Best value for annual boiler service

thedr

I have a boiler that is under guarantee for all parts and labour. But I have to pay for an annual service.

Any recommendations for the most cost effective way of doing this?

Ken68

I paid £66 last year. Expensive I thought, only here half an hour.A racket.

thedr

Ken68 wrote: »

I paid £66 last year. Expensive I thought, only here half an hour.A racket.

So was this a one-off charge from a Gas Safe engineer?

Ken68

It was £45 a couple of years ago. Try to use the installer, he can't very well say, "who fitted this, then"

OldFartPlumber

Look for the list of Gas Safe engineers in your area - ask for their price per "service" . £66 if including VAT is probably fair - ish . The gas analyser costs £100`s and needs recalibrating anually - and belonging to Gas Safe isn`t cheap . Me , I never did gas after CORGI came in - I`m just a Muck and Bullets old plumber - WC`s and blocked drains etc. LOL. And Lead Work before the roofers pinched that too

Avoriaz

Ken68 wrote: »

I paid £66 last year. Expensive I thought, only here half an hour.A racket.

Half an hour in your home plus travelling time etc makes £65 sounds reasonable to me.

It is only a racket if he/she didn't do a proper job or charged you more than quoted.

Ken68

Avoriaz wrote: »

Half an hour in your home plus travelling time etc makes £65 sounds reasonable to me.

It is only a racket if he/she didn't do a proper job or charged you more than quoted.

A trademan will make up a round of jobs the night before, if he charges for travelling for each job, he's onto a winner.
And lots of workers don;t get paid for travelling or a business tax deduction for the petrol and part capital cost of the vehicle. You want it all.

nickj_2

Avoriaz wrote: »

Half an hour in your home plus travelling time etc makes £65 sounds reasonable to me.

It is only a racket if he/she didn't do a proper job or charged you more than quoted.

it is strange that people always assume that the time taken for the job and the cost are all that is taken in to consideration , they forget that you have overheads or do they think that the fairies pay for that

nickj_2

Ken68 wrote: »

A trademan will make up a round of jobs the night before, if he charges for travelling for each job, he's onto a winner.
And lots of workers don;t get paid for travelling or a business tax deduction for the petrol and part capital cost of the vehicle. You want it all.

who else is going to pay for the travelling costs?
self employed people do claim their expenses , that is how it works ken , come and join the real world ,

Avoriaz

Ken68 wrote: »

A trademan will make up a round of jobs the night before, if he charges for travelling for each job, he's onto a winner.
And lots of workers don;t get paid for travelling or a business tax deduction for the petrol and part capital cost of the vehicle. You want it all.

A tradesman may decline to do a half hour job if it requires 30 minutes travel each way and the client will only pay for half an hour's time.

I think £65 for a boiler service is excellent value.

Ken68

This is a MONEYSAVING site.
I'm sure your advice is welcome , but what you should be doing, instead of exaggerating your price , is tipping other money savers off on ways to cut costs and tricks of the trade.
No doubt you gain from reading the other boards,like Savings and Groceries, so come on lads, play fair and square.