Any views on whether AA or RAC are better?

davetrousers

There is the MSE guide to breakdown cover

Might be a good place to start. I am with Autoaid for £38 a year.

aliasojo

Andy_L wrote: »

Been with both, never noticed any great difference. I alternate between the 2 so I get the new member discount

You don't actually need to do that, at least not with the AA.

When you get your renewal in, just phone them and ask them to match the new member price.

pinkteapot

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Green Flag are way cheaper, where are you getting your prices from?

52-reg Astra. I need Homestart cover.

Green Flag - Recovery Plus (first level to include Homestart)
Green Flag renewal quote: £188 (haha)
Green Flag online quote as new customer: £101 and £25 cashback through Quidco

AA - can't remember the name of it but the one that includes Homestart - think it's level 4 like Green Flag
AA online quote: £89 and £40 cashback through Quidco

RAC - basic cover plus Homestart
RAC online quote: £69 and £20 cashback through Quidco

Green Flag were always cheaper when the car was newer. For our 10-plate Mondeo they're dirt cheap. However, because they actually quote on the car and its age they're now more expensive for the older car. AA and RAC just have flat product prices (although RAC do ask if the car is over 10 years old at the start of the policy) so they are expensive for newer cars and cheaper for old bangers.

pinkteapot

p.s. Thanks all - doesn't seem to be much in it.

I'll probaby go with RAC just because it's £20 less up front than the AA.

While it's the same price after cashback as the AA for less cover (doesn't include nationwide recovery), I don't need nationwide recovery now that this is only our second car, and if the cashback doesn't track/work I'm better off with the cheaper one.

Longships

Broke down recently - the RAC would not come out for any amount of money even though my membership with them had only just expired (never needed to call them out while I was a member) and I was a woman on her own in appalling weather conditions. So much for their "Knights of the Road" image. Joined the AA over the phone and they sent someone immediately who got my car started, saw me safely to the garage and waited to check that they could help before he left.