davyboy Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I've spent a fortune over the years on AA membership BUT the relief of belonging when my wife's car broke down last year and she was towed 6 miles to a garage. Also I've called them out 3 times in the last 2 years on home start. I was relayed 250 miles from Sheffield to home many years ago when the engine mounts broke. Money well spent for peace of mind. Local garage charges £70 to tow you in 4 or 5 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) i had a breakdown on the m18 at 10.30pm 3 months ago... i was absolutely stuck, family on board, belting down with rain, miles from any turn off.. so i had heard that you can call the AA, join over the phone and they come and rescue you.. after all the questions they came up with a figure of £189.00 to join and be rescued there and then, i tried to put up a fught saying that iw as sure membership was around £40 to £60 but there was no budging them.. i felt as though they were expoliting my situation with kids and being stranded etc.. so reluctantly i joined and got the family home safe but when the policy runs out after a year i will be moving to RAC You would have got same response from R.A.C. so why blame a.a. for your stupitity for not having break down cover you silly woman :hihi: ---------- Post added 11-03-2014 at 11:02 ---------- Membershp is only £30, but that's when they are gambling that you'll never use it. How could you expect to pay that when it's going to cost them that much to recover you from the motorway immediately, it's not exploitation, it's running a business. No its not price is determined by the cover purchased. There is about half a dozen different covers. You buy cheap you get cheap ./ At home / recovery / rescue / bring you home / put you up in a hotel etc. . take your pick and dont expect top cover for £30. :hihi: people who drive on motor ways without decent cover deserve every thing they get they are idiots Edited March 11, 2014 by spider1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 An important aspect of this is that car-manufacturers are aware of the statistic that quite a number of deadly RTAs are the result of people changing wheels in bad places (not by choice obviously) and prefer their customers using the abundant road repair services. Makes perfect sense if you look at it from that angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Most new cars also come with a year's free breakdown cover. But have a lifespan of 20 years. So that's not really a good answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 An important aspect of this is that car-manufacturers are aware of the statistic that quite a number of deadly RTAs are the result of people changing wheels in bad places (not by choice obviously) and prefer their customers using the abundant road repair services. Makes perfect sense if you look at it from that angle. Most dangerous bit of road is the hard shoulder of the motorway. You can change a tyre in 20 minutes tops. Last time I broke down on a motorway I was stood in the cold for an hour and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 An important aspect of this is that car-manufacturers are aware of the statistic that quite a number of deadly RTAs are the result of people changing wheels in bad places (not by choice obviously) and prefer their customers using the abundant road repair services. Makes perfect sense if you look at it from that angle. Is it somehow safer to be at the roadside pumping gel into the tyre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 No, it is safer to get out of the car, across the barrier and ring the AA/RAC/Green People. The gel is nonsense anyway. No point in having an argument with me on this topic, I just make sure to check my tyres regularly, last time I had a flat that caught me out before I could have it fixed is over 12 years ago, after doing some research I found that most flat tyres/blown tyres are proven to be the result of poor tyre-care - since then I check my tyres at least once a month, thread-depth, wear, foreign objects, nothing too difficult and highly advisable if you want to avoid getting soaked through on the hard shoulder of the M1. (PS: Of course now I am due a freak blow-out on the M1, thanks guys!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I've had several flats over the years that have been down to debris. Short of armoured tyres there's no much than can be done to avoid that kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I've had several flats over the years that have been down to debris. Short of armoured tyres there's no much than can be done to avoid that kind. I've had punctures due to debris, never flats since I learned to look after my tyres, but as I said, I might have been lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 No, it is safer to get out of the car, across the barrier and ring the AA/RAC/Green People. The gel is nonsense anyway. I've only ever seen it used a couple of times on cars but it worked fine on both occassions, on a fairly large hole as well. What problems have you had with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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