grassracer
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 01:47 PM |
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Best Recovery Package
Assuming you can get a sensible(ish) answer to any question on here...try this one
I'm looking at a recovery service ie AA RAC and the like, my basic requirements are roadside assistance/ recovery if needed for a 52 plate
people carrier though I regularly tow a car trailer and race car behind, obviously I need the service to include recovery of the trailer should the
car have problems as well. Must be national coverage and of course cheap!!!
Suggestions please....
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:01 PM |
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The best value I have found is when you get it packaged with your car insurance policy. I think it worked out at less than £40 for roadside
assistance and recovery for my wife's 7yr old Volvo.
Europ Assist were good value (and service) too.
- Jim
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Humbug
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:04 PM |
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Try Auto Aid - you might need to pay extra for trailers (not sure) but the basic package is something like £34/year for you and spouse for any car you
drive, UK only. If you need to call out, you pay and reclaim. It gets a very good writeup from Marting Lewis (MoneySavingExpert). I'm with
them... though I haven't had to call them out yet!
http://www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:10 PM |
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try Shires.
The Horse that is. I tow one in a box and on the few occassions I have broken down, I hitch the horse to the car and off we go. Just a few bales of
grass a week, so it works out really cheap and environmentally friendly. It does struggle a bit uphill but then that is what the whip is for. 
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bob
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:11 PM |
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I've got my recovery bolted onto my insurance from sureterm £28.50.
You would have to ask though re trailers, i am sure i have read on here somewhere that the AA do car and trailer/caravan recovery package.
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carpmart
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:12 PM |
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I was with Direct Line breakdown insurance for 8 years and never called them out once. Changed to RAC in June and have a run of bad luck meaning that
they have recovered me twice (once was this weekend with my race truck and caravan) and attended the roadside on one other occasion. I can't
fault the service and based on the premium I payed its been excellent value for money.
Have a feeling that they may not 'invite' me to renew as I may be too high risk for them 
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Minicooper
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 02:42 PM |
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Most of these recovery firms bolted to insurance policies only cover 25 miles something like that, you have to pay additional for any additional
mileage check the small print
Cheers
David
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Gaz7612
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 03:14 PM |
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I'm with Halford not that I've used it (touch wood)
Its also very cheap and worth a look
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twybrow
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 03:58 PM |
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Do you need cover from home as well? Most breakdowns in my xperience, you come to the car and it wont work (especialyl when cold/wet). A standard
recovery package normally excludes home start, but I would suggest it is worth the extra cost.
RAC for the last 10 years for me. Never been disappointed with the attendance time, or ability of the patrols. Worth the wonga any day of the week for
peace of mind.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 04:46 PM |
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I have RAC through my tesco clubcard. The whole family (5 of us) 3 cars and any car any of you happen to be in. Roadside recovery and onward travel
for £50 ish IIRC. They cover IIRC up to seven passengers and trailer/caravan but there are some exceptions such as no commercials i.e. transit vans
and the like also there are maximum weight restrictions as well.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 05:46 PM |
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I had a massive argument with Green Flag after they tried to charge the mrs for a recovery. Turns out in their small print they don't cover
'mechanical breakdowns'. So what the hell do they actually do then? 
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 06:10 PM |
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Been with the AA for 17 years - excellent service, on one occasion they picked me up on the m62 near hull took the car home to Maltby Sheffield ( late
at night ) Then came back the next morning to take the car to the garage as it was shut the night before.
Paul
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Danozeman
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 06:30 PM |
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Iv got brittania rescue through the csma. Cant remember how much it is but not alot compared with other places and it covers me for everything. Even
a trailer on the back.
Its worth reading the small print of the one sthrough your insurance and the cheaper policies. They actually cover sod all. Most of them if you
breakdown and they cant fix it theyl dump you at the nearest garage and sod off.
Dan
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 07:49 PM |
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I've got AA roadside/relay. They delivered a car trailer with a missing wheel from the top of scotland down to bottom corner of Kent. No
problem, took them 2 days mind!
Ben
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UncleFista
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 08:21 PM |
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Check out ADAC, the German recovery company.
They use Greenflag in the UK, but their cover is Europe wide.
Often recommended by 'ring regulars.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 09:10 PM |
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im with aa, nowhere near as cheap as some figures quoted but they recovered my van without even mentioning commercial use. Home start doesnt interest
me, i dont see any problems with being stuck at home! Stuck in rotherham would be an entirely different story 
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