AA or RAC ?

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue May 12, 15 11:03 am

I've been with the AA for yonks and every year i get my renewal telling me what a valued member i am blah blah blah alongside a 75 percent increase which i have to barter down. Anyway this year i've spoken to the RAC and their price is slightly better so i dont know whether to twist or stick. From my conversations with both i'm leaning slightly towards giving the AA another shot although they are about £10 more.
So just wondered if anyone else could offer a little more insight as to why i should stay or move ?

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue May 12, 15 11:18 am

Is saving a tenner that important to bother changing from something you know?

Unless the RAC have a better system.

Im with the AA had to get car taken home from the Nats, I told the AA the size of the car and they sent a transit size transporter. Oh its too big for my vehicle the guy said, i'll have to radio in for a bigger vehicle. 4hrs later it turned up.

They sent the smaller vehicle just so they could say they attended within an hour.

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue May 12, 15 11:26 am

I'm just Bananarama! at the cheek of them and for all i know the RAC may be better, that's the reason i posed the question.
Mick

mustangbooks · Post by **mustangbooks** » Tue May 12, 15 11:29 am

I'm with the RAC and haven't had any problems with them. They recovered my huge '66 Cadillac off the M25 a couple of years ago, although the job was contracted out to a third party, Ontime, who rang to confirm the size of the car (and even googled it!) before sending a truck.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Tue May 12, 15 11:30 am

I'm with the AA, have been since 1991 when I bought my first American car, go through the same thing as you every year. The reason I stay with them is due to checking with recovery companies, the AA are the only one that advise of no restrictions on the size of vehicle they can lift if needed. The others all have restrictions on length, width, weight and rear overhang.
Tell them, you've had a lower quote and are thinking of leaving ( if you havent already done so ).

adrianp · Post by **adrianp** » Tue May 12, 15 11:33 am

I'm with RAC, only had to call on them once for a recovery and they were pretty good. Initial person I spoke to wouldn't go straight to a recovery truck and insisted that I had to wait for one of their guys to get to me and he'd make a call. Thankfully when I spoke to the guy assigned the call he was a lot more practical and got onto getting a recovery truck.

Truck arrived, right size truck for the car, nice bloke so a pretty pleasant experience for such a situation

I did check the RAC site before I signed up as they do have size and weight limits for what cars they will recover. My Charger was within those limits so I signed on the dotted line.

adrian.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 12, 15 11:39 am

I get my recovery free with my car insurance and the one time I have had to use it they were great!

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue May 12, 15 11:46 am

Is that Green flag Pete?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 12, 15 11:53 am

Organised via "Classicline" Insurance; I think they use freelance companys.....

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue May 12, 15 12:41 pm

I'm with AA for daily,no probs but they are getting pricey. Plymouth is with whatever RH are offering,I guess freelance/nearest to callout. I advised them the vehicle size and they are geared for classic yanks.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Tue May 12, 15 12:48 pm

AutoAid

covers me & Mrs in any car £41 / year

http://www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/

Glen63 · Post by **Glen63** » Tue May 12, 15 1:12 pm

You guys not using classic car insurance ?

I use Heritage from Norton Insurance and have a multi car insurance policy with them, it covers me and the wife to drive any of our classic or new cars all under one policy, which is unusual, normally you can only get classic car policies and includes breakdown cover with it.

It is so much easier to have just one car insurance policy that covers them all and I just ring up and add extra cars or take them off and get refunds when ever I like.

All managed by the same person as well, so she knows my cars and me, and it makes it all so simple.

They can bring your cars into the policy as the old ones run out at different times, so the following year it all gets renewed at once.

Very helpfull, give her a try Jayne Jordan jjordan@norton-ib.co.uk

I have only used the breakdown service once locally, but it was quick and they sent out a proper mechanic, looked like type of van that normal comes out to commercial trucks on the side of the road. So I think they use local independant garages.

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Tue May 12, 15 1:18 pm

RAC for me been with them for years ( theve got to know my motors!!)

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Tue May 12, 15 1:50 pm

Glen63 wrote:You guys not using classic car insurance ?

I think Carl is talking in general!

I'm with the AA also. Covers me not the car so any car I'm in is covered (so the Dart is covered too).

I also have to go through the same BS every year! Threaten to leave and then the increase is circa £10-£20, not double the premium.

I think the AA have seen the vast profits Insurance companies make by peoples ignorance and lack of motivation to shop round. I hate it but its the nature of the beast.

On a side note Aviva for the daily have not increased my premium for the last three years...........One less hassle for now!

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue May 12, 15 1:57 pm

You guys not using classic car insurance ?

Yes I have recovery with my RH insurance, but have always been a bit sceptical using them from the stories I have heard from other people saying took hours to come etc etc, so I opted to use my AA which I have my daily car with, thinking it would be quicker, how bloody wrong was I! Maybe next time I will try the insurance recovery.