From time to time I see mention in threads of "motoring organisations" having legal advice and help for their members.
I am a member of the AA and have been since the early eighties. I was always under the impression such help existed. Yesterday I had need of it for the first time.
There is no mention of it on their website, nor can I find any employee of the AA who knows of such a thing. The best I could get was "I think we USED to do that but not any more".
Eventually I got put through to a number that was supposed to be what I needed - it turned out to be simply some solicitors who deal with personal injury accidents only.
I doubt therefore this cover is (any longer) available to AA members. I have no idea about the situation with other organisations.
1) I'd be very glad indeed if someone knows better.
2) If you are an AA member and are assuming you have access to legal advice, I rather suspect you do not.
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Interesting point D, not thought about it for years but I think they used to many years ago.
Now all it seems to include is a page on their website with some common questions
www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/legal/index.html
They also provide a link to HJ under "useful links"
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legal cover is now usually tacked on to your car insurance.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Is it actually motor te-lated legal assistance that you need, or something more general?
I ended up using the legal cover from my union for the first time this week, was not exactly as all singing all dancing as I had hoped, but they did give useful ptactical advise on how to word an appropriate letter to the party concerned.
Blue
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Sometimes the cover is included, but I think it is motoring and car related only, and sometimes it is an optional extra at between £7 and £10 a year. It depends on your insurer.
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I typed cover in the title but meant advice over a motoring summons.
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Legal Expenses cover is usually an add-on to Car Insurance - £17.50 is what I pay.
I was on the point of cancelling this a few years back and then had someone run up the back of me. They admitted liability at the scene and then changed their mind later in the day.
The 3rd party was "difficult to contact" i.e returned mail as not known at this address, did not have a land-line phone, was not on voter's roll etc etc..
£17.50 was the best investment I had made - good lawyer, from a prestige firm - it took 2 years but I got back all my excess, out of pocket expenses etc etc. The thought of going to court made them admit liability on the day before the court appearance.
With so many people running around uninsured legal expenses cover is an investment not an expense.
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The AA certainly used to do this - I used them to recover car hire costs from a 3rd party after he pulled out in front of me. It was a chunky bill as my car took 6 wks to repair.
I'm trying to remember the year - I reckon it was approx 1978.
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Aha. I have an answer via email from the AA. Just missed it, after twenty odd years of membership. Unbelievable.
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Thank you for your e-mail.
Unfortunately the AA no longer offer legal advice on motoring issues. This service was withdrawn in mid 2004.
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