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AA Prices are a joke
09. Apr 2011 at 13:10

Considering a weeks camping in Euroland with mates if UK weather is crap.

I have AA breakdown cover with my bank account, but its UK only. So I rings them and ask them for cover, a single week, not towing anything in just France & Germany.

That will be £71 sir Shocked

Errm, if I pay £75 to the ADAC (Europes largest breakdown company), I can get cover for an entire year!

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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: AA Prices are a joke Reply #1 - 09. Apr 2011 at 13:15 my insurance company refused to budge on the extortionate increase on my new cover. seems to be how british companies work now. they would rather you went to somewhere cheaper and lose business
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Re: AA Prices are a joke
Reply #2 - 09. Apr 2011 at 13:36

Richie London wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 13:15:

my insurance company refused to budge on the extortionate increase on my new cover. seems to be how british companies work now. they would rather you went to somewhere cheaper and lose business

You are lucky having cheaper alternatives. In Spain (with my Brit head on) I shopped around each year to find that the price is within a few percent exactly the same everywhere. Seems to be the way things are done here.

As most British companies seemed to be owned by foreign companies now maybe you will see more of the indifferent that is the price take it or leave it attitude here.

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Re: AA Prices are a joke
Reply #3 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:35

tunnie wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 13:10:

Considering a weeks camping in Euroland with mates if UK weather is crap.

I have AA breakdown cover with my bank account, but its UK only. So I rings them and ask them for cover, a single week, not towing anything in just France & Germany.

That will be £71 sir Shocked

Errm, if I pay £75 to the ADAC (Europes largest breakdown company), I can get cover for an entire year!

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try swinton think its £50 on line and you get extras as well Thumbs Up!

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Re: AA Prices are a joke
Reply #4 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:38

freecall666 wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 14:35:

tunnie wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 13:10:

Considering a weeks camping in Euroland with mates if UK weather is crap.

I have AA breakdown cover with my bank account, but its UK only. So I rings them and ask them for cover, a single week, not towing anything in just France & Germany.

That will be £71 sir Shocked

Errm, if I pay £75 to the ADAC (Europes largest breakdown company), I can get cover for an entire year!

Useless morons Angry

try swinton think its £50 on line and you get extras as well Thumbs Up!

£50 for the year?

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Re: AA Prices are a joke
Reply #5 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:42

tunnie wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 14:38:

freecall666 wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 14:35:

tunnie wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 13:10:

Considering a weeks camping in Euroland with mates if UK weather is crap.

I have AA breakdown cover with my bank account, but its UK only. So I rings them and ask them for cover, a single week, not towing anything in just France & Germany.

That will be £71 sir Shocked

Errm, if I pay £75 to the ADAC (Europes largest breakdown company), I can get cover for an entire year!

Useless morons Angry

try swinton think its £50 on line and you get extras as well Thumbs Up!

£50 for the year?

yeah and there is others if you want to add to it like b&b etc but standard is take you to your destination i.e home or camp.

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: AA Prices are a joke Reply #6 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:43 Website suggests £111 http://www.swinton.co.uk/breakdown/
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freecall666 Senior Member Offline fun for all, get with the program Posts: 656 looking over your shoulder Gender: Drives: 2.0I polar sea blue	Re: AA Prices are a joke Reply #7 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:46 i got mine 7months ago went into there office and did on line there, must be somthing they do in office. see what you mean about the price gone up since I got mine...
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Varche Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3860 Andalucia, Spain Gender: Drives: 97 pre mini facelift 3 litre auto RHD Elite saloon and a 2000 Ford Ka !	Re: AA Prices are a joke Reply #8 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:56 I use Hodgson annual european cover £72.66. http://www.hodgsoninsurance.co.uk/breakdownquote.htm Just over £10 a head. Bargain
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: AA Prices are a joke Reply #9 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:57 I just rang swintons, they said they do not offer any separate or individual cover, for European breakdown at any time. I would have to take out a full policy, which is same link as I posted earlier.
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Re: AA Prices are a joke
Reply #10 - 09. Apr 2011 at 14:59

tunnie wrote on 09. Apr 2011 at 14:57:

I just rang swintons, they said they do not offer any separate or individual cover, for European breakdown at any time. I would have to take out a full policy, which is same link as I posted earlier.

Thanks

those prices look good. Very similar to ADAC, but without faffin around with their German site.

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