Nationwide improves range of items covered by extended warranty insurance

Nationwide Building Society has improved the range of products that can be covered under the extended warranty insurance and provided free of charge with its credit cards.

The new definition of cover includes electrical items such as IPOD/MP3 players/MP4 players, DAB Radios, Camcorder with hard drive, DVD with hard drive, IPOD docking stations, Portable DVD players, Home Cinema Systems and Freeview boxes - which were not previously included. Items such as washing machines, fridges, ovens, dishwashers and televisions continue to be covered.

By simply registering a new purchase, people get one year's free warranty on top of the existing manufacturer's warranty of up to two years - giving them up to three years free warranty in total on a broad range of products.

Robin Bailey, Nationwide's divisional director, said: "Any Nationwide credit cardholder who uses their credit card to purchase an electrical item for use within their home can receive a year's extended warranty cover free of charge - simply by registering it.

We have recently improved the range of items that can be covered, to include newer technologies such IPODS, MP3 and MP4 players, Home Cinema Systems and Freeview boxes - which previously weren't covered."

Nationwide is one of only a few major credit card providers to offer its customers this feature.