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(Message started by: wojtekor on May 3^rd, 2009, 3:06am)

Title: RAC or The AA?
Post by wojtekor on May 3^rd, 2009, 3:06am

I'm thinking about buying myself a breakdown cover and right now I'm a bit stuck... RAC or The AA? which one is better? which one, not necessarily one of these 2, is best?
RAC seems to be cheaper but I'm afraid that i may regret signing a contract with them, after all even Top Gear uses The AA... ;) there must be a reason for that...
Any thoughts?

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Jonnycab on May 3^rd, 2009, 3:17am

Defo the AA, as they cover you as a person, no matter what car you are in. The RAC only cover the car that is registered to you.

The AA are alot quicker....I've had AA cover for the last 12 years & never had a problem. Last time I called them they arrived in 20 minutes & the longest I've ever waited is an hour. A mate who is with the RAC recently waited 4 hours for them to turn up & the best time he ever got was about 1 1/2 hours :)

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by wojtekor on May 3^rd, 2009, 3:32am

hmmm.... with 25% off at the AA it's £21.64 a month for a full joint cover... and if the difference is as significant as you say it's definitely worth spending 5£ more a month... will give it a go i suppose....

ps. Jonny go get some sleep, god d**n it... ;D

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by gost on May 3^rd, 2009, 9:45am

Hi wojtekor (where did that id come from ;o;) Im paying AA 17 a month for wife and myself the full works homestart get u home etc

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Jonnycab on May 3^rd, 2009, 10:46am

I pay the AA £130 a year for me & the wife for roadside & relay. I don't have homestart...never really needed it as I can usually fix it myself :)

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Highlander on May 3^rd, 2009, 12:16pm

You people have too much money!! }{

Obviously the credit crunch hasnt reached Scorpio owners yet ;)

I'm with autoaid £37 PER YEAR

That covers me as a driver or passenger in ANY car for breakdown AND/OR relay within the UK

It only covers cars and bikes, not larger Transit sized vans.

They use local recovery companies and the twice i've used it have been picked up in under an hour.

The only "downside" is that you pay for the recovery then have to claim it back from Autoaid, which they do no problem, they make their money on the large number of people who dont claim it back :)

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Tons_of_fun on May 3^rd, 2009, 1:24pm

Have been with the AA since 97 & have never had a problem :). Always get to me fast & have always got me going again. That said though i have only ever called them out 5 times in the last 12 years ::). No not lucky...always have a boot full of tools & spares :o. Well it is a scorpio ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by sierra20 on May 3^rd, 2009, 5:55pm

I'm with the RAC and they do cover you not your car, so whatever car you are in you will be covered. They are also very good, and have always fixed the car on the road when i have used them, but thats not to say the AA arnt any good, they should both be just as good as each other, i would go with who ever gives you the cheapest deal.

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by adam5172 on May 3^rd, 2009, 9:45pm

my breakdown cover is through my car insurance with swinton £62 a year for full cover home start and relay to anywhere in uk hire car if cant be repaired within 24hrs and loads of other bits and pieces quite cheap i thought

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Jonnycab on May 3^rd, 2009, 10:36pm

Sorry, I was wrong about the RAC........but I do remember that they only used to cover the car :)

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by wojtekor on May 3^rd, 2009, 10:39pm

thanks everyone of your opinions.... I'll go with The AA I think...

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by rich1 on May 3^rd, 2009, 10:45pm

try green flag , ive always found em pretty good

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Geoff_W on May 5^th, 2009, 12:26am

Certain bank accounts give you free membership deals with the RAC, in my case I only found out when a personal banker queried a standing order payment. I now use a separate 0800 number but get full and normal service ;D

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by wojtekor on May 5^th, 2009, 12:32am

i believe that one of the banks i use does that too but requires me to upgrade my account to a higher level and pay something like 15£ a month for it, so there's no difference...

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by Geoff_W on May 5^th, 2009, 12:54am

Fair point, in my case the bank fee is less than the full RAC with European annual fee so I either get banking of RAC for free.

Title: Re: RAC or The AA?
Post by wojtekor on May 5^th, 2009, 12:59am

sure, in that case... mind if i ask which bank is it and how much do they charge you?