AA breakdown avin a laugh

Muscle750

This years quote just arrives £173 for next 12 months when i started with them 5 years ago it was just over £100, never even used them altjhou i know thats not the point. Looks like its time to go elsewhere.

davetrousers

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/roadside-recovery

scotsbob

As above and look at Autoaid. You get Roadside, Relay, Homestart. Both you and wife/partner covered for ANY vehicle you may be in and only £38 for the two of you.

give_them_FA

Looks like it's time to query why you need a breakdown service, do you have an unreliable car? Over those five years, how much have you paid out for a service you haven't used? Unless you have an old heap, it's far better to simply put that money aside in case it's ever needed. In thirty years of motoring I have never subscribed to AA/RAC, only ever needed assistance once, work out how much I have saved.

Looks like you got nicked by the Grammar Police too! Not your day, Muscle!

pendulum

Stick with the AA they are very good, but ring them up and say your unhappy with the price, they will cut it. We got a renewal for £380-odd for a family policy, I told dad it's time to shop around. As a new customer I found out we could get it for much less, he rang up and pointed this out, they said they could match it, he said that's no good, I've been a customer for decades and all you can do is match the price of a new customer, they went away again and came back with another £80 off.

s_b

boasting in november to a friend that i havent paid a penny in recovery charges/breakdown fees this last 25 years as i do self recovery
next day i broke down in the truck and had to pay £100 to get vehicle back to work
so £100 x 25 years =£2500 saved less £100=£2400 saving proper mse i think

so i think im still laughing with my slush fund for emergencies

Tigsteroonie

I re-join the AA each year as a "new member" via a cashback site - so I get the lower price and (eventually) money back too! This year my renewal came through at £166; I rejoined for £99 and I'm due to get £40 back on that.

Tremour-88

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

I re-join the AA each year as a "new member" via a cashback site - so I get the lower price and (eventually) money back too! This year my renewal came through at £166; I rejoined for £99 and I'm due to get £40 back on that.

I did that to, although I upped my renewal to £105 (with cover for me and not the car) and recieved £60 cashback ^^

GolfBravo

Try German ADAC for a Euro-wide roadside assistance cover (locally they use the AA). It's only €79 (around £72) a year and is better than the AA's home recovery plan, not restricted to a car, etc.

zappahey

GolfBravo wrote: »

Try German ADAC for a Euro-wide roadside assistance cover (locally they use the AA). It's only €79 (around £72) a year and is better than the AA's home recovery plan, not restricted to a car, etc.

Will they sell to non-German residents?

thelawnet

I had to call a towtruck once, cost me about £60. Can't see the point of breakdown service.