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03-09-2010, 01:39 AM
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With the Bank also, it's essentially free on my account... expecting the "service" might not be quite as good as RAC/AA, but I've had one callout in 11 years driving, if I can keep up that kind of stat, saving around £500 per incident for slightly worse service feels like a deal.
03-09-2010, 03:00 AM
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Green Flag.
About £90 and covers me, my wife, our three cars and any cars we are in. Full cover too (all options apart from european cover).
About double the price to go with AA/RAC for equivalent cover.
About £90 and covers me, my wife, our three cars and any cars we are in. Full cover too (all options apart from european cover).
About double the price to go with AA/RAC for equivalent cover.
03-09-2010, 04:03 AM
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I had been a member of AA and recently RAC (can pay for it with Tesco Clubcard vouchers, so free!).
However, I wanted cover for Europe driving, and it costs a bit more with the main recovery organisations. I was also toying with the idea of getting a warranty for my S. So, kill 2 birds with 1 stone and I got the Honda Assist package following my latest service. Only £25 a month for 10 months (12 months cover) and this includes a warranty plus Honda specialist roadside recovery, here and abroad. A bargain in my book.
However, I wanted cover for Europe driving, and it costs a bit more with the main recovery organisations. I was also toying with the idea of getting a warranty for my S. So, kill 2 birds with 1 stone and I got the Honda Assist package following my latest service. Only £25 a month for 10 months (12 months cover) and this includes a warranty plus Honda specialist roadside recovery, here and abroad. A bargain in my book.
03-09-2010, 02:26 PM
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AA and RAC seem popular. I'll look at GreenFlag too.
Anyone had any experience with First Call? MoneySavingExpert refer to them but other than that [and via Chris Knott] I've not heard of them!
Anyone had any experience with First Call? MoneySavingExpert refer to them but other than that [and via Chris Knott] I've not heard of them!
04-04-2011, 08:28 AM
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Just tried GreenFlag and this is their response;Firstly, thankyou for taking the time to complete our online application.Having had the opportunity to processyour application with the intention of sourcing a competitive option for you, we found from the detail entered by you upon the application that you currently fall outside of the acceptance criteria of our specialist vehicle schemes.From the detail that we have received as a result of referral to underwriters the primary reason we were unable to assist you on this occasion was as follows:We are unable to cover this model vehicle due to our claims experienceEvery prospective customer is important to us and whilst regrettably we have been unable to assist you directly on this occasion, we are hopeful that we will be able to accommodate you at some stage in the future.
You're not referring to insurance are you?I extended my Honda warranty (which includes Honda Assist, with full European cover) up to the limit allowed, i.e. 8 years.
This expired in September of last year, and by far the best deal I could get online, for full European cover, was with Green Flag at £126.00. It also helped my decision to go with Green Flag that, according to the independant magazine 'Which', they are the best breakdown provider on the market.
04-04-2011, 12:25 PM
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I have the extended warrenty too, and am delighted by the cover included. Full EU is very very handy, and who knows I might even take it over there later this year 
One of my colleagues has FULL (whatever that means) AA cover and is paying a frankly SILLY amount per year.. he is paying so much that my 3 year extended warrenty and breakdown cover works out as just £100 more over the 3 years! But that isn't a very good comparison as I think he is a complete numpty to pay that much anyway
One of my colleagues has FULL (whatever that means) AA cover and is paying a frankly SILLY amount per year.. he is paying so much that my 3 year extended warrenty and breakdown cover works out as just £100 more over the 3 years! But that isn't a very good comparison as I think he is a complete numpty to pay that much anyway