My car was damaged at a recovery depot - but the company won't make good the damage?

My car was recovered from France to the UK after an automatic gearbox failure. The vehicle was "dropped off a forklift truck" at a storage depot run by Nationwide Assistance Group in the UK while waiting...

My son had an accident four months ago - can the insurer insist he still pays the premium for the next eight months?

My son had an accident four months ago and the insurance broker is really messing him about. When he had the accident, the insurance broker said they would not pay for recovery or storage, so my son organised...

The AA breakdown service

Is the AA's breakdown service regulated by any organisation?? Their website proudly boasts that they are regulated by the FCA but this does not cover their breakdown service. They made some spectacular...

Why aren't winter tyres encouraged in Britain?

West Dorset is a rural and hilly area with three ways out of our village: two steeply upwards and one steeply down. During the recent snowy weather cars were skidding all over the place. I have winter...

Does the tyre manufacturer have any responsibility for a tyre failure?

I drive a 2010 Vauxhall Corsa. Last month, whilst driving at a moderate 60mph on a major dual carriageway, I experienced what I would describe as a tyre blowout on the rear driver’s side. I managed to...

Should I accept a free service from Skoda after Skoda Assist left us stranded in France?

On holiday in France, my Skoda Superb TDI 170 DSG Elegance Estate kept going into 'safe' mode. This meant that the car would not drive at more than 80kmh on the flat and not more than 60kmh up hills. Skoda...

Thanks to the AA patrolman who rescued my daughter from the roadside.

My 19-year-old daughter phoned me at 9pm from the side of the A1 where she was broken down on her way to university. Whilst I was talking to her (she did not have breakdown cover) an AA patrolman on his...

Which breakdown recovery service do you recommend these days?

Which breakdown service do you recommend?

Dissed member

I have been a member of the AA for several years but since they were taken over by private equity, the service seems to have sharply deteriorated. This is a pity. The AA was always a good organisation...