AA - Breakdown cover

mad_panda

I just got my renewal quote in from the AA for my breakdown cover for £173 :eek: I do have Roadside, Home Start and Relay.

I have called out the AA twice in the last two years, once at home when I couldn't get the car started and another when the engine fan broke. Both times however I didn't get an AA van, just some local guy (I stay out in the sticks and drive 60miles a day).

How can I get that down as I can go to the RAC and get similar cover for £105 for the year.

Also the AA seem to have changed their names of the groups on their website, but again if I pick similar cover it will cost £89

scotsbob

Autoaid, £38 for roadside, home start, recovery. The £38 covers you and partner for any car you may be driving.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/roadside-recovery#tool and click on the tab that says "£38 fully comp cover"

Tigsteroonie

mad_panda wrote: »

Also the AA seem to have changed their names of the groups on their website, but again if I pick similar cover it will cost £89

Do this ^^^ I rejoin every year as a new customer because the renewal (even discounted after I phone them and moan!) cannot match the offer for new customers on their website. Also, remember to go through a cashback site such as Quidco or TopCashBack, it will probably benefit you in the long run!

redped

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Do this ^^^ I rejoin every year as a new customer because the renewal (even discounted after I phone them and moan!) cannot match the offer for new customers on their website. Also, remember to go through a cashback site such as Quidco or TopCashBack, it will probably benefit you in the long run!

Agree 100% - this is what I do. My AA renewal was something like £170 this year, and when they phoned me to see if I wanted to renew, they then reduced it to entice me (and made it sound like they were doing me a big favour). I said no, joined again as a new member for £94 via Quidco (same level of cover) and several months later received £42 cashback - so what started as a £170ish renewal ended up costing me £52.

vikingaero

£60 cashback on policies over £100 on Quidco.

jcb208

Got my reneal down from I think was £129 to £70 by saying I had a cheaper quote which I have to do every year,Thinkng of joining next year as a new customer through a cashback site as there is more savings to be made

sarahbowes55

I have tried repeatedly to do the £30 AA breakdown cover via topcashback (with £21.21 cashback). I tried a couple of days ago and today and every time I submit my details, the site says that there are 'technical problems with online bookings'. Suspiciously, if I go straight to the AA website without being re-routed from TopCashback, and enter exactly the same info, no error occurs (there is also an additional box at the bottom of the screen to say whether I want to pay by direct debit or in full. Is the cashback offer some kind of ruse to make you call the AA up when you can't process it online?

tesuhoha

I got free AA membership because I took out AA car insurance. It was a very competitive quote anyway.

pinkteapot

Get a quote from Green Flag - I've always found them considerably cheaper than AA/RAC and they will almost certainly be cheaper if your car is relatively new (unlike AA/RAC they quote based on what car you have and its age). Called them out a few times and always had excellent service.

Crabman

I realise this thread is about the AA but may as well mention that with regard to re-joining as a new customer, the RAC's terms and conditions now state:

16.In order for a Member to benefit from any new
Membership offers or promotions, a period of
one year must elapse between the Member
leaving RAC and rejoining. An application to
rejoin before one year has elapsed will be treated
as a renewal and priced accordingly. If you rejoin
RAC within a period of one year We reserve the
right to cancel Your new Membership or request
you pay any additional premium as required.

Page 13, paragraph 16: http://media.rac.co.uk/pdf/uk-breakdown-terms-and-conditions.pdf

mad_panda

Right, phoned them up today and spoke to a very nice lady. I said I wasn't happy with the reneqal quote and she had a look at my details and offered to come down fromf £170 to £120. Ithen said I could get it cheaper on the website for £90, after a minute or so she shaid she would do it for that for roadside, relay and home start.

Quite pleased today about that.