Options re boiler cover for 12yo boiler/if don't renew when can you be a 'new ' customer?

kuepper

My Scottish Power cover runs out in a few weeks and renewal is £63 more than new customer price. My boiler is 12 yo and so that limits where I could switch to as SP accept boilers up to 15yo. So I wondered when can I take out a new customer policy- the next day when a few hours have elapsed? I know I wouldn't be covered for 1st 28 days but it's probably a risk worth taking to save money specially if I go through a cashback site.

kuepper

Just re-upping

macman

Ring them and negotiate to the new customer price. The renewal rack rate is just a punt, no-one needs to pay it.

oldagetraveller1

I have Brit. Gas cover, yes I know!15 years old boiler.

My renewal was about £30/annum more. Phoned up the thinking of cancelling number. Not much negotiating needed, £21/annum less to renew.

As macman suggests, give them a call, there's often a thinking of leaving option. Depending how desperate they are you could be pleasantly surprised.

C_Mababejive

My boiler is 40 years old and i dont have any cover

badmemory

Once anything is out of warranty without a breakdown the odds are it will be alright for a very long time.  Find a local friendly boilerman & get it serviced.  Find one who lives nearby & he will probably do it on his way to or from a big job.  Save yourself a fortune.  Work it out - how much have you paid over say 10 years, deduct what an annual service would be.  That is probably more than enough to buy a new boiler.

Mister_G

My Baxi LPG back boiler is 38 years old.  Luckily we have a RGI in the village who comes and services it each year (£45).  If it ever did go wrong, I know he'd be round the same day to sort it! 

In the 38 years its needed one new gas valve (£40) and a pilot light FFD (£9).  It may only be 65% efficient, but I can live with that for the super reliability.

kuepper

What a shower Scottish Power /Domestic and General are. I phoned them to negotiate my new terms and they said my contract doesn't run out til July 2021 because I had "extended" it in a phone call last July. I said that wasn't true, I've only ever phoned them to arrange my annual service and I have a document from them saying my 12 month contract runs out in 2 weeks. They told me I was mistaken! I'm off elsewhere likely 24/7 for a year and cancelled DD as they're obviously in chaos and I wouldn't trust them to stop it themselves

kuepper

badmemory said:

Once anything is out of warranty without a breakdown the odds are it will be alright for a very long time.  Find a local friendly boilerman & get it serviced.  Find one who lives nearby & he will probably do it on his way to or from a big job.  Save yourself a fortune.  Work it out - how much have you paid over say 10 years, deduct what an annual service would be.  That is probably more than enough to buy a new boiler.

If only I could. getting a tradesman for anything is futile where I live in a rural area. I've been trying to get my gutter and fascia replaced for over a year, ppl promise to come and give me a quote and never do.

Gerry1

kuepper said:

I'm off elsewhere likely 24/7 for a year

Do you mean 24|7 Home Rescue?

Not everyone is thrilled with them.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5141494/warning-re-24-7-home-rescue/

kuepper

Gerry1 said:

kuepper said:

I'm off elsewhere likely 24/7 for a year

Do you mean 24|7 Home Rescue?

Not everyone is thrilled with them.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5141494/warning-re-24-7-home-rescue/

Yes them! Happy to give them a chance, same price as my last contract with SP and it's a 30 day rolling contract