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vignon | 07:56 Fri 02nd Jul 2010 | Home & Garden
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Extended Warranties, has anyone got any experiences with third party warranties with recommendations on who's good or bad and what to watch out for.
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Most modern electricals last years...I'd go with the standard 1 year warranty that you should get when buying.
I have a 5 Year Full parts and Labour Guarantee on my TV so I'm happy with that.........
If one buys from many places (including John Lewis) you get 5 years of warranty as standard these days. TVs are that reliable, you see.
Paying extra for this should be unnecessary - if it isn't offered for nothing, one could always try the tack 'what, are you telling me there's a high probability this TV will breakdown within 5 years then?'
waste of money IMO
ALso - I think that even though the manufacturer warranty is for 12 months - you still have the right to return good that are faulty outside of this if they are deemed that they should last longer than 12 months
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Let me here from some AB's who have had things gone wrong and how thier policy insurers dealt with it.
My, my - you are a pessimist. Probability says you have a small chance of anything going wrong - if you buy a decent one. Which means Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi - none of this 'unheard-of-brand' nonsense from the shopping clubs or similar.
buildersmate - someone in the trade stated that the components used in tv nowadays are from a very few manufacturers .

The sets are then badged up for the different brands .
I bought a 37" LG lsd tv and it packed up after 14 months, I was told by the suppliers that because it was out of warranty there was nothing they could do.

I got in touch with Trading Standards and they said that under the "Sale Of Goods Act 1974" any item should be worthy of at least 6 years usage and they emailed me the letter to send to the suppliers.

They still refused to help so the next step was court action, they then offered me a new tv or £450 but Trading Standards said I should refuse and hold out for the full amount of £850, did this and just my luck the bastads went into liquidation and I ended up with fook all, sold the tv on ebay for £50

Warrantys only cover you for internal faults, Guarantees cover you for anything
We bought a new cooker the other day, one year manufacturer's warranty, extended by three years, only £39 - seemed worth it so we bought it. Means we get repairs and callouts over a 4-year period, won't bother after that.

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