Car manufacturers have over the years typically provided warranties for new cars they sell, which cover the owner for the first 3 years or so-many-thousand miles (often about 60,000 miles). After that time, the owner of the, for example, BMW, can often approach BMW to extend their existing manufacturer’s warranty so that they are still under BMW’s own warranty cover. But many car owners let their original manufacturers’ warranties lapse, which is why, if you browse used car classifieds (‘for sale’ ads) on sites like Autotrader or even eBay, you will likely notice that independent  [...]

If like many people you’ve not got an unlimited budget to spend on a used car warranty, but you’ve nevertheless made the very sensible decision to buy one for your car, how do you know which one to choose? Extended car warranty plans on offer in the marketplace differ greatly, as do the companies providing them. In other articles in our Warrantywise car warranty blog and news sections, we discuss how Warrantywise warranties are the best in our opinion and in Quentin Willson’s too. In this particular car warranty news article, we assume you have already made the wise decision to get a  [...]

An extended car warranty protects you against the failure and repair of many of your car’s components, which in Warrantywise’s case is a lot of components, as we cover All Mechanical and All Electrical parts. An annual car warranty is bought by many customers whose cars don’t have a manufacturer’s warranty for some reason. Having one can potentially save you thousands of pounds in the long-run, as the average warranty claim is for over £800 and rises each year, and some claims are for amounts over £10,000! So that’s what a car warranty IS, but who buys them? Some people may assume  [...]

Expenses incurred due to your car being out of action can add up to a big hole in your wallet! Warrantywise aim to help our customers as far as we can, so if we authorise a valid claim you make under your car warranty plan with us, we will pay towards the following expenses: Replacement Vehicle Hire: Your Warrantywise car warranty maintenance plan will pay up to £50 inc. VAT per day, for up to 10 days, towards the cost of your hiring/renting a similar vehicle whilst your own car is being repaired , up to a total of £500 inc. VAT. Our Replacement Vehicle Hire cover kicks in only after the  [...]

When many people buy a second hand car which is out of its manufacturer’s warranty and isn’t covered by any other 3rd party car warranty, they are faced with a choice – do they put aside money each month into their proverbial piggybank, or do they buy an extended car warranty plan from a company like us here at Warrantywise? Well let’s do some quick sums, to see how the two options might stack up financially. Based on very unscientific general comments people make, it seems that those who are confident of the piggybank option generally say they would aim to save £50 each month. This  [...]

“I advise you to walk away from any car that doesn’t have a full book of service stamps”, says our very own Quentin Willson, motoring journalist and Fair Fuel campaigner. But if like many, you’ve already bought a car with little or no service history, fear not – it may not be all bad news and we can hopefully still provide you with an extended warranty for your car. What we do require in these situations, though, is that you show us proof that the car has been serviced to its manufacturer’s recommended specifications within the last 12 months. That’s right, Warrantywise  [...]

Those of you who watched BBC Top Gear a few weeks ago will know which cars we’re referring to… Clarkson and Hammond were set a challenge to buy a luxurious, sporty or otherwise desirable used car for less than £7,000, which is how much a Nissan Pixo costs. They rounded up some fabulous cars including a Honda S2000, Subaru Impreza, a Jaguar XK8, a TVR, an oldish BMW X5 and a Z4 – but in the end they chose a couple of phenomenal, really rather special German uber-coupes, the Mercedes-Benz CL600 and the BMW 850Ci. For viewers not as familiar as others with used car classifieds, jaws  [...]

Warrantywise proudly provides extended car warranty plans which are free of all-too-common ‘weasel words’ which many other car warranty firms use. ‘Weasel words’ is Quentin Willson’s pet term for small print designed to allow some vehicle warranty firms to wriggle out of certain pay-outs by citing phrases such as ‘betterment’, ‘consequential damage’ and ‘contribution’, or restrictions on ‘parts replaced in pairs’, European cover and ‘wear and tear.’ Quentin Willson, a consumer champion and expert in the automotive field, set about creating a used car warranty  [...]

Budget permitting, the majority of people will always go for ‘made-to-measure’ or ‘tailor-made’ things in life rather than ‘one size fits all’ – and here at Warrantywise, a leading extended car warranty company based in Lancashire, we appreciate this completely. Which is why we recently introduced four levels of used car warranty cover, so that potential customers can pick the car warranty which best meets their own individual needs. Our top-of-the-range car warranty cover level is called ‘Platinum’ and offers our highest protection, under which we simply include all  [...]

You’re heading off to the beach, so you round up your flip flops, towel, sunglasses, iPod and… sun lotion? Nah, it’s just an unnecessary hassle! That’s what many people say to themselves. But what ends up happening? That’s right, you can end up looking like a lobster, sorely (literally!) regretting not having applied some sun lotion. Similarly, lots of car owners still dismiss the thought of paying for an extended warranty for their vehicle. Some motorists view an extended car warranty as a hassle, some view it as an expense. But it’s usually effortless to take warranty  [...]