Well after having quotes from warranty direct, warrantywise and Motoreasy. All approx.£1500 i decided to go with Motoreasy. Plan A level of cover, extra six months free, free vehicle health check. My vehicle a 15 plate 47k miles. Loads of horror stories about dealing with claims, so hoping I've made the right choice. Previously used warranty direct and never had any issues with claims.
Duncan Fisher used to be the owner of Warranty Direct and after selling up. Has started Motoreasy, this was the deciding factor in buying from them. Someone you have had past dealings with and always resolved any issues. On the Touareg Forum warranty direct appeared to be the best provider whilst he was at the helm.
Hoping he applies the same fairness that retained my business for years.
Motoreasy may be interested in setting something up for Forum members, so if your getting a quote, email Duncan and mention the forum.
Steve

Hi Steve,

Have you had any claims yet?

I'm being offered a Plan B for £1k per year for three years... It's tempting as an insurance against big garage bills but I'm interested to know how they perform - they have been chasing me for my business which suggests either they think they won't have a problem with the car ( ) or that they will be able to refuse to pay out...? 2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
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Hi Bluebottle

The guy that owns Motoreasy is Duncan Fisher, who originally started Warranty Direct. Whilst he was in charge there i used to run a v10 5ltr Touareg that was at best a little troublesome. I had over 10k worth of claims on that policy over 4 years and never had a pick of bother!! That was my reason for going with Motoreasy. i know Duncan is monitoring the FFRR site to drum up extra business. So it is in everyone's best interest claims are settled fairly and honestly.
Not had to claim anything yet on my policy, so no claim history to speak of.
Everyone hears horror storys about warranty claims being rejected, Duncan is fair!! Realistically you have Motoreasy, Warrantywise or Warranty direct NONE of the others other the level of cover required for these vehicles.
Steve

I’ll keep an eye on this, as I have 4 months dealer warranty left on mine, and after that I’ll be looking for some peace of mind.

I have had a quote from MotorEasy of £1614 for 15 months for £50 access? my car has covered 95000 miles went through the MOT last week with no worries>
Is this a good deal or should I just put the money aside for the rainy day that will be coming?

Looks like I will keep my money in my pocket

My latest email from Motoreasy is offering 18 months for the price of 12!

Had my car booked in for a door lock failure.
Sent qoute to there claims dept, was updated on-line.
Authorised and completed within two days.
I had to pay and claim back money in bank within a couple of days.
Really great service and no haggling on dealer rates or parts.
Highly recommend there service.

bluebottle wrote:

Hi Steve,

Have you had any claims yet?

I'm being offered a Plan B for £1k per year for three years... It's tempting as an insurance against big garage bills but I'm interested to know how they perform - they have been chasing me for my business which suggests either they think they won't have a problem with the car ( ) or that they will be able to refuse to pay out...?

A warranty is a waste of money, if nothing goes wrong.
It's really expensive if little things go wrong.
I only take a warranty out for peace of mind to cover anything major going wrong e.g. engine, turbos, gearbox diffs etc.
Putting the premium to one side will never cover a major failure.
It does have the benefit of covering all the little bits that go wrong as well.
I've had 1 claim in 11 months £700 paid out by warranty.
Still have 7 months cover left, so it doesn't work out that expensive to cover a engine failure. And the policy covers up to the value of the vehicle.
Hope that helps.

…………. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

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Sod’s law and extended warranties works for me. I never regret spending the money, as I convince myself that if I didn’t, I would have had some issues and therefore unwanted hassle in the year. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
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If your car doesn’t have an ongoing LR Extended Warranty, you can take it to an LR main dealer, pay them to do a health check (or maybe get it done at the same time as a service) and when they give the car a clean bill of health, you can take out an LR Extended Warranty up to 10 years old or 100k miles.

We pay £147/ month for the LR Extended Warranty without breakdown cover. It is a lot but if you want peace of mind and a good warranty, it’ll cost… and we pay monthly in case we sell it so we can stop paying at any time. They don’t charge you more or less whether you pay the full annual premium in one, or pay it over 10 months.

Similar price to other warranties being mentioned in this thread.