Wayne
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Registered: 19th May 04
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How does this work, when you have a different engine in your car? Do you have to tell them you have or this not a problem? Wouldnt want them to come out and then go because of this? Cheers
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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I never told them with my corsa and it was never an issue when they picked me up once.
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Pip308
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
Location: Basingstoke Drives: Audi A4 Avant, Mk1 Caddy
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my mate had to the rac to his fiesta the other day and the guy almost went past cos his car is on their system as a 1.1 green fiesta and his is now a 1.6 and blue, still helped and said it doenst matter to them 
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stubbsy05
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When I was with the RAC the cover is for YOU. Its not tied down to a car.
Therefore if I'm out with my mate in his car, and we break down we can use my RAC cover as I'm stuck too
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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im with rac, and they never asked what car i drive, just as long as i can prove it with the car of some form of id...but rac is better there 24-7 but aa only work 6am or 7am til 11pm then if its out of those times, they call a contract recovery team..and some are like monkeys lol
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Pip308
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
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quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
im with rac, and they never asked what car i drive, just as long as i can prove it with the car of some form of id...but rac is better there 24-7 but aa only work 6am or 7am til 11pm then if its out of those times, they call a contract recovery team..and some are like monkeys lol
Thats not 100% true, the AA guys can choose if they get paid by the hour or if they get paid by how many recoveries they do, they dont have normal working hours. so some guys work night and some work days, the only time they send a 3rd party recovery is if they have noone in the area or they know they wont be able to fix the car, i.e blown up engine.
Phil
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by pip308
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Originally posted by l15ter
im with rac, and they never asked what car i drive, just as long as i can prove it with the car of some form of id...but rac is better there 24-7 but aa only work 6am or 7am til 11pm then if its out of those times, they call a contract recovery team..and some are like monkeys lol
Thats not 100% true, the AA guys can choose if they get paid by the hour or if they get paid by how many recoveries they do, they dont have normal working hours. so some guys work night and some work days, the only time they send a 3rd party recovery is if they have noone in the area or they know they wont be able to fix the car, i.e blown up engine.
Phil
na it was changed last year, got a letter from them saying it, they get sub contractors out, thats why i changed to rac
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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They do sub-contractors but again mainly for the larger vehicles eg caravans and so on as the AA Doesn't accomadate for those long vehicles but can accomadate any car eg jeep, and so on just if the membership is with you personally, doesn't matter if the car has been modified as long as you let them know there and then so they can arrange sumin eg special equipment.
And the vehicle based membership i would recommend letting them know about any changes in colour etc just incase.
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swill_omnibus
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And the AA has won best recovery service 3rd year running btw or was it 4th??
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antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Deffo go rac if you have a low car, they have more of the special trucks that lift you're car onto the bed
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
They do sub-contractors but again mainly for the larger vehicles eg caravans and so on as the AA Doesn't accomadate for those long vehicles but can accomadate any car eg jeep, and so on just if the membership is with you personally, doesn't matter if the car has been modified as long as you let them know there and then so they can arrange sumin eg special equipment.
And the vehicle based membership i would recommend letting them know about any changes in colour etc just incase.
sub company for a rover 75 at 1am..need i say more
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Chrissy
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Alex.S
When I was with the RAC the cover is for YOU. Its not tied down to a car.
Therefore if I'm out with my mate in his car, and we break down we can use my RAC cover as I'm stuck too
This is true. I'm covered by the RAC and if I was out in a mates car and it broke down I can phone them to come to us. Pretty handy.
>>>> Chris <<<<
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swill_omnibus
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quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
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Originally posted by swill_omnibus
They do sub-contractors but again mainly for the larger vehicles eg caravans and so on as the AA Doesn't accomadate for those long vehicles but can accomadate any car eg jeep, and so on just if the membership is with you personally, doesn't matter if the car has been modified as long as you let them know there and then so they can arrange sumin eg special equipment.
And the vehicle based membership i would recommend letting them know about any changes in colour etc just incase.
sub company for a rover 75 at 1am..need i say more
Did they not even come out and attempt to repair the vehicle or?
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
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Originally posted by l15ter
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Originally posted by swill_omnibus
They do sub-contractors but again mainly for the larger vehicles eg caravans and so on as the AA Doesn't accomadate for those long vehicles but can accomadate any car eg jeep, and so on just if the membership is with you personally, doesn't matter if the car has been modified as long as you let them know there and then so they can arrange sumin eg special equipment.
And the vehicle based membership i would recommend letting them know about any changes in colour etc just incase.
sub company for a rover 75 at 1am..need i say more
Did they not even come out and attempt to repair the vehicle or?
read the whole thread, i was with the aa, and cause the whole family are with the aa we all got a letter saying they had set hours as stated already before, after that time it would be a sub company contracted with them, friends rover 75 brecks down at 1pm, took hours for the sub company to come out, that wasnt the only time, its happened before during the day
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
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Blimin worrying as i sell the thing! 
Wish i defo knew that last week!
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Berkshire
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aa are just shit
[Edited on 13-10-2008 by l15ter]
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swill_omnibus
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I just sell the thing, i never get to know any of the finer details sadly, but may cancel now knowing this, am still within my 14day cooling period...
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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I got met at 2am by the AA in May
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swill_omnibus
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Think it generally depends how many AA guys are on duty etc and perhaps sometimes it's quicker to just get someone to recover you than wait for an AA guy to come and then say we gota recover you? I don't know, all i've ever had was "Bob's recovery" from down road meaning what ever company was closest to me at the time! So never had any experience with a named brand before!
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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rac are good, when the gfs focus didnt start, and she didnt have home start, pushed it round the corner, rang them up, they said be there in 45 mins, 30 mins later hes there, he knew we pushed it round the corner, and was fine with it, got it started..compared to the aa, my mate crashed into a tree, rang the aa and to be recovered, they came along, picked it up, took it to the nearest garage (less than half a mile away), dumped him there, but the thing was the garage is a little garage and doesnt do body repairs, his front wheel was pushed back in to the wheel arch and the driver shaft hanging out, but now it was 8am, and he had crashed 5.20am and was late for work, he had to move the car out of the garage as they couldnt do anything and he reversed back to the otherside of the vilage, pretty much where he had crashed to get his mums car has he was late for work..aa are shit lol
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Wayne
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Registered: 19th May 04
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so if a contractor came out for the AA do they still have to tow you home no matter how far you are away from home?
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
rac are good, when the gfs focus didnt start, and she didnt have home start, pushed it round the corner, rang them up, they said be there in 45 mins, 30 mins later hes there, he knew we pushed it round the corner, and was fine with it, got it started..compared to the aa, my mate crashed into a tree, rang the aa and to be recovered, they came along, picked it up, took it to the nearest garage (less than half a mile away), dumped him there, but the thing was the garage is a little garage and doesnt do body repairs, his front wheel was pushed back in to the wheel arch and the driver shaft hanging out, but now it was 8am, and he had crashed 5.20am and was late for work, he had to move the car out of the garage as they couldnt do anything and he reversed back to the otherside of the vilage, pretty much where he had crashed to get his mums car has he was late for work..aa are shit lol
It's your mates fault for calling the AA when he crashed. They are breakdown recovery, not crash recovery.
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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the first time a contractor came out was during the day, and he came out in a little van with fuck all on him, had the same amount of shit shit we had in the boot, jump leads, toe rop, and couple of spanners and screw drivers lol
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Wayne
so if a contractor came out for the AA do they still have to tow you home no matter how far you are away from home?
A contractor will operate under the same terms as the AA/RAC. It also depends on the nature of the breakdown. If you tell them it's something unrepairable i.e. engine just blown up they'll often send a contractors flat bed as they AA don't have a huge amount of these.
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by l15ter
rac are good, when the gfs focus didnt start, and she didnt have home start, pushed it round the corner, rang them up, they said be there in 45 mins, 30 mins later hes there, he knew we pushed it round the corner, and was fine with it, got it started..compared to the aa, my mate crashed into a tree, rang the aa and to be recovered, they came along, picked it up, took it to the nearest garage (less than half a mile away), dumped him there, but the thing was the garage is a little garage and doesnt do body repairs, his front wheel was pushed back in to the wheel arch and the driver shaft hanging out, but now it was 8am, and he had crashed 5.20am and was late for work, he had to move the car out of the garage as they couldnt do anything and he reversed back to the otherside of the vilage, pretty much where he had crashed to get his mums car has he was late for work..aa are shit lol
It's your mates fault for calling the AA when he crashed. They are breakdown recovery, not crash recovery.
not really, if the car dnt drive then thats what there for
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