omega0684
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 09:59 AM |
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Breakdown service?
hi guys,
which Breakdown Service people are you guys with, RAC, AA, Green Flag etc?
im after a service that will cover both my cars, the new Astra and the DAX?
Alex
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:06 AM |
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My missy has an account with the TSB and gets free RAC breakdown cover which is not car specific and rather handy especially when we take a car on
holiday
Last used it in November when we came back from Lanzarote at 10:30 pm to find she’d left the bluebirds map light on for 10 days and the battery was
totally flat  half an hour later a breakdown truck arrived and we were away 
[Edited on 2/12/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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pewe
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:10 AM |
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Green Flag for me.
Been with them for years and the few times I've used them they were very quick to respond and service was excellent.
Unlike other rescue services they are franchised using local guys so if one is busy they simply call up the next on the list.
IIRC they offer max. 1 call-out.
Also am covered for self and SWMBO on any other vehicle driver or passenger.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe. 
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Davegtst
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:16 AM |
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LTSB is actually with the AA and it's not free, you pay for it in your monthly bank charge. With the AA you can either have vehicle based
membership which only covers 1 car or personal based membership that covers you in any car. I'm an AA patrol BTW.
I'll u2u you my AA site that is the cheapest the AA will do.
[Edited on 2/12/09 by Davegtst]
[Edited on 2/12/09 by Davegtst]
[Edited on 2/12/09 by Davegtst]
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austin man
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:18 AM |
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RAC for me, the best bet is to get a policy where you are covered and not the car. Any car you are in even as a passenger is then covered.
Be aware of the free insurance that the Banks offer, they are sometimes only for raod side assist. I witnessed this a few months back AA turned up and
said if we cant get you sorted you will have to arrange to get transported home as your not covered , alternatively I can convert you to full cover
for a fee of ££££ at the roadside.
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Davegtst
LTSB is actually with the AA and it's not free, you pay for it in your monthly bank charge. With the AA you can either have vehicle based
membership which only covers 1 car or personal based membership that covers you in any car. I'm an AA patrol BTW.
I'll u2u you my AA site that is the cheapest the AA will do.
interesting I stand corrected 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Davegtst
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:24 AM |
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Depends what type of bank account you have to what cover you get. This trips alot of people up and can cost alot more than just buying the cover in
the first place. For example a LTSB gold account only comes with roadside cover with the AA, this means you have to be more than 1/4 of a mile from
home and we will only recover you to a local garage (within 10 miles). You can upgrade at the time of the breakdown but they will add a surcharge on
top of the upgrade fee, think it's about £70. You can either upgrade your bank account or you can call the AA before you breakdown and not pay
the surcharge.
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Humbug
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:49 AM |
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Auto Aid
£37 a year, UK only but it covers you and spouse (not b/f or g/f...) for any car you drive.
It is a "pay and reclaim" service
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GMPMotorsport
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 10:51 AM |
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I can't speak highly enough of the AA, when I filled up my diesel car with unleaded they were terriffic, got me back home and have a division
that cleaned out the system and got me going although you do pay for that bit.
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bmseven
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:07 AM |
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Autonational £78.50 for two cars for 15 months roadside and recovery https://www.autonational.co.uk/join01.php
You have to be careful with some of these recovery policies as they will only take you to the nearest garage!
[Edited on 2/12/09 by bmseven]
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:37 AM |
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I'm with rac, via Barclays and whilst it isn't "free" it is lumped in with a load if other nice perks I use for about 15 quid
a month.
It's very good and they will recover me from landsend to john a groats if I needed it. Used them loads of times, including on my motorbikes when
I've had an issue.
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DM
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:37 AM |
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ADAC
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tegwin
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:42 AM |
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RAC here... We buy family cover... means that we are all covered..
I have called them out a number of times for various cars... they are currently changing my sisters wheel (silly girl cant do it herself!)
They also offer an accident recovery service as part of it... so when my sister (yes the same one) crashed, they towed her home for free.
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wheelfelloff
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 12:28 PM |
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Another vote for the AA here, they cover the whole family (expensive) and any car anywhere. As far as I know (haven't used it) we don't
even have to be driving the vehicle we are in when it breaks down. They have rescued us in a variety of cars Westfield, Lotus, Volvo (twice?),
Vauxhall and Ford of course, never taken longer than 35 minutes to turn up and always got us going or home quickly. I should moan about the cost but
as long as I keep getting what I pay for, I won't.
Best regards
Keith
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MikeLR
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 01:28 PM |
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We are with Brittania Rescue,cant fault them.
Took Tiger to garage when starter ring fell off !
and could not be faulted when suspension top rocker arm broke.
I think that they came out top of some pole recently.
Mike
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 01:35 PM |
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RAC for me, I've got any vehicle cover (the one that they tow the car to anyhwere in the country you like if they can't fix it)
only ever called them out once ages ago when I was in Harlow picking up my dax (400 miles from home  ) - the imobliser wouldn't turn off on
my dads old tranist
it took the guy an hour and a half but he got it running, I picked up the kit and got home no problem at all
(lets just say that cement + electronics isn't a good mix )
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Danozeman
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:42 PM |
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Im brittania rescue. I get discount as im a member of the csma. Also got it with the kit insurance and also my bank!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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DM
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 05:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wheelfelloff
Another vote for the AA here
the AA man who recovered my Tiger from Llandow race track to my choice of garage back home was somewhat surprised that my ADAC policy which entitled
me to that recovery was cheaper than what his own staff discount could get him direct with AA
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