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Is it worth paying £399 for bodywork protection for a new car?

Is it worth paying £399 for bodywork protection for a new car from Supaguard?

Asked on 4 September 2017 by Michael Carpenter

Answered by Honest John
It's worth paying £200. Then you get £100 worth of treatment and the salesman gets £100 commission. Pay £399 and he gets £299 commission.

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