Gren Flag & Motorcycles

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I looked at Green flag, as my AA renewal has just come.

I have access to 2 cars, and a couple of motorbikes that I do occasionally commute on but use for reasonable trips out in the Summer.

I need recovery for the 'bikes, as a puncture can really ruin your day, and it is the most likely reason that I would call them out, although I cannot see the future, and I suppose anything could break down on a car so I have to have car cover as well.

So it is personal cover I need.

If I get a quote inputting the car reg, it is £68.90, if I requote inputting a bike reg, it is £79.50, still miles cheaper than the AA personal membership.

I do more miles in the car, I don't ride in the Winter, so my main use vehicle actually is the car.

Which one should I go for?

The T&Cs that I find on the website talk about any vehicle you are in, (as opposed to riding/on). I don't want to save £10 finding that the car one doesn't actually cover a 'bike when I call them out, nor do I want to throw £10 away.


I suppose I can ring them on their 0845 number (which costs...)

Norman_Castle

Not a customer?

If you are not a member of Green Flag but you need our help, don't worry - just call us and you can pay for assistance, on 0800 051 0636.

searchlight123

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Not a customer?

If you are not a member of Green Flag but you need our help, don't worry - just call us and you can pay for assistance, on 0800 051 0636.

at what cost?

Norman_Castle

tonygold wrote: »

at what cost?

Its a free phone number for green flag.

fivetide

I used AutoAid. they cover bikes as well as cars.

Ok you pay for the recovery and claim it back but as for fixing it - all any other firm will do with a puncture is take you to a tyre fitters and you'll have to pay for it anyway.

At £39 you can't really grumble.

Rodney_Trotter

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I looked at Green flag, as my AA renewal has just come.

I have access to 2 cars, and a couple of motorbikes that I do occasionally commute on but use for reasonable trips out in the Summer.

I need recovery for the 'bikes, as a puncture can really ruin your day, and it is the most likely reason that I would call them out, although I cannot see the future, and I suppose anything could break down on a car so I have to have car cover as well.

So it is personal cover I need.

If I get a quote inputting the car reg, it is £68.90, if I requote inputting a bike reg, it is £79.50, still miles cheaper than the AA personal membership.

I do more miles in the car, I don't ride in the Winter, so my main use vehicle actually is the car.

Which one should I go for?

The T&Cs that I find on the website talk about any vehicle you are in, (as opposed to riding/on). I don't want to save £10 finding that the car one doesn't actually cover a 'bike when I call them out, nor do I want to throw £10 away.


I suppose I can ring them on their 0845 number (which costs...)

Wow 2.7 pence a day is money saving at its best.

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As I have to pay the £10 in one go, it is £10 I could spend on sweets this week, rather than one pairdrop a day.

Thanks fivetide for the headsup on Autoaid, just fired off an enquiry as The Other Car is a small 4x4, and 4x4 is missing from the list of vehicles they cover.......

fivetide

Strange. I went with them because I could cover the bike (they sent a man with a specific bike trailer when I needed them) and also they covered old cars as the commuter barge was 17 years old and no one else wanted to touch it.

Only thing I would say is of course they rely on local operators so in big cities, you might get a bigger operator who can accept a card as payment. Mine didn't and I had to stop at a cash machine to get money out. It was all paid back very quickly though.

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I was referring to Rodney_Trotters comment that the £10 difference between the Greenflag quotes is 2.7p a day over the year, but I pay the membership fee in one go.

Very tempted by Autoaid, just need them to agree that the suzuki is covered, I would think so as it is a tiny little thing, not a 3500kg Landrover.

Rodney_Trotter

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As I have to pay the £10 in one go, it is £10 I could spend on sweets this week, rather than one pairdrop a day.

Thanks fivetide for the headsup on Autoaid, just fired off an enquiry as The Other Car is a small 4x4, and 4x4 is missing from the list of vehicles they cover.......

I find it hard to believe anyone who runs a bike other than as their only means of cheap transport is that tight over £10.

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I'm not that tight, I can easily pay it, but why pay £10 more than I need to for what could be the identical service? It's only another £40 on top of that for my AA renewal

All these £10s mount up too

At the moment, the only concrete thing is I'm not paying £130.
More than likely I will pay £39 for AutoAid if they cover The Other Car.