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• Any - Poor breakdown service - Missing the obvious 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  My wife's car wouldn't start this morning. Annoying as the new owner is due to collect it tomorrow. Given that I didn't want to mess about so she called Britannia, her breakdown service. She has comprehensive cover, last used about 15 years ago when they were excellent.
• Any - Breakdown assistance 29 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  We have 2 cars on personal cover, Start rescue. One is 11 years old, the other just over a year old, and wanted to add Eu cover foe the  newer...
• Breakdown Cover - Observations? Recommendations? 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Folks, We're with AA, Option 200, paying £114.yr. Homestart, Relay, etc. This has always seemed a tad expensive, but Mrs g and and I are covered for...
• Europ assistance- breakdown cover 13 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Anyone used these? I am an RAC member but don't like the limit of 14 days alternative vehicle cover as that might expire with still a week of hols to...
• Ins Co gives back £20 Admin Fee for Policy Change 18 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  On the otherhand the Esure Breakdown Service Produces Documents for Free if the car is changed.
• If only everything in life was as reliable as ... 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  On the way home down the M6 and M1 on Friday I spotted two Passats and one Golf - all 57-58 reg on the hard-shoulder – presumably fuel injector failures? The only other breakdown I spotted was  a Peugeot 306 - although I should probably discount 10+ year old cars from the stats. On the way up this morning I thought I'd see if this was a coincidence - amazingly I spotted another two Passats and one Golf!
• Breakdown today - good electric places? 16 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, my wife's car broke down today - electrical fault me suspects. Anyone know of a reputable electric place near here - A41 - Hemel, Aylsbury, Amersham...
• Auto Express Reliability Survey 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Toyota RAV4 was top of the list, with the Mazda 626 breathing up its exhaust pipe. Car by car breakdown also contains results of other reliability surveys so gives a balanced view. HJ
• Audi A4 Avant - Advice - vibrations 18 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Hi We have recently had a breakdown and it resulted in our clutch and flywheel being replaced. However since the car has been returned there is a very visible vibration through the car which can be seen and felt when inside. The gear stick shakes, the vibrations are felt through the seat and you can see things shaking in the footwell.
• Advice on cancelling Breakdown Cover 3 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  So, I picked up my shiny new car yesterday, complete with 12 mths RAC cover. Simple task for today - phone breakdown provider for my previous car and cancel the old policy, expecting a decent refund as it only commenced on 15 July....
• Change in Breakdown Service 3 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I needed to have my car recovered last week due to putting a hole in the sump !!!! and called my breakdown service (I know that I am not allowed to name them, but they drive DELETED {So, you're not going to name them, but you still think it's ok to mention what colour vans they drive - think again.
• e-Car insurance 2 May 2012 (Forum)
  Put the details into e-Car - £160 with legal, comparable breakdown and excess. Brill!
• is there a breakdown service to suit me ? 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  my partner and i run 3 older cars (88,89,91) and feel i ought to have some kind of basic break down cover not intrested in any home start or fancy ad...
• Toyota Corolla - Unusual breakdown 6 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Walking to the paper shop this morning I saw an AA van by a Corolla - not a common sight, Toyotas being generally reliable.    It seems the...
• Breakdown cover - what's best ? 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  I've just received my AA renewal - £84 for Roadside, Relay and complimentary Home Start ('cos I never call 'em out I guess). Anyway, I like the idea of...
• Banking on breakdown cover 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  interesting and salutory experience of a driver in one of the weekend papers' Money sections... She had breakdown cover (Green Flag's roadside assistance) "free" as part of paying for a "premium" bank acct. On way home from Wiltshire to home in Wales car died, stranding her on on M4 hard shoulder. She phoned Green Flag, told 'em she was 23 miles from the Severn Bridge on English side.
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - Tyre goo 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Bought an S-max. I like it, however in keeping with lots of modern cars there's no spare, just goo and a compressor. Have been thinking that this will be a real pain if I do get a puncture, and I think ruins a possibly repairable tyre. Does anyone know if there are any tyre breakdown services for non fleet users?
• Car breakdown woes 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Car breakdown woes. Afternoon all. I had a nightmare in France. Below is my letter to the manufacturers of my beloved car, hopefully edited so DD can sleep at night. Lets just say I?d have expected said vehicle to be reliable!
• Any - Top 10 Most reliable hatcbacks....are you sure? 11 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Just scrolled through this Top Ten on the homepage. Full of VW, Ford, VX, etc and not one Japanese car listed. I assume the underlying methodology is based on claims made. Cars without claims therefore are excluded and cars with infrequent but larger costs are judged "unreliable". Meanwhile those that breakdown more frequently, but are cheap to repair, are judged "reliable".
• Do not sign for auto renewal of breakdow 9 May 2007 (Forum)
  That time of year again - Breakdown Cover - Covered by a Large Insurance Co you get directly to and their premium for 2 cars was £120 (in round figures) including No call out discount for 8 years = 15%. so base premium is £143 Got a quote from the same company (flying a different Flag) @ £92.40 in a 25% New Policy Discount =£124 Gross- so the red telephone is more expensive than the Green Flag by £19.