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[STEMO]

When i finally killed off my Desmond, my breakdown cover covered it being brought back to my home. Then the scrappie picked it up from here. 

That would be quite funny. Onward travel, we will take you and your car anywhere in the UK. Where would you like to go? The scrapyard, please 

[Nick W]

When i finally killed off my Desmond, my breakdown cover covered it being brought back to my home. Then the scrappie picked it up from here. 

That would be quite funny. Onward travel, we will take you and your car anywhere in the UK. Where would you like to go? The scrapyard, please 

I've done that - it was reported as an underbonnet fire, but was a total burnout by the time I got it. I dropped the owner in Sittingbourne, and the car went to Ridham Dock. A nice £150 tip

[Mr Skrunts]

Getting interesting.

AA have phoned me back 4 times so far and I seem to have missed all the calls.

I like thier garage cover, so as the 1st call there was no soloution on price they offed to match the same price and add the garage cover on.

So still looking at alternatives  (and there are many to choose from)

For covering myself rather than the car that starts at £39.99 with Nova Direct and about £7 if its the car cover option, (Compare the market)


   Nationwide Cover
   Onward Travel
   Home Start
   Misfuelling Cover
   Out of Fuel Cover
   Max Callouts (Unlimited)

Guessing Onward Travel not the same as Relay

Did a quote (With Relay) with AA £258  and £200 without. (National Recovery

Garage cover adds £130/140

If we can’t find a fix at the roadside we’ll take you, your passengers and vehicle to any UK mainland destination.)

Autonational.co.uk
   
National Recovery
Onward Travel
Home Start
Loss of keys cover
Misfuelling covet
Personal cover
Callouts (Unlimiteed)

£78.54 All the above.

£68.54 no personal cover

£60.69 no homestart / no personal cover.

Be  interesting to see how the AA compare when they ring back.

[Mr Skrunts]

Roadside Assistance
Included as standard

24/7 help by the roadside (over 1/4 mile from home). If we can’t fix the vehicle we’ll tow you to a nearby garage.
Need added peace of mind?

I want to be covered if I break down at home
At Home

Our standard cover begins when you’re 1/4 mile from home. If you need breakdown cover at your doorstep, don’t forget to add this.

I want recovery to anywhere in the UK
National Recovery

If we can’t find a fix at the roadside we’ll take you, your passengers and vehicle to any UK mainland destination.

I want help with my journey if my vehicle can’t be fixed right away
Onward Travel

We’ll arrange car hire, overnight accommodation or costs towards public transport for you and your passengers up to 3 times a year.

I want help with repair bills if my vehicle breaks down
Parts and Garage Cover

We’ll cover up to 5 claims a year – each worth up to £535 with a £35 excess per claim.
We cannot cover pre-existing faults or any claims made within the first 14 days of your cover.


£258 (Garage cover not added)
For 1 year
Cover for you
At Home
Onward Travel
National Recovery

The price includes fees for arranging and administering your cover.1

[Nick W]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

[TheBoy]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

[Nick W]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

No, that's just a mild taster of what you can expect.

[TheBoy]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

No, that's just a mild taster of what you can expect.

Methinks you are unaware of how bad the RAC has got.  They were crap before, but since being taken over, they are now pointless.

[Mr Skrunts]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

I totally agree, the reasoning is to get the AA to drop renewal costs, they will favour a new customer price wise rather than respect people who have stayed with them for years.

All companies are the same, Broaband, Sky etc

[Nick W]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

No, that's just a mild taster of what you can expect.

Methinks you are unaware of how bad the RAC has got.  They were crap before, but since being taken over, they are now pointless.

Methinks you're not taking into account the several hundred jobs I've done for the RAC. They're a long way from being the worst provider, whether you're a customer or working for them. They are very bad for sitting on their own jobs for so long that they have to farm them out when their own drivers go off shift.

[TheBoy]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

No, that's just a mild taster of what you can expect.

Methinks you are unaware of how bad the RAC has got.  They were crap before, but since being taken over, they are now pointless.

Methinks you're not taking into account the several hundred jobs I've done for the RAC. They're a long way from being the worst provider, whether you're a customer or working for them. They are very bad for sitting on their own jobs for so long that they have to farm them out when their own drivers go off shift.

18 hours.  18 bloody hours.

I think even the bad ones can beat that.

[Nick W]

You need to see their small print before you buy, because many of them have a very different idea of what constitutes a breakdown, recovery, potential repair, nearby garage or even just answering your phone call than you do. The less you pay p/a, the bigger that difference is. You can get an example of the actual service provided by the cheaper firms by smashing your head against the roughest brick wall you can find until you can't feel the pain.

But even the nastiest company is preferable than the bloody RAC

No, that's just a mild taster of what you can expect.

Methinks you are unaware of how bad the RAC has got.  They were crap before, but since being taken over, they are now pointless.

Methinks you're not taking into account the several hundred jobs I've done for the RAC. They're a long way from being the worst provider, whether you're a customer or working for them. They are very bad for sitting on their own jobs for so long that they have to farm them out when their own drivers go off shift.

18 hours.  18 bloody hours.

I think even the bad ones can beat that.

Compared to the bigger companies, they are consistently worse for every job. Of course there are always outliers. I'm shocked that you managed to be one. Shocked

[TheBoy]

Compared to the bigger companies, they are consistently worse for every job. Of course there are always outliers. I'm shocked that you managed to be one. Shocked

Well, the previous breakdown the RAC seemed to make a right bloody hash of it as well, though not 18hrs....

Phone them right now and the recorded message will apologise that they are busier than normal, and that this will cause delays blah blah.  That message has been permanently on there for year what I know about.  So define "normal".

[omega2018]

Car not person, national recovery:
Start Rescue wanted £46 renewal
RAC £38.25 (after £25 topcashback)
AA £48 after cashback
Also got cheap quotes for Emergency Assist (£27.39) and Rescue My Car (£24.85) but on checking their small print their 'national recovery' is a joke - its their decision whether to do it or give you a contribution to accomodation.  Rescue My Car wouldn't recover you to your home if your destination was nearer!  Those clauses are new and disappointing, Rescue My Car used to be a good breakdown company.

If you want personal cover rather than car cover it was £5 or so more.

See https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150647.msg2034360#msg2034360

[Mr Skrunts]

Watch this space. on phone with the AA