Quick AA Question

meeeboards

Hey Guys,

Whent the AA arrive at the roadside are they allowed check things like Spark Plugs and Leeds? Headlight Bulbs?

Seth Brundle

Eh?
They check for faults and if possible try and remedy them. What happened you and what did/didn't they do?

meeeboards

Well last week i had a fault with my car and in a nut shell it was misfiring on cylinder 1 and 2. This could have very easily been a faulty spark plug couldnt it? Yet once the AA arrived all he done was start it, say 'Shes misfiring' then whiped out the Laptop and pulled off the error codes.....which also comfirned a misfire.

He didnt make any attempt to sort the problem but instead sugested i get it towed

She he have tried? Like it could have been something like a loose lead or dirt on a plug.

Seth Brundle

It does sound slightly odd but you would need to get confirmation from the AA but maybe they are not allowed replace items, etc. The AA mechanic may not have had spare plugs or leads but Im surprised that (as you suggest) they didn't try the obvious things first.

testicle

meeeboards wrote:

He didnt make any attempt to sort the problem but instead sugested i get it towed

If you needed to get it towed, he should have done it himself. That's what they are there for.

galwaytt

you're presuming the car has spark plug leads...........most new cars, don't........so unless he's carrying a raft of spare coil packs for every car on the market, there isn't a whole bunch he can do, really..................