AA cover....

sistafromanothermista

Hi

We have been with the AA for years and currently pay £185 per year for home start and general cover for 2 people (this was cheaper than 2 cars)
This is up for renewal in Jan.
My question is this, is the whole package worth while?
I might try and haggle a better discount is it worth it?

Crabman

You may find the Breakdown Cover article useful:

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

You can haggle with all companies but there may be better options, such as Autoaid.

McKneff

If you dont want all the fripperies, ie home start, you can get it for as little as 20 quid.

Aretnap

I didn't have home start this year and broke down at home a few weeks ago. They charged me a little over £50 to upgrade my membership there and then and send someone out. So if you know how to fix a flat tyre and the like yourself and don't think you'll have a real breakdown at home more than once every couple of years it's probably worth not bothering with homestart, and paying he extra if and when you have to call them out.

rising_from_the_ashes

Sista if you have a c/card available but if so - have a look at AutoAid http://www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/

£38 for the year - incl home start etc ..... reviews seem to suggest they pay out quickly if you do have a claim

Paperbird

Renewed our AA this year and haggled the price with repair cover to less than what we paid last year. Broke down the other day, what would have been a £400+ bill at a garage was fixed at the roadside and only cost me the £35 excess.

sistafromanothermista

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Sista if you have a c/card available but if so - have a look at AutoAid http://www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/

£38 for the year - incl home start etc ..... reviews seem to suggest they pay out quickly if you do have a claim

That looks interesting......i've never heard of them though which is a worry! nor have i seen any of their vans around! i think i'll do a bit of investigating...

Crabman

sistafromanothermista wrote: »

That looks interesting......i've never heard of them though which is a worry! nor have i seen any of their vans around! i think i'll do a bit of investigating...

They don't have their own vans, they use local repair agents. You pay the agent and then you claim the cost back from Autoaid.

Reviews here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3873353

Edit - there used to be reviews but not sure what MSE have done with that thread as it's not linked from the article anymore

sistafromanothermista

So, maybe a silly question but.....if lets say i had a blow out on the motorway and i was with autoaid would they come out and change the tyre.:o