Decent Breakdown Cover?
Discussion
All, I’ve been with the RAC since 1991. Had a couple of call-outs over the past few years, and had to buy temporary home start cover at one point.
Cover auto-renewed at over £360 last week (I know, was too busy to deal with it at the time). This doesn’t even include home start.
I’m going to cancel under the 14 day grace period today, and was wondering which cover to go for - AA, Green Flag? Others?
Looking for personal any car cover (recovery) with home start.
I’ve only needed recovery once, about 3 years ago - for a classic car. I had to wait 5 hours, and it was a contractor, not an RAC recovery truck, so I’m not even paying for prompt service.
Thanks.
Cover auto-renewed at over £360 last week (I know, was too busy to deal with it at the time). This doesn’t even include home start.
I’m going to cancel under the 14 day grace period today, and was wondering which cover to go for - AA, Green Flag? Others?
Looking for personal any car cover (recovery) with home start.
I’ve only needed recovery once, about 3 years ago - for a classic car. I had to wait 5 hours, and it was a contractor, not an RAC recovery truck, so I’m not even paying for prompt service.
Thanks.
No such thing. If you need assistance once every 3 years just phone up whoever you find local in Google to bring you a new tyre/recover your car and pay them. It's probably cheaper in the long run and you'll get a decent service.
The only time I'd pay for AA ect is if I'm going Europe and get the cover that gets the car home
The only time I'd pay for AA ect is if I'm going Europe and get the cover that gets the car home
No help in finding an alternative I know but having broken down this year with the RAC I got picked up by them within ten minutes. However, the big caveat to that is that I was stranded on the middle lane of a motorway! The RAC guy was saying that if it had been a non-priority the wait would have been at least three hours and he suggested they have less drivers available in last few years and were going backwards compared to the AA. He was genuine in his embarrassment at how bad they'd become. So can understand why you'd not want to pay over £300 for the service.
We are with Compare Breakdown Cover and have been for a few years now.
It's an excess-based policy, which means that if called, there is a charge of £35 per call-out.
The upside is that we (i.e. Mrs Rooster and I) have personal cover across all of Western Europe covering anything that we're in at the time and this year's premium was about £82.
I've needed them once in five years for a puncture on the bike.
It's an excess-based policy, which means that if called, there is a charge of £35 per call-out.
The upside is that we (i.e. Mrs Rooster and I) have personal cover across all of Western Europe covering anything that we're in at the time and this year's premium was about £82.
I've needed them once in five years for a puncture on the bike.
I've used rescuemycar.co.uk for years and both myself and Ms GoL have been recovered multiple times, largely due to my dubious taste in cars.
Unequivocal recommendation for them from me, for both price and service. I think the two of us for personal coverage and all the bells and whistles is still sub £100 this year.
Unequivocal recommendation for them from me, for both price and service. I think the two of us for personal coverage and all the bells and whistles is still sub £100 this year.
s p a c e m a n said:
No such thing. If you need assistance once every 3 years just phone up whoever you find local in Google to bring you a new tyre/recover your car and pay them. It's probably cheaper in the long run and you'll get a decent service.
The only time I'd pay for AA ect is if I'm going Europe and get the cover that gets the car home
Do not even consider using the RAC is travelling abroad. Ever.The only time I'd pay for AA ect is if I'm going Europe and get the cover that gets the car home
Sir Bagalot said:
I bounce between RAC and AA using a cash back site
This is the advice I constantly give and most people choose to ignore it and bend over and pay £300+. Loyalty does not work. OK you might get a w
ky silver, gold, platinum card with a few token benefits, but all marketing is front loaded to attract new customers. Using a cashback site will effectively halve the annual premium.Or go for a Nationwide bank account package that includes Euro cover.
Been with AutoAid for about 15 years, had 3 callouts in that time, and been pretty satisfied. It's always just some local garage rather than their own vans, but the days where the AA / RAC can offer a superior service with their own patrols are long gone.
It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
Doesn't matter if you're low risk or not, unless you're in a live lane with police behind you they will turn up whenever they want
They key in my wife's discovery died and locked her out of the car in a carpark at the beach at lunchtime. RAC told her to phone a locksmith. The locksmith couldn't get into it so as far as they are aware they left her wearing beachwear in a carpark with nothing but her phone until 10pm by which time it was cold and dark. She made multiple phone calls, crying, and was fobbed off for hours. They offered her a £25 voucher as compensation.
They key in my wife's discovery died and locked her out of the car in a carpark at the beach at lunchtime. RAC told her to phone a locksmith. The locksmith couldn't get into it so as far as they are aware they left her wearing beachwear in a carpark with nothing but her phone until 10pm by which time it was cold and dark. She made multiple phone calls, crying, and was fobbed off for hours. They offered her a £25 voucher as compensation.
ajm_ph said:
Been with AutoAid for about 15 years, had 3 callouts in that time, and been pretty satisfied. It's always just some local garage rather than their own vans, but the days where the AA / RAC can offer a superior service with their own patrols are long gone.
It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
Autoaid here too, it should be noted it is more like insurance you pay transport and claim it back. I've used them a couple of times they can get a local garage out to you quicker than AA / RAC will ever respond and I was reimbursed before credit card bill came due.It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
fooman said:
ajm_ph said:
Been with AutoAid for about 15 years, had 3 callouts in that time, and been pretty satisfied. It's always just some local garage rather than their own vans, but the days where the AA / RAC can offer a superior service with their own patrols are long gone.
It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
Autoaid here too, it should be noted it is more like insurance you pay transport and claim it back. I've used them a couple of times they can get a local garage out to you quicker than AA / RAC will ever respond and I was reimbursed before credit card bill came due.It costs £66.14, including homestart, but you can get £16 cashback so £50 for the year. Adding your partner costs an extra £10.
Was paying for RAC, but they got bundled into Monzo Max so it was a no brainer for me.
Brakdown Insurance, Travel Insurance, railcard and the phone cover lowered our monthly payments.
Had to call them out a couple of months ago. The gearbox linkeage in the duster came loose on a mountain road and left us stranded. Reason for using said road was due to a crash on the A470 and the M4. Logged a call, initially they said 6 hours, but they arrived in 3 and towed us to our local garage. Honestly given the traffic situation I thought they did quite well.
Brakdown Insurance, Travel Insurance, railcard and the phone cover lowered our monthly payments.
Had to call them out a couple of months ago. The gearbox linkeage in the duster came loose on a mountain road and left us stranded. Reason for using said road was due to a crash on the A470 and the M4. Logged a call, initially they said 6 hours, but they arrived in 3 and towed us to our local garage. Honestly given the traffic situation I thought they did quite well.
v8notbrave said:
Yep no more rac for me, if you're low risk it can be 6-8 hours
I stopped using the AA for that reason, even though we get it free with our bank account. Was sat at a service station for 10 hours, had the kids with me too but luckily was close enough to home that the mrs came and got them. The van turned up after a few hours, couldn't sort it so had to wait another 8 for the low loader.Now pay for Green Flag, only used them once and the truck arrived in just over an hour from reporting it for a low risk pickup.
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