"Richard Savage" wrote in message
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Letter has just dropped through my door inviting me to part with £15.99
pa for the privilege of being insured against up to £2000 of the cost of
replacing the water pipe from my meter to the house. Water Board make a
great play, in said leaflet, of telling me that (a) that run if pipe is
my responsibilty and (b) it's *****ing expensive is it springs a leak.

Any comments?


PS water pipe is under my brick driveway and has not broken in 4 years
of parking 2tonnes of Range Rover on it ;-) But it was installed in
1954 and is steel.

Richard

The big cost is trenching to get at it - the replacement pipe is relatively
cheap and with modern fitting a doddle to use. If you are fit and into DIY
it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Andrew