Is Annual Service Required for Insurance?

replied on 01/02/2017 14:08

Posted on 01/02/2017 14:08

 With the talk of who can inspect a caravan gas service it set me thinking. I know that in the terms for my home insurance it states something to the effect that an annual heating boiler service/inspection is required. Particularly relevant as I store heating oil in an outside tank which is also inspected.

Never checked my caravan insurance and it is not to hand. Anybody know?

It does not affect me personally as the van is always serviced annually 

Randomcamper replied on 01/02/2017 18:10

Posted on 01/02/2017 18:10

Hmmm, interesting....I've just read my policy documents for my M/H insurance through the club.......

This is all I can find......

"5 Taking care of your Motorhome
You must:
• make sure your motorhome is roadworthy;
• take all reasonable steps to protect your
motorhome and its contents from loss or
damage; and
• allow us to examine your motorhome at any
reasonable time if we ask you."

No specific mention of Hab or Cab servicing, although obvious negligence of either of those would breach the catch all nature of the above clauses......

EmilysDad replied on 01/02/2017 18:17

Posted on 01/02/2017 18:04 by KjellNN

Well, it is certainly in our paperwork from the CC somewhere, could be yours is different.

However, to go back to what ET said, nowhere in our home insurance does it say we have to have our boiler serviced regularly.

Posted on 01/02/2017 18:17

Maybe I should read my policy again embarassed

replied on 01/02/2017 18:39

Posted on 01/02/2017 18:39

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replied on 01/02/2017 18:39

Posted on 01/02/2017 18:39

My present home insurance states 

A boiler:
Located in Your Home (or connecting garage), and
Which is no more than 15 years old and has been serviced no more than 12 months prior to the date of Your Home
Emergency.

 

Similar elsewhere in the policy

Wherenext replied on 01/02/2017 19:37

Posted on 01/02/2017 19:37

ET - Do you have an extension under your household insurance covering breakdown to your boiler. This is offered by quite a few insurers now as an extra to the basic buildings and/or contents insurance. If so then this condition would make more sense.

replied on 01/02/2017 19:39

Posted on 01/02/2017 19:39

No estension

Wherenext replied on 01/02/2017 19:46

Posted on 01/02/2017 19:46

I still have the caravan policy booklet from the CC relating to 2015-2016 and it makes no mention in the conditions of having to have your van serviced annually. Of course it would be easier to prove it was in a roadworthy condition if you did but I cannot ever recall this as being an absolute.

DSB replied on 01/02/2017 21:15

Posted on 01/02/2017 21:15

Thank you for the question and for the discussion.  I have brought this thread to the attention of the Club and hopefully we can get a clear answer from the appropriate person.

David 

EmilysDad replied on 01/02/2017 21:19

Posted on 01/02/2017 21:15 by DSB

Thank you for the question and for the discussion.  I have brought this thread to the attention of the Club and hopefully we can get a clear answer from the appropriate person.

David 

Posted on 01/02/2017 21:19

so have I ..... innocent

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