoyingly.

Does anyone know where the best value policy can be purchased from? I just need basic insurance and extended warranty and dont want to put it on my house insurance, incase i do suffer the worst and then have to pay inflated premiums for years to come.

I have searched forums for this, but no luck.

Finally des anyone know if it matters that it was purchased abroad?

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Lifeforms
    Lifeforms Posts: 1,486 Forumite
    edited 23 November 2012 at 6:51PM
    Most out of bank add on insurance policies are not really worth much, especially if you get to have paid 8 months premium, drop it, or it stops working, send it for repair, and they turn around and say it's not covered due to "water damage".
    On sarches that seems to come up a lot, and reputedly could be down to holding it with sweaty hands. The sensor inside indicates it, and insurance companies discover that upon repair and use it as their get out clause. (square trade being one i've seen stories on)

    Does anyone else in the household have another bank account with somewhere different? From what I've searched on policies, I wouldn't insure mine elsewhere, but do have it insured under my barcleys account extras thing which is upto £750 on gadgets total, and upto 1k on phone in addition, plus some other stuff which I don't use, but the £6.50 i pay a month for both those covers it nicely, and does include water damage.

    Other option would be household. Bear in mind that if you make a claim, anywhere, usually you have to declare it anyhoo. household or otherwise. Obviously this is not always, but often has come up in previous quote hunts.

    Whether or not it was bought abroad would be something you need to ask the people you take a cover with.
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