Dealer add ons - don't get ripped off!

DDX · 13-10-2011 10:42am

Received this in an email from my dealer a while back:

The protection pack that we offer is as follows

Gap, Life Shine, true tag, tyre cover total £1500
With the gap please let me know your supply cost and I will see if I can help.

Life shine is a must to help keep the car in first class order with family life.

True tag will help against theft of the car (but if you are having a tracker fitted it’s not required)

Tyre cover is 2 year cover and guards against punctures accidental and acts of vandalising to your tyres

Todays groupon reminded me how much profit the dealers make on these 'extras':

Truetag £49

GAP Insurance £209

AutoGlym LifeShine £250

Tyre Cover £259

Total cost £767 (a £733 saving over the dealer prices)

Please don't get ripped off, and shop around too Wink

Token · 13-10-2011 10:50am

Great post...thanks for the insight.

Daigriff · 13-10-2011 11:02am

Yes thanks for that.

mark_n · 13-10-2011 11:59am

In my view, just say No. To all of it. They're bunch of chancers.

andyuk · 13-10-2011 02:04pm

Was that a national groupon or a local one to you?

DDX · 13-10-2011 03:40pm

The truetag is todays national deal.

griff · 13-10-2011 03:46pm

Just remember those links are not the only providers and better deals may be around. Also they must not be seen as a recommendation as recommending Insurance is a regulated activity under the Financial Services and Markets Act as amended..

DDX · 13-10-2011 03:50pm

Completel, and thanks for pointing that out. The tyre insurance was just one picked at random from Google and the GAP is provided by a member on here, Kam100.

Purely demonstrating the mark up dealers put on such items.

griff · 13-10-2011 04:44pm

Just watching your back dude

defender_uk · 13-10-2011 05:33pm

didn't know there was a tyre insurance at all....never heard of it! and truetag??