falcodub 41 Report post Posted April 13 My breakdown cover renewal is in. 166 quid for a year with RAC. Recovery etc and two people. However. Year on year they put it up without me claiming and I have to threaten to leave to get it back down. Last year was £115 for the same cover. RAC have always been good when I’ve needed them but maybe time for a change? Any recommendations? GEM motoring assist seems to come out well at £112 Anyone using them? Green flag offer 50% off my rac renewal but only if the car is under 10 years old. Pah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj1233 67 Report post Posted April 13 I'm with Greenflag, rate them well for the times i've had to use them. I've got full personal cover (except Europe) and i've just renewed - was £130 this year, but the car is now 10 years old and i did have a couple of call outs last year. Always out within the hour and the service is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pidgeonpost 611 Report post Posted April 13 (edited) We have a breakdown plan via insurers Direct Line, and last time I used them it was Green Flag. Good service. Can't remember the level of cover, but it covers me + wifey, two cars, and I believe it covers us if we're passengers in someone else's car that breaks down. Would need to check that last bit though. Edited April 13 by pidgeonpost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E39mad 697 Report post Posted April 13 Best one for us with 3 cars in the family (one from 1999) is to have it covered by a bank account - in our case Nationwide flex plus which covers you for any car anywhere in Europe - cost of the account is £13 a month but you can get half of that back in interest if you leave enough money in. It also covers family holiday insurance, mobile phone insurance plus something else. You also get £100 if someone refers you when you open the account! 1 SuperDave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simonr60 1 Report post Posted April 13 Gone to green flag this year because rac prices just keep going up, got there top pack (not Europe) for £74... If your car is less than 10 years old they will beat rac/aa renewal by 50% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robsey29 154 Report post Posted April 13 I use Autoaid used them once without any issues £43 a year and it covers you in any car and your spouse, includes onwards travel overnight accommodation hire car home start basically the top package that aa and rac cover just not at there stupid prices. 1 SuperDave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paddy O'Furniture 492 Report post Posted April 13 +1 for Autoaid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanjx 127 Report post Posted April 14 Dont forget Quidco, I think its over £100 cashback on some RAC packages! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoNz0 82 Report post Posted April 14 (edited) I rang the RAC to cancel last week and when asked about the price I mentioned quidco and AA for the better cover so they dropped it to £79 with £152 discount including an upgrade to premium policy. Saved pissing about with Quidco. Well worth checking the price with quidco before you call so you have the facts to hand. Edited April 14 by GoNz0 1 falcodub reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
healeyneil 24 Report post Posted April 15 I've been with GEM for about 5 years and no complaints. They cover classic cars which is a must for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falcodub 41 Report post Posted April 21 Thanks for the input guys. RAC discounted me heavily to keep me. Its still more than auto aid but i will give it another year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtg50 3 Report post Posted April 23 I have just renewed with Autoaid for the 3rd year. Not had to use them yet so not sure how good they actually are but cheap at £43 a year. Cheers, Dean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robsey29 154 Report post Posted April 23 7 hours ago, dtg50 said: I have just renewed with Autoaid for the 3rd year. Not had to use them yet so not sure how good they actually are but cheap at £43 a year. Cheers, Dean Been with them for 5 years now used them once and no problems at all, this was when they were a pay and claim and use whoever you like, now they are not a pay and claim and have there own people they use will have to see how that goes, touch wood it will be sometime before I need to do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paddy O'Furniture 492 Report post Posted April 23 21 minutes ago, robsey29 said: now they are not a pay and claim and have there own people they use Didn't realise that, I've been with them for 12 years now but only needed to use them once, back in 2007. Sent in the claim and got the money back within a week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robsey29 154 Report post Posted April 24 11 hours ago, Paddy O'Furniture said: Didn't realise that, I've been with them for 12 years now but only needed to use them once, back in 2007. Sent in the claim and got the money back within a week. For the money I don’t think you can beat it for breakdown cover, same as you used them once and money was in my account in a week no quibbles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmwtransit 19 Report post Posted April 29 For those of us with a BMW warranty including breakdown cover.Am I correct in thinking that if AA/RAC etc. even attempts to jump start a car then that will void the warranty for the subsequent repair? I waited 3 hours at the side of the road last year for BMW to attend instead of the 1 hour it would have taken AA to attend for this very reason. It was the EGR valve in the end,replaced under warranty on an X3 with 3,000 miles on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
