Save money on AA membership renewal

takenotrash

I have been a continuous AA member for 12 years and have only called out the AA twice during that time for a breakdown.
I recently received my membership renewal notice in the post from AA only to find that the "roadside" part of the membership was £50 and the "relay" was now £47, making a total of £97.
I noticed on the telly that AA were advertising discounts of up to 33% for new AA members up and so feeling a bit discriminated against as a loyal customer I gave AA a call on their freefone number. After listening to the pre recorded massages I opted for Option 4 (... If you are thinking of cancelling your AA membership!) and eventually spoke to an AA telephone call adviser and explained my gripe. It was explained to me that this was a "one off" offer for new members joining AA and was not open to existing members. Naturally I pointed out that if this was official AA policy then the organisation was hardly encouraging long established members to stay with the organisation, especially since there are other breakdown services at competitive or even cheaper annual premiums. What happened then was that to retain my custom , I was offered 25% discount from my new premium, provided I paid for it there and then. Being satisfied with this offer, I agreed and so by kicking up a fuss I gave myself some beer money and I got the next years premium for £72.75 instead of the orginal renewal quote of £97.
So there it is if you dont ask, then you wont get.
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