AA Breakdown Cover Pish Take

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:44 pm

Ladies

I have just had my renewal through for my AA breakdown cover. The cost is now £184.32 a year the basic roadside/relay cover.

Now being a lover of rusty old turds I think its a necessity but thats very steep.

A quick search on the net comes back with The Green Insurance Company coming back with the same level of cover for £58

Has anyone had any experience of this company?

I hate having my pants pulled down.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:46 pm

my breakdown cover is free with my insurance policy and includes relay

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:52 pm

I have been an AA member since the dog died. Every year it goes up, this year they wanted nigh on £130 !

Foook that, I called them and expressed my displeasure, she had a chat with her boss, and suprise , suprise, £82 for the same cover !

Cooonts

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:53 pm

Do it through quidco, I got mine as a new policy for approx £90 then got £60 cashback. So £30 all in for the year. Takes about 3 months for the cashback to come through though.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:54 pm

RAC mate, you are the member and covered for whatever vehicle you are travelling in, even when a passenger in someone else's turd.

New customers always get the red carpet treatment. So give them a try.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:56 pm

Rtaylor2208 wrote:Do it through quidco, I got mine as a new policy for approx £90 then got £60 cashback. So £30 all in for the year. Takes about 3 months for the cashback to come through though.

GGGRRRRRR, I was happy and now I feel buttfoooked

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:08 pm

Breakdown cover?

Whats that?

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:11 pm

My mrs has it through her bank so I cancelled my RAC membership.

Have a look at ya banks.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:11 pm

DanThe wrote:Breakdown cover?

Whats that?

A blue compact with a large hammer in the boot !

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:16 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:RAC mate, you are the member and covered for whatever vehicle you are travelling in, even when a passenger in someone else's turd.

New customers always get the red carpet treatment. So give them a try.

My AA policy is the same as this. I'm going to ring and moan. If the price stay's the same I will vote with my feet.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:17 pm

Refuse your renewal and get cover as a new customer.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:26 pm

pacerpete wrote:
DanThe wrote:Breakdown cover?

Whats that?
A blue compact with a large hammer in the boot !

Ah yes, of course!

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:30 pm

AA cover with my bank account.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:49 pm

Sorted.

Breakdown cover for me and the good lady. (She drives the 530d with shittronic and air bags)

All in for £106.80

That's an £80 pish take from the AA

I'm going to go through all my other policies just to see if I can save a few quid!

Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:38 pm

Anyone that has a tesco clubcard, it's worth looking at the RAC cover through the clubcard deals, bargain.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:42 pm

I only join the RAC when i break down, Had to join once in the 4 year ive been driving

easily done on the phone, once joined tell them your broke down thats what i did and will do again if it happens

ps i Was driving a Vauxhall at the time

Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:51 pm

The AA 'cover' via a bank account was what I relied on when a m20b27 gave in where the M3 joins the M25. Took 5hrs (2am it went bang) and it cost me over 200 notes to get it home as the 'cover' only err covers a short distance.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:02 pm

My renewal has just come through from the AA, will be doing the same as last year and starting up a new account with them via Quidco. Although the RAC might be worth a luck suing my Tesco voucers.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:08 pm

Got full european car (all bases covered) on my insurance from the co-op for £5 a month.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:55 pm

Mines through the bank - pay £12.50 a month for the account, get breakdown/roadside/at home as part of the deal as well as a load of other shyte I'll never use

Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:25 pm

mine came free with insurance, full european breakdown cover and fully comp insurance for £480 I'm 25 with 0 years no claims and driving conviction.

So depending on when your insurance is due etc, maybe you could consider that, as its always cheaper or free if you include it with the insurance.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:26 pm

Just looked at the quidco thing and people are saying they are waiting 11 months for the cashback

Alex, that sounds just the job

Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:35 pm

Just looked at the quidco thing and people are saying they are waiting 11 months for the cashbac

Just checked mine to make sure what happened with mine:

Purchased: 14 March 2021
Purchase Price: 97.00
Cash Back: £60
Cash Back Paid: 01 July 2012

So it did take just under 4 months but full cover including everything apart from european cover and the extended warranty thing they offer for £37 for a whole year is not bad.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:38 pm

Rtaylor2208 wrote:
Just looked at the quidco thing and people are saying they are waiting 11 months for the cashbac
Just checked mine to make sure what happened with mine:

Purchased: 14 March 2021
Purchase Price: 97.00
Cash Back: £60
Cash Back Paid: 01 July 2012

So it did take just under 4 months but full cover including everything apart from european cover and the extended warranty thing they offer for £37 for a whole year is not bad.

Do you get the recovery to take you back home or is it to the nearest garage?

Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:21 pm

Everything bar european cover. I checked that as I got stung with the first AA cover I took when I got the E30 as it broke down 40 miles from home the day I bought it and the AA made me pay an extra £80 on the spot to get it home. Otherwise they would only take it 10 miles to a garage and I was about 14 miles away from Boyds.

Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:35 am

I think mine was around £50 through my insurance. Currently putting it to the test as I've broken down in morning traffic on Henly's Corner.

Although I just found out I'm limited to 10miles recovery, then I have to pay the rest. Not a problem in this case but shall be making amends to that shite idea..

Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:46 am

Alex wrote:I only join the RAC when i break down, Had to join once in the 4 year ive been driving easily done on the phone, once joined tell them your broke down thats what i did and will do again if it happens

ps i Was driving a Vauxhall at the time

I've tried this before with the RAC and AA. But they wouldn't allow it. Something along the lines of not being able to get a call out within 24hrs of activating the cover with there being an energy fee...

Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:52 pm

G-Bear wrote:
Alex wrote:I only join the RAC when i break down, Had to join once in the 4 year ive been driving easily done on the phone, once joined tell them your broke down thats what i did and will do again if it happens

ps i Was driving a Vauxhall at the time
I've tried this before with the RAC and AA. But they wouldn't allow it. Something along the lines of not being able to get a call out within 24hrs of activating the cover with there being an energy fee...

Worked fine for me with the RAC, was about 2 year ago now

Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:23 pm

Rtaylor2208 wrote:Do it through quidco, I got mine as a new policy for approx £90 then got £60 cashback. So £30 all in for the year. Takes about 3 months for the cashback to come through though.

Same. I get the full level of cover for £120 or whatever and then get £60-£70 back.

Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:30 pm

Alex wrote:
G-Bear wrote:
Alex wrote:I only join the RAC when i break down, Had to join once in the 4 year ive been driving easily done on the phone, once joined tell them your broke down thats what i did and will do again if it happens

ps i Was driving a Vauxhall at the time
I've tried this before with the RAC and AA. But they wouldn't allow it. Something along the lines of not being able to get a call out within 24hrs of activating the cover with there being an energy fee...
Worked fine for me with the RAC, was about 2 year ago now

I must have called just after you..

Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:34 pm

Rtaylor2208 wrote:
Just looked at the quidco thing and people are saying they are waiting 11 months for the cashbac
Just checked mine to make sure what happened with mine:

Purchased: 14 March 2021

.

Did you nick a flux capacitor from a DeLorean and fit it to your e30 before purchasing cover...

Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:36 pm

Did you nick a flux capacitor from a DeLorean and fit it to your e30 before purchasing cover...

Fat fingered typing at its very best.

Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:39 pm

Rav335uk wrote:AA cover with my bank account.

Same here! However, I took my son's golf to Manchester last season to watch Arsenal. We got a flat on the way home (spare had been removed for some stupid reason) and had to call them out.

They will do anything to avoid getting you home. We eventually got in at 5.30am!