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Gordo:

--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on February 21, 2009, 11:48:13 ---I've never had any recovery cover.

The only time I have ever had a breakdown that I couldn't fix was an old Volvo in central London when the clutch slave went. It was a Sunday afternoon, so no chance of finding another one. Cost over £200 to get recovered to Norfolk, but I would have spent that in 2 years of RAC/AA cover. And if I'd had cover for the 27 years I've been driving it would have cost me over £3000  :shock:

I'd rather take my chances than pay for something I never use.

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That's pretty much my approach now too. As with all optional insurance, it's a gamble as to whether you'll need to claim or not - sometimes you win, most of the time you lose.

And on the subject of the AA, I've just recovered a crashed motorbike (and its rider) from Peterborough to Wisbech - the AA wanted £200 to do that for him! I just happened to have dropped off one of my bikes at the dealer, so had the trailer and straps with me. :D

TDi90:

--- Quote from: eugene on February 20, 2009, 18:42:12 ---rear diff broke so had to be recovered
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why?

propshaft off and halfshafts out, push the little lever to the left and you get home  ;) :twisted:

Rob

old joe:
I stopped today to help a couple there head gasket had gone on there Corsa had been there an hour and nobody had stopped. they had called the RAC and told them they were on a busy road should be there in an hour. i towed them layby just over the hill made sure they was ok. Saw a RAC van further down the road stopped and asked if he had the job for this corsa told him the fault. drove past the corsa an 90 minutes later and apparently the this guy turned up rolled a smoke did a few checks and said it was the head gasket and he would arrange recovery. His actual comment was i finish in 15 minutes so i can't do much. All i can say thanks for brittania rescue and i advised this couple to go with green flag. I realy felt sorry for this couple nearly 3 hours to get recovered home 10 miles i'm just glad there was no kids in the car. RAC your #ra#

Rich_P:
Greenflag gets my vote.  Recovered several times, and my father's Mercedes recovered twice.  Both in the past two years and costs about £25 per vehicle on a home recovery only policy.  I just report the problem (usually quite bad, hence why I need recovering  :lol: ) and they have a local recovery firm pick me up within the hour and take me straight back home.  It's top!

Chris Putt:
Flux recovery (he one you get with their insurance- Called equity redstar I think) is awesome. Called them out once for a small electrical fire that immobilised the disco they said 'is it repairable at the roadside or do you want recovering', to which I said recovery, 25 mins later It was on a flatbed on its way to my house......

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