Autonational Rescue - Any reviews or alternatives for breakdown cover?
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I am looking to renew my breakdown cover, and don't want any of the frills offered by the main players like home start and mis fueling.

My view is that if I break the mini, there's a good chance it will be major mechanical failure!

They are offering basic roadside assist and recovery to a destination of your choice for £25 less than the main 3 players, so unless there are any horror stories probably going to accept the £50ish pound quotation.

Any other no frills/hassle recommendations?

Thanks

James

Edited by minimole23 on 14th Apr, 2014.

2 points: have you got any breakdown cover with your bank account? Some people don't realise they do.

Second, i'd haggle with the bigger players. The last 3 years the aa has pretty much price matched for me and we are looking at £100+ less than the renewal

Careful with Greenflag, only just found out my personal cover. Won't cover the mini as it's too old. Luckily this was at renewal rather than when it was needed.

fair enough. I've just found out I have cover with my bank account I didn't know I had! I've been with the AA since 1997 and it gets commented by them when I renew; perhaps it goes a bit towards the haggling. My renewal came in at £249 at the end of last year but ended up paying just over £150 in the end on the basis I could get 'similar' cover elsewhere with discounts etc.

I've got cover with my bank but it's basic so I wouldn't even bother relying on it because they will only take you 10miles or something silly like that. Then I've got breakdown cover on my insurance which is only £60 a year or something like that and pretty much takes me where I want to go, euro cover, home start ect but they will not pay to drain your tank after filling it with the wrong fuel!

They don't die, they just get faster!

careful with breakdown cover on banking policies. when i called HSBC out for mine they said that they only cover cars under 15 years of age or something like that. they still came to collect me and i've had no issues with them at all A++ service. I couldnt find anything in my policy either about age so think just had a fool on the phone.

but a question to ask :)

I'm with autoaid, which is a pay and claim back breakdown service. £39 a year for full recovery and home start for personal cover. Never had cause to use it, but I've not seen any bad reports when i looked into it.