RAC Will Charge You for running out of petrol

changkra

I think this is actually standard with any breakdown recovery company's. I do that National Breakdown and AA charge. I think they also charge if you get a flat and no spare. I personally wouldn't have risked that going through some parts of wales.

poppy_f1

i ran out of petrol once and the aa didnt charge me for coming out (except the cost of the petrol)
have to say tho this was in 02 so may have changed by now

asea

Could they not have gotten a taxi to the nearest petrol station & picked up a jerrycan? that is an option too

deanos

I couldnt see anything in the t+c's unless i missed it

https://www.rac.co.uk/web/breakdowncover/uk/terms_and_conditions.pdf

Dave_Brooker

changkra wrote: »

I think this is actually standard with any breakdown recovery company's. I do that National Breakdown and AA charge. I think they also charge if you get a flat and no spare. I personally wouldn't have risked that going through some parts of wales.

If you get a flat and have a flat spare, or no spare they don't come out at all...

lokiman

TBeckett100 wrote: »

My other half and her friend were charged £90 call out although they are rac members for running out of diesel in some remote part of wales. i was shocked when she told me so just a warning to others

Can you imagine how much the RAC would have to charge for annual membership if members didn't have to pay for a call out that was, essentially, their own fault?

oldagetraveller

deanos wrote: »

I couldnt see anything in the t+c's unless i missed it

https://www.rac.co.uk/web/breakdowncover/uk/terms_and_conditions.pdf

After the index is a definition of words - check the first "Breakdown" - running out of fuel is not a mechanical or electrical failure, so by definition is surely not covered by the BREAKDOWN service.

Idiophreak

dangeroussports wrote: »

Once guy asked "do they have a TGI's in Wales'. I said "no, they dont, TGI food is processed and genetically modified which enevitably will end up giving you deseases, so the Welsh assembly refused TGI's however you can get a TGI's in Bristol "

..err, you know there's a TGI's in Swansea, right...?

(sorry, slightly OT, I know )

Have to say, if I was dumb enough to run out of fuel, I'd be happy enough to pay for someone to come and help me...

TBeckett100

do you think anyone would deliberatly run out of fuel. i hadnt realised i was posting in the self righteous thread

MarkyMarkD

Just pointing out that I don't think any cars nowadays don't have a clear "running out of fuel in about a gallon" warning light - which is a very long way in a diesel car.