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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Miles Brignall

UK insurance: ‘My parents paid thousands to protect obsolete products’

Sky set-top box
Sky’s set-top box and mini dish became obsolete in 2016. Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian

How would you feel if you discovered your elderly parents had paid the equivalent of £5,000 over the past 20 years to insure a Sky set-top box that became obsolete in 2016?

Just ask Neil Allcock, who recently found out that his father had paid Domestic & General £300 this year to cover electrical products that are either no longer offered, or are worth next to nothing.

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