Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
from.

Any recommendations from people here ?

Thanks



-- 
arjftebhc@jryfutbi.pb.hx<--ROT13 it
Spam Trap in Header

GS850 Trike

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to 
(a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

http://borg.no-ip.com

() BORG wrote:


> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.
> 
> Any recommendations from people here ?


Ask your insurer. I have breakdown cover included in my car insurance 
for a very small increase in cost. They will only transport the car home 
or on to my destination if they can't fix it quickly, but that's pretty 
standard. I've only used it once when they called out a local garage who 
fixed it - all very efficient, so haven't tested them to the full.
Unlike AA or RAC, it's the car, not the driver that's covered. So no 
good if you're in someone else's car.

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:24:47 +0100, Willy Eckerslyke
 wrote:


>() BORG wrote:
>
>> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
>> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
>> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
>> from.
>> 
>> Any recommendations from people here ?
>
>Ask your insurer. I have breakdown cover included in my car insurance 
>for a very small increase in cost. They will only transport the car home 
>or on to my destination if they can't fix it quickly, but that's pretty 
>standard. I've only used it once when they called out a local garage who 
>fixed it - all very efficient, so haven't tested them to the full.
>Unlike AA or RAC, it's the car, not the driver that's covered. So no 
>good if you're in someone else's car.



I need that any car cover side of things though.

Thanks



-- 
arjftebhc@jryfutbi.pb.hx<--ROT13 it
Spam Trap in Header

GS850 Trike

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to 
(a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

http://borg.no-ip.com

> > Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> > to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> > them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> > from.
> >
> > Any recommendations from people here ?
>
> Ask your insurer. I have breakdown cover included in my car insurance
> for a very small increase in cost. They will only transport the car home
> or on to my destination if they can't fix it quickly, but that's pretty
> standard. I've only used it once when they called out a local garage who
> fixed it - all very efficient, so haven't tested them to the full.
> Unlike AA or RAC, it's the car, not the driver that's covered. So no
> good if you're in someone else's car.
>

If you get a deal through your insurers, make sure you check exactly what
you are getting, most included deals don't have take you home cover.

> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.
>
> Any recommendations from people here ?
>

There are many different companies offering breakdown cover now, and with
the exception of the AA* and RAC* they all use local garages rather than
their own staff to provide the service. Simply go for the cheapest one, the
service will be provided by the same garages anyway, so the level of service
will be the same.


*With the AA, you have a 50/50 chance of being attended by a contractor, or
by a AA patrol.
*With the RAC, you have a 99% chance of having their own patrol attending
for roadside repair, but if transport is needed it will be a contractor.

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:15:49 +0000 (UTC), "SimonJ" 
wrote:


>> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
>> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
>> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
>> from.
>>
>> Any recommendations from people here ?
>>
>There are many different companies offering breakdown cover now, and with
>the exception of the AA* and RAC* they all use local garages rather than
>their own staff to provide the service. Simply go for the cheapest one, the
>service will be provided by the same garages anyway, so the level of service
>will be the same.
>
>
>*With the AA, you have a 50/50 chance of being attended by a contractor, or
>by a AA patrol.
>*With the RAC, you have a 99% chance of having their own patrol attending
>for roadside repair, but if transport is needed it will be a contractor.
>



whats about now then. 

AA

RAC

Green Flag

National Breakdown (They still going)

CRS





-- 
arjftebhc@jryfutbi.pb.hx<--ROT13 it
Spam Trap in Header

GS850 Trike

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to 
(a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

http://borg.no-ip.com

SimonJ wrote:


> If you get a deal through your insurers, make sure you check exactly what
> you are getting, most included deals don't have take you home cover.


Mine does, from anywhere within Europe. It seems excellent value, though 
as I said, I haven't really put them to the test.

() BORG wrote:

> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.
> 
> Any recommendations from people here ?
> 


Have a look at http://short.zen.co.uk/?id=30e

HTH.

>
> whats about now then.
>
> AA
>
> RAC
>
> Green Flag
>
> National Breakdown (They still going)
>
> CRS
>

Equity Red Star
Call Assist
Autohome
Britannia Rescue
Autonational rescue
Churchill Assist
GEM
Tesco
More Than
Europ Assistance
First Call
Performance Direct
Mondial

There's probably more.

"<(..)> BORG"  wrote in message 
news:ti20b19hhdncmmr8fucq45hu7c6li1vkag@4ax.com...

> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.
>
> Any recommendations from people here ?
>
> Thanks


I'm with Britannia and have had no problems when using them. If you're in 
Unison you can get a discount too. Let me know if you want to use them by 
removing "my nuts" from my email address as I'll get a 5 discount ;-)

www.britanniarescue.com

Cheers
Paul

> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.

> Any recommendations from people here ?


If you dont mind paying at the time of breakdown the claiming it back
you could try Autoaid who are backed by Boncaster insurance. It costs
£29.00 per year and you can ring them on 01277 720700 for details as
they haven't got a web site. You can ring them for recovery or use a
local garage pay, them buy credit card then get the money back. I
personally haven't had to put them to the test but my friend who
recomended them to me has and he was very impressed.

Trevor

<(..)> BORG wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:15:49 +0000 (UTC), "SimonJ" 
> wrote:
>
>>> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
>>> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
>>> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
>>> from.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations from people here ?
>>>
>> There are many different companies offering breakdown cover now, and
>> with the exception of the AA* and RAC* they all use local garages
>> rather than their own staff to provide the service. Simply go for
>> the cheapest one, the service will be provided by the same garages
>> anyway, so the level of service will be the same.
>>
>>
>> *With the AA, you have a 50/50 chance of being attended by a
>> contractor, or by a AA patrol.
>> *With the RAC, you have a 99% chance of having their own patrol
>> attending for roadside repair, but if transport is needed it will be
>> a contractor.
>>
>
>
> whats about now then.
>
> AA
>
> RAC
>
> Green Flag
>
> National Breakdown (They still going)
>
> CRS



Hi Borg,

Just left the RAC after 23 years and signed up with Britannia Rescue through
my union Unison.  I got a 20% discount for that and the cover consists of
basically:

Home Call
Rescue and Recovery
Personal cover for my wife and self

All for the sum of 116 - (with the 20% discount)

Here's the link if you want to have a look:

http://www.britanniarescue.com/

Brian G

—(¿)˝ BORG  wrote:


> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
> from.
> 
> Any recommendations from people here ?


Try your bank.

Seriously.

Some of the 'premium' (aka. fee paying) bank accounts come with stuff
like this.

-- 
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE -  COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

>
> Try your bank.
>
> Seriously.
>
> Some of the 'premium' (aka. fee paying) bank accounts come with stuff
> like this.
>

Brand new customers only.............

SimonJ  wrote:


> >
> > Try your bank.
> >
> > Seriously.
> >
> > Some of the 'premium' (aka. fee paying) bank accounts come with stuff
> > like this.
> >
> Brand new customers only.............


Lol.
-- 
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE -  COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

The message <1gy7ph5.1adzc0x1ezdyoxN%steve@italiancar.co.uk>
from steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) contains these words:


> Some of the 'premium' (aka. fee paying) bank accounts come with stuff
> like this.


"Computer says no".

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

>Any recommendations from people here ?
>
>Thanks


Cheapest I found was Autonational - 63 for full cover. Not had need
to call 'em out but my dad has and they were fine.

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:13:39 +0100, "T." 
wrote:


>() BORG wrote:
>> Looking for cover that includes transport to home or destination not
>> to a local garage. AA have upped the price again so not to keen on
>> them. RAC seem OK but I did hear there are cheaper places to get it
>> from.
>> 
>> Any recommendations from people here ?
>> 
>
>Have a look at http://short.zen.co.uk/?id=30e
>
>HTH.



MMM interesting. tried Euroquote but they wont cover my Trike so there
out

Direct Line and Green Flag are the same company and wanted 120 but
won't cover the Trike as it's older than 16 years.

RAC covers any vehicle for 77 but not Eire :( I go there quite a lot
as it's nearer to me than England. 

AutoAid seems to be a pain now looking at the forums. You pay the
costs then you claim it back :( not happy about that so it looks like
the RAC are the winners for me as they will cover my car, trike and
trikavan.

Thanks



-- 
arjftebhc@jryfutbi.pb.hx<--ROT13 it
Spam Trap in Header

GS850 Trike

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to 
(a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

http://borg.no-ip.com

Brian G wrote:


> Just left the RAC after 23 years and signed up with Britannia Rescue through
> my union Unison.  I got a 20% discount for that and the cover consists of
> basically:
> 
> Home Call
> Rescue and Recovery
> Personal cover for my wife and self
> 
> All for the sum of 116 - (with the 20% discount)


Holy cow! My insurance premium is only 130quid with Rescue and Recovery 
included.

"Sim G." <on@request> wrote in message 
news:e831b115sv8v1qv4groon4tca9t1ois6dk@4ax.com...

>
>>Any recommendations from people here ?
>>
>>Thanks
>
> Cheapest I found was Autonational - 63 for full cover. Not had need
> to call 'em out but my dad has and they were fine.
>


They are good for the price but the OP wanted cover for the person and ANR 
only covers the car.

Ad

Willy Eckerslyke wrote:

> Brian G wrote:
>
>> Just left the RAC after 23 years and signed up with Britannia Rescue
>> through my union Unison.  I got a 20% discount for that and the
>> cover consists of basically:
>>
>> Home Call
>> Rescue and Recovery
>> Personal cover for my wife and self
>>
>> All for the sum of 116 - (with the 20% discount)
>
> Holy cow! My insurance premium is only 130quid with Rescue and
> Recovery included.


Be interesting to see the level of cover for that.

I could have got it cheaper by covering the car only, but I chose to have
'personal' cover for my wife and self which increased the premium, but
Britannia will 'rescue' us in any car - even as passengers!

It's the same with my car insurance, I can get cover for at least 100 -
120 less, but in no way will it offer the same level of cover that I have
now, and once I start adding that level to the new insurance quote, the
quote invariably ends up over 50 MORE than I am paying now - and that's
using the on-line companies like E-Sure, Churchill, More Than etc.

 It all adds up really to one phrase.  "You get what you pay for" - in my
experience, cheap premiums, usually means problems when you have to make a
claim (although there are exceptions to the rule).

I have my car insurance through Frizzell's and have done so for the last 25
years, but whenever I have made a claim - my fault or not - I have never had
any problems with the settlement (most have been sorted within 3 - 4
weeks) - prior to that, I used various 'cheapies' and changing companies
every year - and some of the problems that I had then when I 'made a claim'
were horrendous.

Brian G

Brian G wrote:


>>Holy cow! My insurance premium is only 130quid with Rescue and
>>Recovery included.

> Be interesting to see the level of cover for that.


It's for the car not the driver - we have two cars covered seperately 
with the same broker (Footman James). Cover looks a pretty standard 
European rescue and recovery deal. No home start.
The above price is an unlimited mileage, fully comp, agreed value, 
classic policy for a 2 litre Triumph Vitesse.
The Passat is on a modern policy for a couple of hundred quid. Also 
fully comp, though I'll probably drop it to 3rd p, f&t next time.


>  It all adds up really to one phrase.  "You get what you pay for" - in my
> experience, cheap premiums, usually means problems when you have to make a
> claim (although there are exceptions to the rule).


Footman James are 'specialist' rather than 'cheap'.


> I have my car insurance through Frizzell's and have done so for the last 25
> years, but whenever I have made a claim - my fault or not - I have never had
> any problems with the settlement (most have been sorted within 3 - 4
> weeks) - prior to that, I used various 'cheapies' and changing companies
> every year - and some of the problems that I had then when I 'made a claim'
> were horrendous.


Yup, I've had that too in the past. Worst was when someone insured by 
the same company as me (Bradford & Pennine) crashed into my car. That 
should have kept things simple, but they dragged it out for months.