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Now thats what I call service

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  • 19-11-2006 8:27pm
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    cujimmy
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    The key got stuck in the ignition this afternoon so i called the AA, They gave the usual its busy and we aim to have a patrol with you within 70mins and will text you to let you know etc. anyway the patrol arrived after 5 mins i kid you not 5 mins. is this a record? or is this typical of the AA


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    drdre
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    cujimmy wrote:
    The key got stuck in the ignition this afternoon so i called the AA, They gave the usual its busy and we aim to have a patrol with you within 70mins and will text you to let you know etc. anyway the patrol arrived after 5 mins i kid you not 5 mins. is this a record? or is this typical of the AA
    thats very good service.where were you when it got stuck.


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    cujimmy
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    drdre wrote:
    thats very good service.where were you when it got stuck.

    in the forecourt of a petrol station about 8 miles west of glasgow


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    DublinWriter
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    cujimmy wrote:
    is this a record? or is this typical of the AA
    It's not typical. You were probably lucky in-that a patrol was nearby.

    Meh. In the ROI outside Dublin the AA sub-contract out to local towers.

    I recently got my car insurance with Tesco for about 3/4 of what most Irish insurers were charging, plus I got free RAC membership thrown in, I would have had to pay the AA €100+ for the same yearly service.


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    Gary ITR
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    cujimmy wrote:
    in the forecourt of a petrol station about 8 miles west of glasgow

    In my old job the fleet was looked after by the AA and we were told that the AA couldn't come near our cars on a garage forecourt. If ever we were broken down on a forecourt we would have had to push the car onto the road


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    yop
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    Thats seems excellent service.


    DublinWriter, through Tesco, how did you apply? Can you do it online?


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    DublinWriter
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    yop wrote:
    DublinWriter, through Tesco, how did you apply? Can you do it online?
    Yes.


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    kdouglas
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    off-topic: looked at tesco myself, they're underwritten by hibernian afaik, so their prices are basically the same as hiberniandirect.ie, but they give an extra €50 if you signup for, or already have, a tesco clubcard. (i think you get it back through vouchers or some such though)


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    DublinWriter
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    kdouglas wrote:
    off-topic: looked at tesco myself, they're underwritten by hibernian afaik, so their prices are basically the same as hiberniandirect.ie
    Not really. The price I got from Tesco was quite a bit less than the price I got from Hibernian, which means that Hibernian are selling wholesale/reinsurance to Tesco and Tesco are taking a small cut in order to establish a presence in the Irish motor-insurance marketplace.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Onkle51 wrote:
    In my old job the fleet was looked after by the AA and we were told that the AA couldn't come near our cars on a garage forecourt. If ever we were broken down on a forecourt we would have had to push the car onto the road
    I don't know about forecourts but they helped me out when I broke down on private property. Thay also have the contract for breakdowns within Dublin Airport car parks (charge for non-members).


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