Breakdown Cover

[237SJ]

My RAC membership is due for renewal. Has anyone got any recommendations of other companies that you have actually used recently?

[FinnyMick]

Green Flag, superb.

[237SJ]

Thanks. How long did you have to wait before they turned up?

[FinnyMick]

Never had to call them out. But, their prices are competitive.

[ummmm]

Stay away from the AA unless you don't mind being inundated with phone calls. All I did was ask for a quote and it felt like we were being stalked.

[barney4444]

When my RAC cover was due for renewal, phoned them to say was going to switch to Green Flag he explained that I wasn't going to have a comparable service with them but as I said was going to try them, he reduced my premium to the same as last year. maybe worth a try!!

[237SJ]

When I first moved away from home, I was living with flatmates and was dispatched off to the off licence to get more booze late one night (I was the only one who wasn't drinking). I broke down right by the train station and called the AA who I was with at the time. It would have been easy to find me due to my location. I waited 1 1/4 hours and eventually gave up and walked home. When I got home in the early hours I phoned them and they said they had come out but couldn't find me. The lying toerags - I`d never go with them again

[ummmm]

I didn't actually take cover out with them. Made the mistake of putting my phone number in when getting a quote. They phoned me everyday for months!

I went with RAC but never had to call them out...luckily.

[Baldric]

With Green Flag (Free, via Barclays Bank) only used them once when a Battery failed, they were there in 20 mins, Newmarket, Saturday afternoon, couple of years ago.
If didn't get them for free would pay to use them happily.

[237SJ]

Thanks. It looks like Green Flag are about half the price of the RAC but it's only when you call someone out that you find out how good they are

[sunny-dave]

I've always used Start Rescue for my cars/bikes - only called them a couple of times and they were very quick & efficient - especially so when my car was being used by lone female who had a nasty puncture on a motorway - excellent prioritised service for her.

https://www.startrescue.co.uk/

Hard to comment on how competitive their prices are in general, as they seem to vary (as they should) with the age of your vehicle and your callout record - but I always seemed to get a good deal.

[237SJ]

SD - were you in the middle of nowhere or urban when you called them out?

[sunny-dave]

I was in the *** end of nowhere (Staffs Peak District) when I called them for help with my bike - 30 mins & they were there - about as quick as conceivably possible.

My friend was on the slip road of a major urban motorway in my Saab with a wrecked tyre - 25 mins from call to fixed & moving again.

[Eleena]

23, top five breakdown cover on the right lower down. Mixed reviews for Green Flag. Start Rescue is five on that top five breakdown cover.
http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews11804.html

[237SJ]

I see start rescue was the Which recommendation for 2016. I think I might go with them. Thanks everyone

[Davemano]

Dependant on the make of car some manufacturers provide a discount cover. Mitsubishi is free for the first three years, then £29.99p a year from three to ten years. Don't know about any others.

[bhg481]

With my Volvo I get full European breakdown cover simply by having it serviced by a Volvo dealer.

[-SharonA-]

237sj, you break down alot??

[Davemano]

bhg That's the sort of thing I was meaning - good value.

[237SJ]

No Sharon. The last time I called them out my Dad was around and he has been dead for 10 years.
Thanks SD - I've just gone with Start and saved myself a load of money. Now I`m going to phone the RAC and tell them to cancel the renewal. I expect they will undercut their price but it'll be too late.

[Buenchico]

I'm with the RAC because I get a good deal through my insurance. However I've used these people in the past and I'm happy to recommend them:
https://www.autonational.co.uk/