Sale of goods act...
Means that extended warranties are essentially worthless. The Act specifies that goods must work for 'a reasonable period', and for electronic goods precedent suggests that's about 5 years.
Never, ever buy extended warranties - they're pointless.
(davywavy, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 17:07, 2 replies)

I never do
partly as I'm well aware of how much profit the shops make on these things .... and I won't give them a penny I don't have to!
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Fri 24 Oct 2008, 17:56, closed)

or buy from John Lewis
where they are free and will price match, or go to Richer Sounds, where they are reasonably priced (10% of purchase price for 5 year warranty).
( I_Was_Mordred, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 18:01, closed)

Or
don't pay any money as he just said, because it's already covered under law anyway.
(Hippo_of_Doom, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 19:58, closed)