I've just been quoted £300 to renew my AA membership. That includes joint cover, home start, roadside and relay. For a new joiner online, the quote is £200. I'm sure I can beat them down on the price, and I find their service to be excellent, but I note other service providers are a lot cheaper.
One I looked at called GEM motor assist was about £100 for the same service and got good reviews. Green flag looked good value as well... But I don't want to pay for a service that doesn't deliver. I don't need them very often, maybe once a year or two, but each time has been essential.
So who do lifers recommend? Any idea of costs?
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I now use a firm called Autoaid. £41. The only snag is you have to be able to pay the breakdown firm and claim it back. So its insurance rather than a breakdown service. I think I gave them a go on the back of a recommendation on here.
I have heard of some people using ADAC, the German equivalent of the AA. They are happy to take UK-based customers, charge 84 euro, cover you across the whole of Europe. Compare that with the AA! The irony is that if you call them because you have broken down, it's the AA that comes out! And they are charging you less for a year than the AA would want for a two week holiday in France.
Used them for years. Could have bought a car with the savings over the AA.
Less than 50 quid for any of the vehicles you might be in.
Excellent service.
See what you think of Britania Rescue - http://www.lv.com/breakdown-cover?cid=BRBrandRescue/PPC/Google/Brand - Britannia Rescue/Britannia Breakdown - Exact/britannia breakdown/exact&sourcecode=ONLINE&gclid=CLa3ip_c7MgCFacewwodg5gA9Q
Used them for years and have always been OK when I have needed to contact them.
A watch out is that if you worry about GF delivering triple check the policy through the bank as a number of banks offer their breakdown through GF and just white label it.
They rely on people (especially the old) automatically renewing without question usually because those individuals are on a DDM and to me that is poor reward for customer loyalty.
Was with Green Flag for two years and had to call them out for a dead battery and, embarrassingly, for running out of petrol on the M25. They gave me great service both times.
Am now with the dreadfully named "2gether" because their cover seems excellent for the price (full UK inc homestart for less than £40) - havent had to use them yet though, happily.
Apparently it's very easy to claim back (see post above), though I haven't had to use it yet.
I got the renewal for £115.
Last year I threatened the AA that I’d simply alternate between the AA and the RAC every year to get the ‘new customer offer’ if it meant getting a better deal - again the AA gave me the lower price. It makes me angry, it’s like a legal mugging, but it is just a game we have to play nowadays - the same thing happens with all insurance renewals - you have to make the call.
I used green flag one year and had to call them out. The guy turned up fairly promptly. but had no interest (or knowledge) in making a repair - he just wanted to tow me to the destination.