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Title: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 February 2017, 12:03:53
They want no less (after negotiation) than £12.50 a month.

This is for any car for  wife and I. Plus home start.

Reasonable or taking the piss?

The original quote was £30 a month.
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: amazonian on 22 February 2017, 12:16:20
£1.50 per week each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 22 February 2017, 12:18:55
How much for peace of mind ?  😉
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Andy B on 22 February 2017, 12:23:54
They want no less (after negotiation) than £12.50 a month.

This is for any car for  wife and I. Plus home start.

Reasonable or taking the piss?

The original quote was £30 a month.

My May Day (Caravan Club's Green Flag) was about £120 for SWMBO & me to have  personal cover  i.e. any car and also my daughter for her & her car
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Pmacca2000 on 22 February 2017, 12:32:29
They quoted me £80-90 for the year including recovery and I think it was  home start and I didn't think that was so bad to be fair
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Viral_Jim on 22 February 2017, 12:35:00
They want no less (after negotiation) than £12.50 a month.

This is for any car for  wife and I. Plus home start.

Reasonable or taking the piss?

The original quote was £30 a month.

My wife and I have cover through our bank account (Natwest), mostly because our company at the time was playing silly bu@@ers about the maximum age/mileage a car could be to be covered. We pay £18pcm for worldwide travel insurance, mobile phone cover, breakdown (same service as you mention) and some discount restaurant card that we never use.

In the 2yrs we've had it, the mobile phone alone has covered the entire outlay.

So on that basis £12.50 looks a bit steep, however as a stand alone product you may struggle to get it down below that, and even if you do, I would think £9.99 would pcm would be a lower limit, so saving a max of £25/yr.

Probably just go with it  :-\ 
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Shackeng on 22 February 2017, 12:55:30
They want no less (after negotiation) than £12.50 a month.

This is for any car for  wife and I. Plus home start.

Reasonable or taking the piss?

The original quote was £30 a month.

I get breakdown cover free with my NW bank account. :y
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: omega2018 on 22 February 2017, 13:17:38
does it include national recovery?  i expect most people here want that so they can fix it at home or at a garage they know.  I use Start www.startrescue.co.uk - £38.70 a year less £8.12 cashback, no callout excess.  covers national recovery but not homestart which is extra (do you really need homestart?)

previously i used rescuemycar.com can't fault them except they kept putting the price up (£32 plus £40 per callout).
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 22 February 2017, 14:15:25
Yes rescuemycar.com are very good!  :y

Although not recommended if you plan to use them as they charge a callout fee on top of the premium.  ;) 
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Shackeng on 22 February 2017, 15:02:05
does it include national recovery?  i expect most people here want that so they can fix it at home or at a garage they know.  I use Start www.startrescue.co.uk - £38.70 a year less £8.12 cashback, no callout excess.  covers national recovery but not homestart which is extra (do you really need homestart?)

previously i used rescuemycar.com can't fault them except they kept putting the price up (£32 plus £40 per callout).

It does, used them twice last year, failed steering motor and ign switch failure on the TD. Recovered to home both times. :y
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: TheBoy on 22 February 2017, 17:31:23
The cheeky RAC want £94 (joint members,, national recovery) on their renewal.  I haven't stopped laughing since it arrived, so not been able to call them.  I'd pay £80. Perfectly happy to pay that.

Now I don't have a bike, I can start looking at other options now :)
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Nick W on 22 February 2017, 18:04:44
Yes rescuemycar.com are very good!  :y

Although not recommended if you plan to use them as they charge a callout fee on top of the premium.  ;)


You would have to pay me to use them. And I've been paid to do their work >:(
The same applies to all the other LetsStartaRecoveryOrganisationFromaPhoneBox.hopelessdreamer that have sprung up recently.
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 February 2017, 18:15:11
£1.50 per week[/highlight] each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)

That's thirty bob (30/-) in old money. Time was you could buy a new suit for that. :)
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Mister Rog on 22 February 2017, 18:25:04
£1.50 per week[/highlight] each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)



That's thirty bob (30/-) in old money. Time was you could buy a new suit for that. :)


C'mon admit it. You're just tightarsed  ;)


Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 February 2017, 18:44:13
£1.50 per week[/highlight] each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)



That's thirty bob (30/-) in old money. Time was you could buy a new suit for that. :)


C'mon admit it. You're just tightarsed  ;)

I prefer the word frugal. ;) ;D

Now STMO .......you could certainly call him a tightarse. Why else would you buy a Daewoochevrolet.
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: STEMO on 22 February 2017, 18:51:26
£1.50 per week[/highlight] each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)



That's thirty bob (30/-) in old money. Time was you could buy a new suit for that. :)


C'mon admit it. You're just tightarsed  ;)
He's the worst type of tightarse, Rog, a penny-pinching rich man. I think Scrooge was a similar type of fellow.
Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 February 2017, 20:05:26
£1.50 per week[/highlight] each, whats to think about?

Just do it and think about something more important.

thats my opinion anyhow.

 :)  :)



That's thirty bob (30/-) in old money. Time was you could buy a new suit for that. :)


C'mon admit it. You're just tightarsed  ;)
He's the worst type of tightarse, Rog, a penny-pinching rich man. I think Scrooge was a similar type of fellow.

My hero. :-* :-* :-* :-* ;D

Title: Re: How much should I pay the AA.
Post by: raywilb on 23 February 2017, 21:04:23
i now have mine with hastings premier on my insurance , in fact I have just taken a comprehensive policy out today to commence on 1/3/17 for an omega dti which I have bought today & picking up on Wednesday. the policy is fully comp & ticks all the boxes including full UK recovery & all other benefits that one would usually have to pay extra for. - for a few quid short of £300  :y