Davey wrote:

We have a Hotpoint Dryer, six years old
I have received an offer from Hotpoint for an Extended Warranty, which
would cost me £5.15 per month
Any thoughts

If you'd stuffed a fiver a month in a shoebox since the machine's
original 1 year warranty expired, you could go out and have your choice
of many Hotpoint 7/8kg condenser dryers now ...