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AutoAid Car Breakdown Discussion

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  • jblackmore
    jblackmore Posts: 104 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just been caught out by Autoaid cancellation fee - having paid £79.21 when I read policy documents realised this didn't meet my needs so cancelled next day, autoaid initially threatened £25 + £15 cancellation and service charges, when I argued for about 20 mins this came down to £17.64 (yes really?) so feel I've been rinsed, and don't understand why MSE recommend autoaid when there are so many complaints about customer service and rip off charges/fee's which aren't made clear until after you pay and then can't cancel for refund.
  • Ash_Pole
    Ash_Pole Posts: 348 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Does anyone know how to set the policy not to renew without having to call them? I've logged in but there doesn't seem to be an option for this. If I click on their link from the faq's (https://customer.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/donotrenew.aspx) it just takes me back to the login screen.
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,818 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 13 November at 12:51PM
    chriswa1 said:
    Spouse or partner covered? It says they are on the MSE site so I progress all the way to payment without being able to add details of my partner. I click on 'Help' which asks that very question, but when you click on it, it just tells you how you can check if they are. I emailed contact@autoaidbreakdown.co.uk , which was shown as the contact email on their site. That redirected the email to autoaidautoreply@autoaidbreakdown.co.uk , with confirmation the inbox is not monitored. I'd rather have an answer in black and white to rely on given reference to the £15 admin fee cancellation charge. With the auto reply email I could see an email address of CustomerContact@AutoAidBreakdown.co.uk , so emailed that. No auto response acknowledgement, so I don't know if I will receive a reply or not. Does anyone know the answer? Admittedly I'm having second thoughts anyway, as no doubt my query will have occurred many times before, yet is not easily answered.
    If you are experiencing issues get a quote from Start Rescue.  I moved to them last year and whilst not needing them, the info on the cover is clear and the admin process works very well (i added a vehicle part way through the year, no issues).  Three cars covered for £100.
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