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RAC Big thumbs up!!!!!!
- Thread starter Ali
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The Beast MK4
Im with them so thats good to hear 
Ok for starters if you have roadside relay or relay plus whatever it is, say you break down 100's miles from ure house and you want ure precious rs taken back to your preferred garage back home or to your house so u can do it ureself...
with the AA you will have to change van on every county border (hence relay) so say u live in cornwall and ure car breaks in scotland, thats gonna be a lot of transfers! hope it isn't raining...
with RAC they'll tow or transport your car all the way in the same van no matter how far it is non-stop (obviously driver has to stop for rest breaks etc) so no faffing around at service station in the cold waiting for the next AA van to appear...
with the AA you will have to change van on every county border (hence relay) so say u live in cornwall and ure car breaks in scotland, thats gonna be a lot of transfers! hope it isn't raining...
with RAC they'll tow or transport your car all the way in the same van no matter how far it is non-stop (obviously driver has to stop for rest breaks etc) so no faffing around at service station in the cold waiting for the next AA van to appear...
Haha and don't even start me on greenflag, just few points though:
Greenflag use contractors from local garages who:
a) Will charge you labour after the first 30-60mins
b) Could be any dodgy weird pedo in a white van, you have no idea who is pulling up behind u (especially a point if your wife or gf breaks down on her own)
c) Will want to get you back to their garage as soon as so they can start charging you labour + parts to make as much money out of you as poss
AA and RAC patrols don't get paid extra and will not charge extra no matter how long they have to stay with your car by the roadside also both drive recognisable vans so you know its them pulling up not some dodgy white-van-man
Greenflag use contractors from local garages who:
a) Will charge you labour after the first 30-60mins
b) Could be any dodgy weird pedo in a white van, you have no idea who is pulling up behind u (especially a point if your wife or gf breaks down on her own)
c) Will want to get you back to their garage as soon as so they can start charging you labour + parts to make as much money out of you as poss
AA and RAC patrols don't get paid extra and will not charge extra no matter how long they have to stay with your car by the roadside also both drive recognisable vans so you know its them pulling up not some dodgy white-van-man
Hmm generally the pricing is about the same for both, What package did you go for under the AA?Middo said:the AA were substancially cheaper for my family under their family plan. had the RAC before and was quite disappointed with them on two of their callouts.
bloody 172's are always breaking
Lol ok one more point about AA to swing every1 to RAC
If you clip the kerb and damage your wheel so you need to be towed or have an accident yourself, AA will not cover you and will charge you anything from £100+ to recover and tow your vehicle. RAC have accident care and will cover you even if it was your fault ie clipped the kerb etc
If you clip the kerb and damage your wheel so you need to be towed or have an accident yourself, AA will not cover you and will charge you anything from £100+ to recover and tow your vehicle. RAC have accident care and will cover you even if it was your fault ie clipped the kerb etc
1.6 Astra ... R.I.P. 182
sami ... your so so so wrong about green flag.
every single bit of information you gave was totally wrong. lol
greenflag ask where you want to go and will take you there (be it home or wotever garage you want), will not charge you extra, will get out to you quicker than AA, they dont drive white vans - they drive big green vans, unlike AA who DO put it out to contractors and to top it off greenflag fix 86% at the roadside. they also employ the most staff so you can get through on the phones straight away unlike RAC and AA(being on hold for ages). ill come back with more points after work tomorrow as they are owned by RBS whom i work for.
every single bit of information you gave was totally wrong. lol
greenflag ask where you want to go and will take you there (be it home or wotever garage you want), will not charge you extra, will get out to you quicker than AA, they dont drive white vans - they drive big green vans, unlike AA who DO put it out to contractors and to top it off greenflag fix 86% at the roadside. they also employ the most staff so you can get through on the phones straight away unlike RAC and AA(being on hold for ages). ill come back with more points after work tomorrow as they are owned by RBS whom i work for.
Ok the 56% wasn't greenflag my bad read the info wrong that was other smaller companies so apologies! Also yes GF do have their own vans...However ...
Its actually 80% for greenflag same as RAC and AA, their response time (as per their website) is 40 minutes so also same as RAC and AA. They also use contractors same as AA and RAC for times when they are busy and cannot spare a patrol van so to stop customers waiting they send out a man from a local garage. RAC only used approved garages though not sure about AA or GF.
They still sell an insurance based product though, so depending on your history, your age, your car, the make and how old it is etc will vary your premium unlike AA or RAC who offer a flat-rate so even if you use all your callouts the cost is the same. Obviously can work better either way but if you have a flat battery a few times watch what happens to your premium
GF do not cover RTAs or own fault damage ie clipping the curb so you will have to fork out for that one, RAC will recover you for that though, as part of your policy
I think you'll also find there is a limit on their onward travel of about £100, whereas RAC or AA there isn't a cap on how far they will take you.
Oh and one more thing, according to their T&Cs they will start charging you labour after a 'reasonable time' at the roadside, wonder who decides that...
...Its actually 80% for greenflag same as RAC and AA, their response time (as per their website) is 40 minutes so also same as RAC and AA. They also use contractors same as AA and RAC for times when they are busy and cannot spare a patrol van so to stop customers waiting they send out a man from a local garage. RAC only used approved garages though not sure about AA or GF.
They still sell an insurance based product though, so depending on your history, your age, your car, the make and how old it is etc will vary your premium unlike AA or RAC who offer a flat-rate so even if you use all your callouts the cost is the same. Obviously can work better either way but if you have a flat battery a few times watch what happens to your premium
GF do not cover RTAs or own fault damage ie clipping the curb so you will have to fork out for that one, RAC will recover you for that though, as part of your policy
I think you'll also find there is a limit on their onward travel of about £100, whereas RAC or AA there isn't a cap on how far they will take you.
Oh and one more thing, according to their T&Cs they will start charging you labour after a 'reasonable time' at the roadside, wonder who decides that...
Chocolate Bar™
if you ring up the AA and quote what the RAC quoted u, they will do it cheaper everytime, hence how i got my policy so cheap, the RAC were unwilling to move. Also the AA covers most new cars i know my g/fs vauxhall came with AA cover, her dads new civic and my dads punto, so they must be doing something right lol
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