boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
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Just got my RAC renewal through. I usually use my Tesco Clubcard points to buy membership, but since they reduced the points ratio, I'm going to have to pay cash this year. The renewal came out at £220 for both of us, any car, home start, courtesy car, onward travel, blah, blah...
Had a look on the AA and it comes out at £150 ish for similar cover.
What does everyone else use or is it covered by your insurance via extras?
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tom_simes
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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I get the missus Leon covered by booking a service with Seat - £150 for a service, and 'free' Seat breakdown cover (provided by RAC I think), which includes home start etc. Best deal I could find, and keeps stamps in the book for FSSH too.
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AndyKent
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Drive 24/7 - like £40 a year including everything.
They just buy in he services of all the other breakdown providers too, so you might get AA, RAC or Greenflag etc turn up if you break down.
Mega mega cheap on European cover too if you need it.
All online, so no call centre unless you actually breakdown in which case they have an emergency number.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I upgraded my Nationwide Current Account for a tenner amonth to get it
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
I upgraded my Nationwide Current Account for a tenner amonth to get it
Same 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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When I moved out of my family home Mum had a spaz out over me not being able to be on the family policy as I don't live there. I told her just to lie and she wouldn't 
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Kyle T
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Check out Quidco deals etc, breakdown services tend to be quite good with cashback and may alter your choice
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I got Green Flag for a tenner a month which covers all my old shit and many trailers, probably be less for something that doesn't break every damn day.
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Kev_GSI
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Drive 24/7 - like £40 a year including everything.
They just buy in he services of all the other breakdown providers too, so you might get AA, RAC or Greenflag etc turn up if you break down.
Mega mega cheap on European cover too if you need it.
All online, so no call centre unless you actually breakdown in which case they have an emergency number.
I am going to look into them as currently pay £10 a month for RAC they put it up every year I call moan and get it even cheaper - 8 years been the same now and its all the uk services. I just need euro cover to
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Neo
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Currently with start rescue, mega cheap and have used them about 5 times in the last few years and they've been golden each time. Costs fa
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nathy_87
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I use RAC, however its through my Bank - Barclays, but with that I get Home Start, Recovery from anywhere if not B&B for the night, and taken back home if needs be. Pretty decent.
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DAN@ADRIAN FLUX
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Registered: 16th Aug 10
Location: Norfolk
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Hi,
Please feel free to take a look at our breakdown offering if you wish.
https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/breakdown/
Regards,
Dan.
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sc0ott
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Thats about the only thing they're cheaper at.
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3CorsaMeal
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RAC fucked me about so i'm quitting as soon as i can. Absolute weird twats they are.
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Pointless you having breakdown cover if your car spends most of its time in bits.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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I'm with GEM Assist, came out above RAC and AA and Greenflag in a recent poll and had great reviews. £68 or something like that covering me in all cars.
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Kev_GSI
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Thats about the only thing they're cheaper at.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
When I moved out of my family home Mum had a spaz out over me not being able to be on the family policy as I don't live there. I told her just to lie and she wouldn't
Who was your family cover with?
Need to sort the mrs out with some cover before I get the call "my tyre is flat or my car won't start". Interested to see the difference in cost.
I've got AA cover but that's done through work but covers me rather than a single car.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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If you have a semi reliable car, or a car that doesn't make constant long journeys I recommend what I do.
I have no cover, and if I get to a point like I did around 2 years ago when I was stranded, I just called up explained situation and joined then and there for 12 months. Since then I haven't broken down and saved all the payments too
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
If you have a semi reliable car, or a car that doesn't make constant long journeys I recommend what I do.
I have no cover, and if I get to a point like I did around 2 years ago when I was stranded, I just called up explained situation and joined then and there for 12 months. Since then I haven't broken down and saved all the payments too
Right, okay. Your narrow minded-ness scares me sometimes.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Explain? It's worked perfectly for me.
If Ian had said it, no doubt you'd be praising it, and tells your friends and family the very same hour.
[Edited on 05-09-2016 by Generation]
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GB123
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Registered: 21st Nov 11
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Joining 'then and there' for 12 months probably cost the equivalent of a few years normal cover after they've put the price up because you have no alternative.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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I've found that not to be the case.
Even if it was a bit more, it would outweigh itself anyway.
I paid IIRC £135 when I was stuck from home with AA, that got me home too. Sorted.
So, in two years I've spent £135 breakdown wise. £5.62 a month, and that's decreasing for every month I'm not using it.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
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£135 will be an on the emergency joining cost.
Annual basic (which is the comparable cover to what you took) will be about £45 a year.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Even if that's true, and my figures are correct, even if join up every every 2 and half years for a year I'm still quids in.
£135 was a higher level cover aswell iirc
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