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free breakdown cover with prudential

Annabee
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Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but at the moment Prudential are offering free breakdown cover with Greenflag if you take out car insurance with them. The breakdown cover level is Recovery Plus, so at the higher level. The offer is on until 31.10.07 just go to pru.co.uk/car (I still haven't worked out how to do links!).

This seems like a good deal to me. It was £20 more than our renewal quote from Budget but that was without breakdown and when you factor in the cost of that its excellent. When we rang Budget to say we wouldn't be renewing they said they couldn't match it as it is a special offer, so that's some indication.

HTH

PS We started to buy it online, then had a query so rang them and on the phone it actually came out cheaper than online, which was wierd. The assistant had no idea why. So maybe do it that way?
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  • marcellep
    marcellep Posts: 1,695 Forumite
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  • Old_Slaphead
    Old_Slaphead Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    Can anyone confirm if the free breakdown offer is available via Quidco?
  • Can anyone confirm if the free breakdown offer is available via Quidco?

    Yes I can.

    My insurance was £220, getting £130 cashback via quidco next month. :T

    Plus the free breakdown makes it a bargain. Plus adding your partner is very cheap for the year, can't remember exactly what it was, maybe £5-10
  • How do they do it??????

    My renewal £190 = less free b/d and £95 cashback ???
  • Don't question it, just snap it up!!!!!!!

    About time we got better deals from insurance companies.

    p.s. it may be worth people going with Pridential even if their insurance isn't up yet. You should get a refund from your current insurer when you cancel, although some charge a fee for doing this.

    My brother did Lloyds and Prudential once the quidco money was in his account so got £260 cashback within a year
  • pompeyrich
    pompeyrich Posts: 3,135 Forumite
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    Worked for me too, you can phone and upgrade the Green Flag cover to include European Cover too for £47:25 once you have received the documents.
  • Markyt
    Markyt Posts: 11,864 Forumite
    How do they do it??????

    My renewal £190 = less free b/d and £95 cashback ???


    Reliance on people not bothering to change / shop around next year ...
  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 23,235 Forumite
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    I paid £157. Quidco showing £130 cashback. Wasn't offered breakdown insurance as part of the deal but can't complain.
  • Says Prudential should be being tracked after 1 day - 3 days & mines not showing. Should I chase up & how long should it take to sort?
  • dopester
    dopester Posts: 4,890 Forumite
    Just want to warn you to read the T&Cs of the Green Flag free breakdown cover so you don't get burned fingers like my Mum did.

    She breaks down with misfire which she's all paniced about... rings me, rings Green Flag (free breakdown via Prudential Car Insurance)... and fair enough, they are with her promptly and are courteous.

    However the Green Flag mechanic has no equipment to do any diagnostic check and says something about it not being their policy to do such checks.

    He sets up his Green Flag vehicle to tow her car and asks where she wants to go to. I suggest 3 garages, one being our nearest VW dealership, and the other 2 being specialists... all 25 to 35 miles away.

    Get this.... her free Green Flag Breakdown/Rescue cover T&Cs say something on the lines of you're only entitled to a tow to a garage within 10 miles !!!!!!!!!!!! Ten miles ! :rolleyes:

    We knew of no garages nearby, and certainly none of any repute who we can be sure know what they are doing. Luckily she had her CC with her. Ended up having to pay an extra £55 (about that from memory) to Green Flag to get towed to the nearest VW Dealership with Green Flag.

    And once there, whilst VW were good enough to see car that day, £70 labour charge + £25 ignition coil part = £95. (So £55 + £95 = £150)

    Next day she joined AA. Soon after another ignition coil failed. AA turned up very quickly, did on-the-spot diagnostic, and fitted new ignition coil. Job sorted within 20 minutes. She just paid AA for the part, around £25. Even if they hadn't diagnosed the issue, I'm pretty sure full AA membership (not so expensive for basic) would have seen AA tow the car to a proper dealership.
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