A World War II veteran from Sydney has been quoted more than $35,000 to fix his broken toilet.

John Rose, 98, contacted Ferguson’s Plumbing after hearing “a simple glug” coming from his toilet when he was handed the excessive quote.

“I was working out how much money I had in the bank — so much in this one, so much in that one, and between the two of them come up with this 30-odd thousand or how much it was worth,” the 98-year-old told 7NEWS.

Rose’s neighbour stepped in and saved him thousands of dollars that he would rather give to charity.

“Last financial year I gave away $30,000 to charity,” Rose said.

The toilet was in the end fixed by a plumber for about $550 in an hour.

Rose had already paid Ferguson’s $6,000.

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