Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to register their large appliances online.

The push comes ahead of Register My Appliance Day on January 24, where households are asked to put their appliances on official record in case a safety repair is ever needed.

Lancashire’s Chief Fire Officer, Chris Kenny, said it's never too late for this important safety precaution: "We know that appliances are kept for many years and very few people realise that they can register older models.

"These are the products that are most difficult to trace if a safety repair is ever needed and only their current owners can let manufacturers know that they have them."

According to research published by the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA), there are a vast number of large white goods currently running in households across the country.

And two thirds (67 percent) of people have never registered an older appliance that they may have bought a couple of years ago, found in their homes when they moved in, were given by family or friends, or bought second-hand.

By supporting Register My Appliance Day, leading manufacturers are offering incentives in the form of prize draws to encourage people to get their old appliances registered.

To register visit www.registermyappliance.org.uk