rac left me stranded for hours

ShockingPink

I had a bad experience with the AA last year...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=292565

tig_woo

i am sorry Lindsay, thank you for coming to my defence.

tig

tig_woo

i am sorry Lindsay, thank you for coming to my defence.

tig

Dickieburd

The problem is that both the RAC and the AA hae become victims of their own success, they have too any members and too few resources to cope. I was with the RAC in the mid 1980's with their 'Reflex' package and had no problems as I never had cause to use them but a few years later I joined the AA and had a breakdown outside Edinburgh and they said they should be there within 4 hours!
Since about 2003 I have been with Autonational Rescue who are very good and can be recommended and they are also a lot cheaper than the RAC and AA, they also have a smaller membership and so get to you quickly. The only problem was that payment had to be made in full before cover commenced and when my circumstances changed I moved over to Norwich Union (stand alone) breakdown cover and I have the same cover as I had with Autonational Rescue but I am paying it in monthly instalments by direct debit which suits me better.
I have had to call out both AR and NU a few times and found their services to be quick and I can recommend both of these companies for their breakdown recovery services. Both can be joined online on their respective websites.