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From: Clive George on 22 Jan 2010 08:43 "Joseph Craine" <jc(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hjc73k$khk$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... > Can anyone recommend a good breakdown recovery company. My cars getting on > a bit but is very well serviced and maintained but hey ho you just never > know so I think it might be time to take out of policy ? > > Although for 10 years I've never had a breakdown but .... I think it might > be time to signup to one especially with all the cashback offers out there > is cheap as chips. > > Anyone recommend somone whoes good. Many years ago I was with greenflag, > can't rate them as I never broke down. That was a good 13/14 year ago. Self insurance is an option. AA will let you join after you've broken down - it'll cost you full whack, but if you're only going to break down once every ten years or less it still comes out cheaper. Other full price outfits (eg RAC) might do too - but when my friend needed to do this the AA was the first one they tried. The cheaper breakdown insurance people probably won't.
From: Ret. on 22 Jan 2010 09:18 Mike P wrote: > On 22 Jan, 12:52, Joseph Craine <j...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a good breakdown recovery company. My cars >> getting on a bit but is very well serviced and maintained but hey ho >> you just never know so I think it might be time to take out of >> policy ? >> >> Although for 10 years I've never had a breakdown but .... I think it >> might be time to signup to one especially with all the cashback >> offers out there is cheap as chips. >> >> Anyone recommend somone whoes good > > The AA. No other real choice if you want your car fixed at the > roadside by a mechanic. Prices in line with Green Flag last time I > checked a month or so ago. I've been with the AA oh, 15 years, never > had any problems at all and I have called them out a number of times. Although only the simplest of breakdowns can be resolved at the roadside. I suspect that the majority of AA call-outs will result in a low-loader trip to a garage. Kev
From: Conor on 22 Jan 2010 09:34 In article <rpedneWyU_MDLsTWnZ2dnUVZ8nmdnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, "Ret." says... > Although only the simplest of breakdowns can be resolved at the roadside. I > suspect that the majority of AA call-outs will result in a low-loader trip > to a garage. > All the times we've needed to use breakdown at our household its been (in order): Starter motor failure on an automatic. (temp fix with hammer) Headgasket on my old mans moggie minor (recovered - 200 miles that one) Oil cooler takeoff adapter gasket failing on my V6 Capri. (recovered) Diff grenading on a MK1 Mondeo (recovered) Clutch cable failure on MK3 Cavalier (repaired at roadside) All the bolts on the N/S driveshaft gearbox flange coming undone on a MK2 Passat - common older Passat problem apparently (towed to garage) Fuelpump failure on a MK1 Astra (recovered cos it was 3am in the morning so no parts handy otherwise would've been a roadside repair) I did have a couple of potential non warm startings on a Capri due to a knackered carb but managed to get it going before they arrived. All are things you couldn't anticipate would happen and likely to be recover to garage on modern stuff. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: IanT on 22 Jan 2010 14:28 "Joseph Craine" <jc(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hjc73k$khk$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... > Can anyone recommend a good breakdown recovery company. My cars getting on > a bit but is very well serviced and maintained but hey ho you just never > know so I think it might be time to take out of policy ? > > Although for 10 years I've never had a breakdown but .... I think it might > be time to signup to one especially with all the cashback offers out there > is cheap as chips. > > Anyone recommend somone whoes good. Many years ago I was with greenflag, > can't rate them as I never broke down. That was a good 13/14 year ago. > > Thanks I do mine through Tesco. I got 500 clubcard points for doing it too. They arrange the cover via Green Flag and it is cheaper than going to Green Flag direct. They come out to me twice last year and arrived in 30mins each time. They also do NOT operate the illegal sexual discrimination policy that the AA/RAC operate in respect to favouring lone females. A garage in the area you have broken down in is sent out, so you are not waiting for hours like you do with the AA/RAC. You are sent a mechnic and not an AA/RAC sales person who is pressurised to meeting sales targets each month! I looked at prices and for what the AA/RAC wanted over �300 for, I get for �68. If you want to avoid the AA/RAC illegal sexual discrimination and hard sell at the roadside then I advise you to go elsewhere. You will save a lot of money and get a better service.
From: IanT on 22 Jan 2010 14:31
"Vicko Zoomba" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e35e2922-41a9-4ab4-a212-037ce0749830(a)c4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > On 22 Jan, 12:52, Joseph Craine <j...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a good breakdown recovery company. My cars getting >> on a bit but is very well serviced and maintained but hey ho you just >> never know so I think it might be time to take out of policy ? >> >> Although for 10 years I've never had a breakdown but .... I think it >> might be time to signup to one especially with all the cashback offers >> out there is cheap as chips. >> >> Anyone recommend somone whoes good. Many years ago I was with greenflag, >> can't rate them as I never broke down. That was a good 13/14 year ago. >> >> Thanks > > AA, RAC,.... Don't be silly - they operate illegal sexual discrimination policies by suggesting a female takes priority over a male. They charge more and also pressure their sales staff who attend your breakdown (eventually) to sell you things like a new battery when it is not required. This sales side of things forms part of the monthly appraisal of staff - so you just know you will end up with a sales person who is dishonest and knows nothing about cars! Don't forget, sales people lie to make money every day. |