Super cheap AA & RAC breakdown cover loopholes.

markvdheijden

I got Basic breakdown cover from ETA (Environmental transport association)
for £26. They give £10 discount if you pay by direct debit and I got 25% discount for being a member of the ramblers association.
https://www.eta.co.uk/breakdown/quote.
You might have to ring them to use your Ramblers discount (use this no 01932 828882, not the 0845..)

They also have a recommendation offer: If a current ETA member introduces a new member, the new member gets 3 months free cover and the current member gets £20.
win-win situation! http://www.eta.co.uk/member-get-member

I can provide my name and membership number if anyone wants to try. Send me a message[EMAIL="numjanga@hotmail.com"][/EMAIL]

flowerfairy159

Get immediate cover online and enjoy peace of mind on the road with breakdown cover from just £29.00. Plus on https://www.wepromiseto.co.uk they promisde £25 caskback on all purchases even the cheapest one. Which means breakdown cover for £4!!!!

Get it while its hot still!!!!



:money::cool:

SweetPea73

I pay £79 To Green Flag for total care (joint) but was looking fro something cheaper its up for renewal on the 15th Jan?

DeLorean

I'm currently with the AA for breakdown cover and home relay.

Last year I drove to Slovakia, so took out AA European Breakdown Cover for £60.16.

This year I will now be driving to Slovakia more ofter so need cover for a years worth of European Breakdown Cover .

Does any one know of any deals or loopholes around as the AA don’t really give much of a discount to existing members

Thanks

P.S. When your AA cover comes up for renewal, don't just pay it!
Tell them that unless they come up with a more reasonable figure you will leave.
Miraculously they will drop their price dramatically
I've done this for years!

silid

I was just looking at the RAC offer via cashback and if you want to cover yourself and spouse you are better off starting 2 single use policies and getting the cashback twice. Does anyone know if it will pay out twice?

niteowl_2

We're with the AA and have just received our renewal for £135 ! This includes free home start (for 5+ years loyality). To date we've only ever called the aa out once to replace burst tyre on Motorway about 4 years ago.

So for £134.50 we get
AA Breakdown personal membership and complimentary home start
roadside £55
Relay £51
Joint cover for extra adult: £28.50
And our cars are 5 years old with low mileage.

I'm going to shop around and see if we can better it with Green Flag or RAC. Any other suggestions appreciated. Usually when we ring AA up they give us a £10 discount.

thebarefootchef

It's not really breakdown cover for a tenner though is it?
The cover is so basic it's barely worth having for the majority of people.


I feel the same about this 'moneysaving' tip as I do about the majority of stuff on this site;

It's a whole lot of !!!!ing about for something that's not guaranteed,
A loophole that will probably be closed by the time I get there.

And generally just a waste of time.

tazminator3

Hi! I've just enquired about a joint membership with RAC again and because my van has signwriting on it, I have to take out the more expensive business cover again!:mad: If my van was in it's "virgin" White Van-Man traditional colour with no grfx/writing, I can go under the standard policy as if it were a car! I told RAC to take a long walk off a short cliff and turned "traitor" and went with the AA who quoted me nearly £110.00 cheaper for the same cover!:eek: When RAC made a follow-up call, they backed down and offered me the same deal (slightly cheaper than AA) but told them they were too late!:rolleyes: My renewal'a due with AA now and it's gone up by £40.00, so been checking out the Tesco deal and low & behold, history repeats itself this year. I've been told again, I have to take out the Business deal as my van is signwritten! I've explained again that it's main purpose is to get me to work n back and the odd collection/delivery of a a customer's repaired/new bicycle or to collect/deliver something on/off Ebay etc. They are still adamant that I can't go for the normal cover route!:mad: Rip-off artists!!:mad::mad::mad:

adambro

I've got my AA breakdown cover about to come up for renewal. They're wanting £46. Could I cancel the cover and then take up the new customer offer to get the cheaper prices?

bs7

thebarefootchef wrote: »

It's not really breakdown cover for a tenner though is it?
The cover is so basic it's barely worth having for the majority of people.


I feel the same about this 'moneysaving' tip as I do about the majority of stuff on this site;

Well why not ask for advice on the site regarding what is the cheapest way of getting more extensive cover and see if anyone will advise you accordingly rather than complaining.