dont understand aa single cover

Butterfliesarepretty

My quote to cover me for breakdown in my car is £39.20 through quidco but i dont understand does this mean my 16 year old car is still covered for breakdown?

Its a mazda mx5 and very reliable and is registered 1993 as an import.

I dont want to pay a fortune for roadside assistance as I have a friend who has an mx5 who has a tow bar on his so i can be towed away if I get stuck.

Gloomendoom

What makes you think it won't be covered?

I'm with the RAC and have a car that is 55 years old. It broke down once and they recovered it, no questions asked.

Butterfliesarepretty

Gloomendoom wrote: »

What makes you think it won't be covered?

I'm with the RAC and have a car that is 55 years old. It broke down once and they recovered it, no questions asked.

its the single cover i dont understand what does it mean when it covers you as a person ???

vikingaero

Butterfliesarepretty wrote: »

its the single cover i dont understand what does it mean when it covers you as a person ???

Single cover means that it covers you for any car that you happen to be driving or are a passenger in. The alternative is vehicle specific cover which only covers say a vehicle with reg no A123 XYZ when it normally covers anyone who drives A123 XYZ.

taffy056

Doesn't the cheapest option only tow you to a garage within a few miles of breakdown ?

[Deleted User]

I thought a car towing another car with a piece of rope had been outlawed?

rev_henry

All I know is that due to the age of your car, you must pay for personal cover, you cannot get vehicle cover on a car of that age. Your mate does know that the handbook says you should never tow with an MX-5 doesn't he?

Butterfliesarepretty

Yes you can tow using a mx5 he uses his to two his tiny trailers. he has two mx5s both with foldable tow bars specially made for them. He has a normal car to tow my mx5 if needed. He has two mx5s and has 17 years experience with them, so if i need him he will come and get me. you can tow if your mx5 is pre 1998 and both our cars are from 1993 and imports so yes he can tow me. Its mx5s after 1998 that cant tow.

rev_henry

Butterfliesarepretty wrote: »

Yes you can tow using a mx5 he uses his to two his tiny trailers. he has two mx5s both with foldable tow bars specially made for them. He has a normal car to tow my mx5 if needed. He has two mx5s and has 17 years experience with them, so if i need him he will come and get me. you can tow if your mx5 is pre 1998 and both our cars are from 1993 and imports so yes he can tow me. Its mx5s after 1998 that cant tow.

Ah I'm getting confused. My father has had both a 1989 import eunos and a 2001 UK one, and I remember reading in the manual that you weren't meant to tow. Now I come to think of it, I specifically remember the 89 one not having a book when he bought it so I must have read it in the 2001 book. *Must think harder before typing*