Warranty Direct (1 Viewer)

[dle54]

Excuse me for venting my spleen but I know I’m among friends here. Had my car services and mot‘d as I do every year. A month ago SatNav started to play up. Yesterday mechanic changes the antenna and all is well and I can now find my way home, much to the annoyance of my wife. Antenna plus labour £250, rang Warranty Direct to register a claim on my “rolls royce, cover all policy” only to be told by Stephanie that antenna are considered consumables and therefore aren’t covered. Well flabber my ghast! So I calmly say to Stephanie without said antenna I don’t have a SatNav, I have a pretty coloured map screen that puts me anywhere in the world, including the middle of the Ocean. My question is, how can an antenna be considered a consumable and not integral to the functioning of a SatNav. Colour me frustrated and a bit p’d off. Such decisions only serve the belief that insurance companies will do anything to wriggle out of a genuine and honest claim. Anyone any suggestions, please be gentle given my stress levels and high blood pressure and out of deference to “she that must be obeyed!”...... thanks you, rant over.

 

[2x2camper]

Excuse me for venting my spleen but I know I’m among friends here. Had my car services and mot‘d as I do every year. A month ago SatNav started to play up. Yesterday mechanic changes the antenna and all is well and I can now find my way home, much to the annoyance of my wife. Antenna plus labour £250, rang Warranty Direct to register a claim on my “rolls royce, cover all policy” only to be told by Stephanie that antenna are considered consumables and therefore aren’t covered. Well flabber my ghast! So I calmly say to Stephanie without said antenna I don’t have a SatNav, I have a pretty coloured map screen that puts me anywhere in the world, including the middle of the Ocean. My question is, how can an antenna be considered a consumable and not integral to the functioning of a SatNav. Colour me frustrated and a bit p’d off. Such decisions only serve the belief that insurance companies will do anything to wriggle out of a genuine and honest claim. Anyone any suggestions, please be gentle given my stress levels and high blood pressure and out of deference to “she that must be obeyed!”...... thanks you, rant over.

So what does the policy terms say, about what is covered?

 

[Silver-Fox]

If an aerial is a consumable then all the running gear is as well.

Ive never heard such s***e in my life

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[EuroTrotters]

That is annoying to say the least.

Maybe your brakes are consumables but surely the sat nav GPS antenna should be bullet proof and covered if not.


Thats why I dont bother with Warranties.

 

[Lenny HB]

Sound like the aerial needs changing when the car is serviced.
What a load of blo**ks.

 

[ctc]

You didn't expect the warranty to cover everything, surely?

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[PJGWiltshire]

Put a formal complaint into the company. Let them reject it and then send the matter to the insurance ombudsman. That cost them time and money even if they win

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[mikebeaches]

My limited experience of vehicle breakdown warranties is not a happy one.

Consequently, don't bother - prefer to take the cost of repairs on the chin.

 

[EuroTrotters]

My limited experience of vehicle breakdown warranties is not a happy one.

Consequently, don't bother - prefer to take the cost of repairs on the chin.

And if you are paying for it monthly.

Pop £130 a month aside for the repairs into a separate account (or the cost the insurer quotes you)

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[63720]

Many years ago we took out an after market warranty on one of our cars. Radio failed so we tried a claim, they said yes if that's what is gone we'll cover replacement of the faulty part which was a 50p diode but the labour was £50 which wasn't covered. The fitter accidently dropped the radio during the work so we had to claim for a new one. Imo they're not worth the money on an average car that's regularly serviced.

 

[dle54]

I have already raised a complaint with the company. The exclusions refer to ariels and not antenna. I’ve explained that they perform different functions and that an antenna is integral to the function of a SatNav. Once this has been rejected I will refer to the ombudsman as I believe that the policy is poorly written and confusing.

 

[2x2camper]

I have already raised a complaint with the company. The exclusions refer to ariels and not antenna. I’ve explained that they perform different functions and that an antenna is integral to the function of a SatNav. Once this has been rejected I will refer to the ombudsman as I believe that the policy is poorly written and confusing.

So looking at the warranty Direct website and the exclusions, the one that would catch you out from what you describe is point 6

The repair or replacement of any Part not authorised by us.

So if you got the work done without informing them first, which is normal practice, you would be outside the terms of your policy.

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[dle54]

A mute point worthy of reflection. Thank you for the alert.

 

[Vipar]

Insurance companies sons/daughters of unmarried parents

 

[poppycamper]

In my younger days used to take out warranties..... after 5 or 6 refused claims for various issues I no longer bother... if it breaks I get it fixed and I pay for it...if it don't break I am £xxx's up from monies I saved giving to insurance companies.

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[Just smiffy]

Window wipers are integral to you seeing where your going when it’s raining, are they covered...?

this is how insurance works.... wording...

 

[Silver-Fox]

Window wipers are integral to you seeing where your going when it’s raining, are they covered...?

this is how insurance works.... wording...

Nope it’s a serviceable wipers as are brake shoes.

You’d expect them to wear

 

[TheBig1]

The old blanket rejection for aerials/antennae is down to the old telescopic ones that frequently got vandalised. If the garage called it an antenna loom it would be accepted

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[stevewagner]

Two years ago our motorhome was broken into. They ripped the tv off the wall, stole my laptop and other stuff. The insurance included 5k personal items cover. When we tried to claim they said tv and laptop not covered and that personal items were pots and pans etc!

 

[Geo]

Remember the old cortina Pinto engine camshaft rattledue to poor design oil spray bar that Ford denied was the cause.
Every warranty company declined repair cost, on the grounds it was wear and tear.after 4 or5 refusals from my customers warranty policies all i ever found after that were broken ones lol
After a while they started sending out loss adjusters to inspect the broken camshafts, that lasted a month before they gave in and paid out on almost every claim.
It then moved on to many other parts like alternators starter motors ect.
The question was is it broken or worn out
Of course they broken
some dropped on the floor.

 

[Emmit]

I fail to see how any part of any vehicle which has no moving parts could be described as 'Consumable'

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[Just smiffy]

I fail to see how any part of any vehicle which has no moving parts could be described as 'Consumable'

Surely it has radio waves moving through it....

 

[Emmit]

Surely it has radio waves moving through it....

Smart**se

 

[Jaws]

You didn't expect the warranty to cover ANYTHING, surely?

Amended / corrected for you

I have never come across any insurance for anything that is worth more than the paper it is written on.. As far as I am concerned ALL insurance companies are just one step from being a blatant scam. And I could not care less about hearing from Joe Blogs who disagrees.... We stopped all insurances apart from the absolute basic legally required ones some 40 years ago after once again falling foul of one of their 'that's not covered' things

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[Landy Andy]

When I was in the motor trade I got offered a job by warranty direct.

The basics of the job were. Ask if they have done anything, if they have, they shouldn’t have, if they haven’t they should have.

So basically don’t payout on the policy.

It wasn’t the job for me, I walked away.

 

[Spriddler]

Antenna plus labour £250,

A wire coat hanger worked for everyone back in the day, (before Satnav).