Is £267 for the RAC Breakdown expensive - can i get it cheaper

giraffe69

motorguy said:

For £267 i assume an AA van follows you on every journey for the year?

If that could be arranged on renewal with the RAC that would be quite special!

Jonesya

I stumbled across this company, Start Rescue, seem to get good reviews and very low cost with policies starting at around £40 a year:
https://www.startrescue.co.uk/

forgotmyname

£267?  For half that I had their top cover with home start and onward travel and hire car etc etc..  AND... It covered my caravan breaking down
which a standard policy won't.

They increased their prices so I moved to GreenFlag but that policy was still available for around £160.

neilmcl

Jonesya said:

I stumbled across this company, Start Rescue, seem to get good reviews and very low cost with policies starting at around £40 a year:
https://www.startrescue.co.uk/

My dad is with Start Rescue and has had no issues with them. I was thinking about going with them myself.

motorguy

Jonesya said:

I stumbled across this company, Start Rescue, seem to get good reviews and very low cost with policies starting at around £40 a year:
https://www.startrescue.co.uk/

I'm with StartRescue - have been for years.  Easy to use online interface, they can cover the car or the driver, and they do multiple car policies and discounts.

A few years ago i was with the AA, i had a breakdown and they sent out a third party with a low loader and got me home.  Following year i went with StartRescue for half the price.  Had a breakdown and it was the same company that they sent out to get me.

Clive_Woody

Open a Nationwide Flexplus account, which costs £13 per month but includes top level European breakdown cover, including at home, also travel insurance and mobile phone insurance included too.

You are being taken for a ride....not in a good way. 

pallyman

As people have said try Autaid and Start rescue and if you have club card RAC,I have been using my clubcard for RAC a couple of years now but would go wit Start rescue and Autoaid  again (have used both) ,Only thing is i cannot tell you what they are like in reality has i  have had not used them yet,Have used green flag some years ago and they were good the only time i needed them.

fuzzypanda35

I found RAC to be complete mickey takers when it came to renewal. Their prices were scandalous quite frankly.
I know all companies are guilty of this but RAC were something else.

inspectorperez

At the risk of offending RAC who at one time were my favourite motoring organisation ever, that is a complete rip off!! Have you tried Groupon by any chance? I have purchased cover policies for my children through that organisation for slightly over £20 including "Home start". One of the names I remember is "Rescuemycar". Only been used to my knowledge once through flat battery, and sorted no problem.

[Deleted User]

Green Flag have always been reasonable on prices for a well established company.  The Big Two are for those who aren’t budget conscious.