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God bless the AA
« on: 14 November 2016, 18:05:30 »

Usual junk mail arrived today, proudly claiming that I could get insurance through them for as little as £195.

I took that to mean nobody ever gets it for £195....
...esp as my cars are FC with protected NCD, business use, 20k pa (10k on battlebus), declared mods etc.

Seeing as 2 of mine are cheaper than that anyway, and the 3rd is only a bit more, it doesn't sound like the once-in-a-lifetime bargain the letter made out.
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #1 on: 14 November 2016, 18:10:19 »

Like all the big companies, they offer you a shite offer, dress it up as the deal of a lifetime and know that people will fall for it because it's the AA, British Gas, British Telecom etc etc etc.  ::)

Bastards the lot of them!  :-X  >:(
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #2 on: 14 November 2016, 18:16:12 »

But surely most people have an idea of what they are paying, and wouldn't go for it?

Or is this another reason we need a mass cull?
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #3 on: 14 November 2016, 18:17:53 »

Well, love em or hate em.....they got me home yesterday :(

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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #4 on: 14 November 2016, 18:18:37 »

Usual junk mail arrived today, proudly claiming that I could get insurance through them for as little as £195.

I took that to mean nobody ever gets it for £195....
...esp as my cars are FC with protected NCD, business use, 20k pa (10k on battlebus), declared mods etc.

Seeing as 2 of mine are cheaper than that anyway, and the 3rd is only a bit more, it doesn't sound like the once-in-a-lifetime bargain the letter made out.
I will never get anywhere near that purely because of my postcode.
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #5 on: 14 November 2016, 18:23:37 »

Well, love em or hate em.....they got me home yesterday :(
You broke the shitbox again?  Mine just won't die :(

Which is an issue as I'm fast running out of time to fix the bullet before its MOT, or get a replacement car. Hop I don't get stuck with just my shitbox bus :(
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #6 on: 14 November 2016, 18:26:24 »

yup!

Aux belt tensioner let go.

I got about 15 miles before it ran of leccy.  AA lent me another battery and escorted me the other 15 miles home.

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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #7 on: 14 November 2016, 18:52:33 »

yup!

Aux belt tensioner let go.

I got about 15 miles before it ran of leccy.  AA lent me another battery and escorted me the other 15 miles home.
Mine ran out of electric about a week ago (lack of use) - I'd walked all the way to find it, and buggered if I was going to walk back home again to get jumpstarter ;D.  I couldn't believe it, the damn thing started on the very last bit the battery had to give ;D
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #8 on: 14 November 2016, 19:14:06 »

Usual junk mail arrived today, proudly claiming that I could get insurance through them for as little as £195.

I took that to mean nobody ever gets it for £195....
...esp as my cars are FC with protected NCD, business use, 20k pa (10k on battlebus), declared mods etc.

Seeing as 2 of mine are cheaper than that anyway, and the 3rd is only a bit more, it doesn't sound like the once-in-a-lifetime bargain the letter made out.
I will never get anywhere near that purely because of my scousness.

Refreshingly self aware.  :)
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #9 on: 14 November 2016, 19:22:36 »

Usual junk mail arrived today, proudly claiming that I could get insurance through them for as little as £195.

I took that to mean nobody ever gets it for £195....
...esp as my cars are FC with protected NCD, business use, 20k pa (10k on battlebus), declared mods etc.

Seeing as 2 of mine are cheaper than that anyway, and the 3rd is only a bit more, it doesn't sound like the once-in-a-lifetime bargain the letter made out.
I will never get anywhere near that purely because of my scousness.

Refreshingly self aware.  :)
If you're gonna take the piss, learn to spell or you'll leave yourself open to ridicule......like wot yer just did.  ;D
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #10 on: 16 November 2016, 22:36:02 »

Well, love em or hate em.....they got me home yesterday :(

They've got me and SWMBO home loads of times, but I don't insure with them

I buy meat from a butchers
Newspapers from a newsagents
Shoes from a shoeshop
And insurance from an insurance company
Easy  :y
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #11 on: 16 November 2016, 23:19:54 »

Most of the mat I eat these days tastes like it came from a shoe shop.  :)
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #12 on: 17 November 2016, 12:04:00 »

Most of the mat I eat these days tastes like it came from a shoe shop.  :)

And most of the shoes I buy these days taste terrible  ;)
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« Reply #13 on: 17 November 2016, 12:42:17 »

Most of the mat I eat these days tastes like it came from a shoe shop.  :)

And most of the shoes I buy these days taste terrible  ;)
Not quite. You have terrible taste in shoes. That's what you meant to say.  :y
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Re: God bless the AA
« Reply #14 on: 17 November 2016, 14:11:55 »

Most of the mat I eat these days tastes like it came from a shoe shop.  :)

And most of the shoes I buy these days taste terrible  ;)
Not quite. You have terrible taste in shoes. That's what you meant to say.  :y

And what exactly is wrong with black patent stilettos if I may ask ?      ::)
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