Boiler breakdown cover

[sticky01]

Hi

My parents, both in their late 80's had a new Ideal Logic combi 30 boiler installed just 2 years ago. No problems to date. The 2 year Ideal Boilers guarantee expires at the end of this month.

They have had a letter from Home Serve offering their Boiler Breakdown service plan.

Are all of these plans the same?

Are they worth taking out, over a regular service from the local heating engineer and contacting said engineer if something goes wrong?

Many thanks

Sticky

 

[PlumbBobBob]

to be honest they would do better putting the money away in a savings account rather than taking one of these out. as the boiler is only two years old and i assume regularly serviced, it should last for many years yet.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Steve b good advice

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Keep a gas engineer employed locally. on a boiler that age if it does break down it is usually due to lack of a service. All these plans do is offer peace of mind and you pay over the odds for the repair, but pay in stages. I look after a guys gas fires who has a contract that he will never leave because he feels better knowing what it costs him a month. Had it 11years now and paid well over the odds over that time compared to what it needed spent on it had he used a local guy.

 

[sticky01]

Thank you all for your replies.

Sticky

 

[gizmolang]

Go for local engineer you will get the best service I worked for corgi boiler insurance biggest load of rubbish going.