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AA or RAC which covers you for the republic

facingthefuture
facingthefuture Posts: 939 Forumite
in N. Ireland
Hello, I recall reading here somewhere that either the AA or RAC covers you for the Republic as well without buying the extra european cover .

Anyone know which one does this?

Comments

  • jjd
    jjd Posts: 216 Forumite
    I have AA cover, which I got when we intended to do a long journey to ROI. I asked AA what extra it was for Republic of Ireland cover and they told me it was included as standard.
    They say their UK and Ireland is covered in all their standard policies.
    This is what I was told on the phone but never checked it out.
    I took their word for it and as they record their calls I doubt it was incorrect information.
    I did buy but only had to use in NI some months later. I found their breakdown service in NI to be very quick and helpful on a wet, cold Sunday night.
  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,920 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The AA definitely include cover for Eire. We were holidaying in North Wales and decided to take a day trip to Dublin. I called up the AA to arrange Euro Breakdown cover and the agent told me that Eire was included in standard UK cover.
    The man without a signature.
  • pob
    pob Posts: 49 Forumite
    AA do; I totally forgot RoI is classed as Europe/Abroad. When my battery died in Dublin Airport, they turned up 30min later, no problems at all
    I used to promote my band here...
  • Golden_Anemone
    Golden_Anemone Posts: 1,505 Forumite
    From memory the Republic is covered as standard for RAC customers who live in NI but extra for GB based customers.
  • The_AA_Company_Representative
    The_AA_Company_Representative Posts: 251 Organisation Representative
    For full details about AA cover in the Republic of Ireland please visit our website at www.theaa.com.
    “Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of The AA. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
  • suicidebob
    suicidebob Posts: 771 Forumite
    The_AA_Company_Representative wrote: »
    For full details about AA cover in the Republic of Ireland please visit our website at www.theaa.com.

    Helpful......
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