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AA , RAC or GREEENFLAG ?..ANY GOOD DEALS ??

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Hi
after bein stuck last week because i had car trouble ive decided i really need road side assistance
Does anyone know the best one to use or any good deals on at the mo ?

THANKYOU X XX X

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  • hethmar
    hethmar Posts: 10,678 Forumite
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    edited 20 October 2009 at 12:52PM
    Sign up with quidco.com and then check out all three of those and see which is the best value and how much cash back they offer.

    Greenflag tends to be the cheapest I think

    AA:

    Cover from £28

    Autumn Price Fall Roadside, Home Start and Stay Mobile - Save £50
    Plus, you can now get up to 42% off online
    As the UK's number 1 in roadside assistance and recovery, we handle one breakdown every 9 seconds. So we've helped around 3.5 million people who've broken down in the past year. And of those AA members who've called us out, 98% would recommend us.
    If your car breaks down, here's what you can expect from the AA:
    * 24/7 roadside assistance 365 days a year
    * priority service for members in vulnerable situations
    * an average arrival time of 40 minutes
    * speedy roadside repairs: on average we aim to fix your car in less than 30 minutes
    * the AA's number one aim is to provide a repair at the roadside, rather than tow to a garage
    * the AA doesn't charge extra for labour at the roadside

    Plus you'll get a fantastic range of benefits, which could help to save you the same as, or even more than, the cost of your membership.
    With AA personal breakdown membership, you are covered 365 days of the year, 24 hours a day in any vehicle.
    For genuine tracked transactions completed wholly online, you can earn:
    £50for any policies of £99 and over£21for policies up to £75 £42for any policies between £76 and £98



    Green Flag provides breakdown cover for your vehicle, rather than the individual so everyone driving your car can benefit from their fast, professional breakdown service.
    Breakdown cover starts from just £20 per year.
    GreenFlag has been voted Best Breakdown Cover Provider in the Your Money awards for two years running and when you look at all the benefits, its easy to see why:
    - Breakdown assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
    - A national network of breakdown specialists
    - An average response time around 30 minutes*
    - 84% of breakdowns are fixed at the roadside*
    - No Callout Discount, saving you money off next year's cover if you don't call us out
    - Over 5 million customers
    - Over 30 years experience in providing breakdown assistance

    *Sample size of 193,000; August to December 2008.

    The Green Flag website offers a fast and efficient way to get a quote and buy breakdown cover online. You can also use their online route planner for journeys in the UK and Europe and find some helpful tips on motoring abroad and buying a car.
    For genuine tracked transactions completed wholly online, you can earn:
    £15for a Rescue policy£15for a Rescue Plus policy£20for a Recovery policy£25for a Recovery Plus policy£30for a Euro Plus policy

    RAC



    Cashback is only available for annual payers (monthly payments are excluded from this offer).





    Breakdown Cover

    With RAC you can choose the breakdown cover which suits you. From basic Roadside Cover you can also include At Home, Nationwide Recovery and Onward Travel.
    RACs Breakdown Cover is available from just £28 when you join online, a saving of up to 34.5%*.
    * Discount applies to the first 12 months of membership with payment on a rolling annual basis. Offer can be withdrawn at anytime.From award-winning breakdown cover to great value car insurance, RAC are here to help with all your driving needs.

    Benefits Include:

    -Roadside assistance anywhere in the UK, day or night, 365 days a year as long as you are at least ¼ of a mile from home
    -RAC fix around 80% of vehicles at the roadside excluding accidents and extreme failures*
    -10% no-call out discount on certain cover options
    -RAC Breakdown covers you for more than just breakdowns - including flat batteries, fitting a spare tyre and lock-outs
    -More patrols per member than any other rescue organisation**
  • Premier_2
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  • just had a renewal from AA

    They stated basic callout £49 and renewal would be £35. So I checked online and it was £28.

    So bye bye AA for hoping that I would renew by default.

    Hello RAC with Quidco for £28 with £20 back (i think the figures are correct!)
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    I got Green Flag basic roadside cover for £22, I then got £20 back via Quidco, total cost = £2, seems cheap enough.
  • hethmar
    hethmar Posts: 10,678 Forumite
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    Ive gone off AA in the last few years. I got free green flag with my insurance from Prudential through quidco.com last year and this year we have a freebie one with the RAC through VW.
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