RAC - Part Two

Scorchio · Post by **Scorchio** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:22 am

Charles wrote:Best bit was when I got home with the car for the first time and the wife was standing at the door with a twin on each hip and two toddlers clinging to her legs.

"Very nice but we can't all fit in that" she said

I smiled enigmatically ...

My wife's reaction was: "Couldn't you have bought a sensible car?"

B10BRW · Post by **B10BRW** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:31 pm

Charles wrote:
... mind you, I have been a visiting lecturer at University of Bedfordshire for the last few years

That's a rather posh name for Luton

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:33 pm

B10BRW wrote:
Charles wrote:
... mind you, I have been a visiting lecturer at University of Bedfordshire for the last few years
That's a rather posh name for Luton

...and best only visited???

Post by **Charles** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:53 pm

ade and liz flint wrote:ooh, wifey may like to chat with you sometime

PM sent

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:04 pm

Charles wrote:
ade and liz flint wrote:ooh, wifey may like to chat with you sometime
PM sent

And received. TY....will be in touch.

B10BRW · Post by **B10BRW** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:24 pm

ade and liz flint wrote:
B10BRW wrote:
Charles wrote:
... mind you, I have been a visiting lecturer at University of Bedfordshire for the last few years
That's a rather posh name for Luton
...and best only visited???

Not if you can help it

Ikule · Post by **Ikule** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:16 pm

With regards to breakdown cover Auto Express did one of their yearly award thing's recently and the RAC and AA were well down the list
a company called Gem Motoring Assist scored top or second top in every category,
they offer two types of cover, all inclusive where you don't pay a penny at the roadside or (for a cheaper premium) a claim back service where you pay the garage that comes out to you then claim the cost back from Gem,
one of the things with the claim back service at least, is that you are free to use your own recovery/garage choice and then just get the receipt from them to make a claim and yes i have signed up with them....

http://www.motoringassist.com/home.aspx ... 2AodTTPWIQ

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:02 pm

Ikule wrote:With regards to breakdown cover Auto Express did one of their yearly award thing's recently and the RAC and AA were well down the list
a company called Gem Motoring Assist scored top or second top in every category,
they offer two types of cover, all inclusive where you don't pay a penny at the roadside or (for a cheaper premium) a claim back service where you pay the garage that comes out to you then claim the cost back from Gem,
one of the things with the claim back service at least, is that you are free to use your own recovery/garage choice and then just get the receipt from them to make a claim and yes i have signed up with them....

http://www.motoringassist.com/home.aspx ... 2AodTTPWIQ

Funnily enough, our next door neighbour owns the biggest breakdown recovery service in the area. We asked his advice as our Mini needs cover...he told us to avoid RAC and AA at all costs as their service stinks in his opinion as his hands are very firmly tied over what he and his operators can do on their recovery operations (very rural here so AA and RAC sub-contract to local operators). He recommended Green Flag as they are very accomodating, with Britannia a close second. Useful getting the insider info......

MarkWG · Post by **MarkWG** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:30 pm

Happy to recommend Britannia Rescue, not needed them much, but they've been ace every time. Got sick of the RAC years back; big buck, no service.

Alpina Jim · Post by **Alpina Jim** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:09 pm

Charles, are you like me on an RAC breakdown policy that accrues no claims discount or do you do it via a bank account system or similar.

Currently I am trying to rebuild my RAC NCB after helping my daughter out when she broke down. When I was doing some online banking the other day I was looking at the Barclays account holders offers which included full RAC cover, travel insurance etc for a monthly fee and was wondering if this is the best way to go if one does actually need to use the breakdown cover at times. It also includes Europen cover but not for a car as old as mine.