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Toyota Roadside Assistance (AA)
My 60 reg Yaris broke down at some traffic lights last week. This had never happened before and turned out to be the battery (stop/start).
I called up the Toyota Roadside Assistance (which I had never used before) only to be told my policy was not renewed in April last year.
I had not cancelled it nor cancelled the direct debit / standing order.
The result was I had to pay £99 for a non-member visit from the AA plus I took out a new contract directly with them for £7ish per month, in case I broke down again. The new battery cost £199 plus £42 to open up the parts warehouse.If my membership had been valid I believe I could have had the car dropped off at my Toyota dealers and got a ride home, and probably saved a lot of money.
It's hard to cancel magazine subs- what's going on here?
I called up the Toyota Roadside Assistance (which I had never used before) only to be told my policy was not renewed in April last year.
I had not cancelled it nor cancelled the direct debit / standing order.
The result was I had to pay £99 for a non-member visit from the AA plus I took out a new contract directly with them for £7ish per month, in case I broke down again. The new battery cost £199 plus £42 to open up the parts warehouse.If my membership had been valid I believe I could have had the car dropped off at my Toyota dealers and got a ride home, and probably saved a lot of money.
It's hard to cancel magazine subs- what's going on here?
Nice to save.
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Were you on Auto-renew? f not, did you receive an invitation to renew with a new quote for this year? Have you moved recently and not told Toyota?0
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Must have been on Auto renew as I was covered up to April 2016. Have not moved for 11 years.Nice to save.0
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£199 for a battery?! I do hope that is a typo. Online they're about £45, even Halfrauds will only charge about £65.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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Perhaps not. The RAC quoted £99 for a new battery for a Yaris when mine failed, and I was already a member. I declined, they got me going and I drove straight to a parts place after reserving one online for £48.£199 for a battery?! I do hope that is a typo. Online they're about £45, even Halfrauds will only charge about £65.0 -
£199 for a battery?! I do hope that is a typo. Online they're about £45, even Halfrauds will only charge about £65.
Not for the stop-start.
They use a heavy duty deep discharge battery, about £100 from the cheaper suppliers.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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Toyota Roadside Assistance have agreed to refund the £99 AA callout fee.
I'm really pleased with this response.Nice to save.0
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