Well that's that then. Super job.

I would have agreed with unthrottled in any case, but if Jamie also agrees it must be true. :-)

It's well worth paying for a warranty if you're quite happy to pay a few hundred pounds for a piece of paper which isn't worth the value of the ink that's printed on it!

I think we've become dulled to the propaganda of the snake oil salesman, whether he be wearing a politicians grey suit, or an ernest media trendy stressing todays crusade or a hard up/greedy celebrity flogging loans or any old rubbish on the telly, or indeed any scheme to extract our money with more get outs than you could shake a stick at.

Listen hard those at the back....''''we don't believe you anymore''' get it, we've been lied to all of our lives, you stole our pensions, you gave our country away without a shot being fired whilst good men lie cold in graves all over the world long before their time defending the place, you took us into wars on lies and smoke and mirrors.

They lie about everything in order to gain our votes or trust or money, they have no honour.

Maybe its me, but i don't believe a word 'they' say any more.

Warranties are just another way to extract our money.

Has anyone here successfully claimed on one of these non-manufacturer warranties?

Yes, once, in 2006 on a 4 year old Citroen C5.

Bought from a non Citroen dealer, so car had only a 3 month standard warranty. I bought a year's Warranty Direct cover (can't remember the cost, between £200 and £300).

A few months later, the passenger side central door locking failed, claimed successfully and effectively got my money back.

Had to pay an excess of I think £50 though.

Having said that, I wouldn't bother buying any warranty these days.