Car Breakdown Discussion

moneyfoolish

I'm another with AutoAid. I've just received my renewal notice for £38 which covers any car either myself or my wife are driving. I did notice on the renewal that the maximum for emergency assistance at home or within 1 mile of home is £65 and I can't remember if this is a new restriction or not! I've had this insurance for 4 or 5 years and have used it 3 or 4 times without any problems. I think the cost has gone up from £37 to £38 in that time!

Cinders2001

barafear799 wrote: »

Hi
My RAC renewal has come through. I only have basic roadside cover and they are quoting me just over £50. However, my car is 13 years old, so this limits my options to go elsewhere - can anyone suggest an alternative - I don't really want to go down the route of Gem or Autoaid (ie: paying and reclaiming).

Many thanks

I'm in the same boat. I need to renew or look around as they (RAC) want £250 ish from me for joint cover. I need better than that.
Just a bit 'frightened' to go elsewhere as they have always been good. I usually use them twice a year.

cinereus

Anyone know about whether European breakdown cover is worthwhile?

MrGreen44

My AA cover is up at end of month, got the lot Roadside,Relay,Home Start with cashback for £50...

Normally I switch between the two {RAC/AA}, can you go for cashback again with the same company?

Or could I get a better deal somewhere else?

cinereus

frenziedmonkey wrote: »

If you're after European breakdown cover but have noticed that the MSE voucher code for The Green Insurance Company expired on June 1st... don't panic!

There's another code you can use: enter ETHICAL2 at checkout and you can still score a 10% discount.

Now, strangely the Ethical Junction website says the code's valid until 31/01/2011... but I can confirm it still works, I've just used it! :j

Green Insurance told me they can't offer breakdown cover unless you already have an insurance policy with them?!

caveat_emptor

Cinders2001 wrote: »

I'm in the same boat. I need to renew or look around as they (RAC) want £250 ish from me for joint cover. I need better than that.
Just a bit 'frightened' to go elsewhere as they have always been good. I usually use them twice a year.

Try Green Flag. I have a 15 year old car (fantastic motor but that's another story) and have been quoted £33.92 for basic roadside that's with 10% no claims discount. Your 'twice a year usage' and level of cover might jack the premium up.

den169

cinereus wrote: »

Green Insurance told me they can't offer breakdown cover unless you already have an insurance policy with them?!

I'm certain thats not right you can go online and just fill the form in and pay for it.

I'm looking for a breakdown recovery for a small pickup,But one that takes the vehicle home if it can't be repaired at the roadside i don't want one that takes me to a local garage if they think it can be fixed in in the day .Anyone know of one.

djk69

Our family AA cover was due for renewal and at £290+ to cover 3 cars I decided to shop around and found a deal for £150 with the same level of cover etc. but not with a company that has its own vehicles etc. like the AA or RAC.

Having checked their reputation on a couple of opinion sites I decided that they looked viable so phoned the AA to cancel the renewal with the instant reaction that my renewal went down to £165.

I did try to haggle them down to parity with the other company but rather than discount further they offered a "gold" card which has a number of additional benefits, such as £500 key cover, etc.

All in all I'm quite happy with the deal.

DJK

MrSpock_2

Its possible to get Basic AA cover for even cheaper - as cheap as £4 if you're a new Topcashback member.

1. Join Topcashback through NoBrainers UK, This will give you £5 direct into your TCB account.
2. Buy the £30 AA policy through Topcashback and get £19 cashback
3. Submit a Cashback match to the guys at Topcashback to match Quidco's cashback amount and they should up your cashback received to £21

£30 - £21 - £5 = 1 year's Breakdown cover for only £4! :beer:

den169

MrSpock wrote: »

Its possible to get Basic AA cover for even cheaper - as cheap as £4 if you're a new Topcashback member.

1. Join Topcashback through NoBrainers UK, This will give you £5 direct into your TCB account.
2. Buy the £30 AA policy through Topcashback and get £19 cashback
3. Submit a Cashback match to the guys at Topcashback to match Quidco's cashback amount and they should up your cashback received to £21

£30 - £21 - £5 = 1 year's Breakdown cover for only £4! :beer:

But to me basic cover is worthless i don't want taking a few miles to be ripped off at a local garage ,I want the car taking home.