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AA Membership 66 euro in Dunnes.
Usually twice that price I think

jimmycrackcorm

cheek of them. I have my car insurance with them and they just sent me a letter offering that for 70.
The clever people wi'll have wondered why someone with aa car insurance doesn't have breakdown cover. Indeed!

Ogham

Surely most comprehensive car insurance has breakdown cover included?
I am with Hibernian (through Tesco) and I get RAC cover including "homesart" included . Called them out a couple of weeks ago - I had to check the policy to make sure it was covered while outside the house - and was surprised that it was.

jhegarty

Ogham wrote: »

Surely most comprehensive car insurance has breakdown cover included?
I am with Hibernian (through Tesco) and I get RAC cover including "homesart" included . Called them out a couple of weeks ago - I had to check the policy to make sure it was covered while outside the house - and was surprised that it was.

Had them out for a dead battery outside my front door.

No charge.

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Ogham wrote: »

Surely most comprehensive car insurance has breakdown cover included?
I am with Hibernian (through Tesco) and I get RAC cover including "homesart" included . Called them out a couple of weeks ago - I had to check the policy to make sure it was covered while outside the house - and was surprised that it was.

Im with AIG through a broker..no breakdown

mark_ej9

the one in dunnes is for a car where as when you buy it through AA its personalised. its the person that is covered not the car and thats the difference

unklerosco

MY folks are with Quinn Direct n get cover. My mam broke down on a Friday night and rang the number for break down. No answer, left a message.. She got a call back on Monday morning asking if she still needed help!

eamon234

AA cover in Ireland is a joke - in most cases it'll be your local recovery guy they send to you especially if you're outside a city.

rockdrummer

and why is that a joke, the AA obviously have to pay the local recovery guy and you dont have to... I have had to be towed a few times which otherwise would have cost me €80 approx each time... so it has saved me alot.

Does it really matter who towes as long as you get towed ??

Kevin!

There's a little trick with homestart, if you register it to your parents address, your address will have no charge, so basically homestart for free

deiseindublin

Good idea but presume if a lot of people started doing it they'd cop on!

sdanseo

€44 if you join as an associate, basically any member who doesn't already have one, think you might need to be at the same address too. I got associate membership with my Mam cos my dad doesn't live with us, for example.

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Kevin! wrote: »

There's a little trick with homestart, if you register it to your parents address, your address will have no charge, so basically homestart for free

What do you mean?

eamon234

rockdrummer wrote: »

and why is that a joke, the AA obviously have to pay the local recovery guy and you dont have to... I have had to be towed a few times which otherwise would have cost me €80 approx each time... so it has saved me alot.

Does it really matter who towes as long as you get towed ??

Because if I pay an overpriced premium for AA membership I expect service from the AA not a third party. If I want the local yokel coming out I'll take the bog standard cover I get from my insurance company. The whole point of the AA is that they're supposed try to repair the car if it's a minor problem. Some recovery guy isn't going to bother his arse even trying.

Murt10

eamon234 wrote: »

AA cover in Ireland is a joke - in most cases it'll be your local recovery guy they send to you especially if you're outside a city.

My car was stolen from outside my house about 10 years ago on a Saturday night, the weekend before Christmas. The first I knew about being stolen was when I got a phone call from the local Gardai at 10.00 am on Sunday asking if I knew where my car was.

I had to scrounge a lift from a friend to go to a Garda station miles away down the country. The car wouldn't start and the ignition had been ripped out. I rang thr AA and within an hour the local recovery guy came out and started the car for me.

I have no idea of what I would have done or how I would have got the car home without the local man the AA sent me.

My experience is that you only need to be stuck in a bad hole once to realise how valuable AA cover can be.

brettmirl

Would I be right to say that you get more from Hibernian than AA for their basic packages?

Hibernian Aviva Rescue Plus is €73.21 and includes Home Start
AA Roadside Rescue is €99 (or €79 direct debit) and doesn't include Home Start.

Hibernian: http://www.hibernian.ie/online/driving/breakdown-cover/about/

Hibernian Aviva Rescue Plus covers your car, regardless of who is driving. If it breaks down on a public road anywhere in Ireland or the UK, or at your home, we will provide a Hibernian Aviva Rescue Patrol or a contractor to assist you. If we cannot fix your car at the scene we will arrange for your car to be brought to your home or any Republic of Ireland or UK destination. We will also make sure that you complete your journey safely by arranging a replacement car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation.

AA: https://secure.aaireland.ie/personal-membership/Default.asp

Roadside Rescue, our standard level of cover, offers you rescue assistance in the open road 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in Ireland and the UK.

If we cannot repair your car at the roadside we will tow your vehicle to the nearest AA appointed garage free of charge.

Assistance is just a Freefone call away.

To add all the extras onto AA will bring the total to €217, whereas the Hibernian total adds up to €104.60

Saruman

I have used breakdown assistance a few times, always with the insurance company. I once was stupid and panicked and ordered the AA only to find out that I can not use it immediatly and have a waiting period. I then checked my insurance and found out I already had cover so I cancelled the AA and got a refund.
Oh and I was doubly stupid that day as the reason I had to call them out? I started the car, went back in to the house for a minute and when I came back the car was locked with the engine running. My wife was away in Manila with the spare key A guy was sent who was able to get in to the car with some wedges and wire, the fact the car was started made it easy as he just had to get to the electric window button.

I do feel though that if you are with AA car insurance, you should have AA road cover as standard. It is one of the reasons I am not with them, that and their lies. They claimed not so long ago to beat any insurance quote and in my case (probably others) they could not even come close.

ha-ya-said-what

eamon234 wrote: »

AA cover in Ireland is a joke - in most cases it'll be your local recovery guy they send to you especially if you're outside a city.

Your right, on average outside the city you could be waiting up to 2 hours for them!, when they send out someone it usually tends to be the local Rep and if they call out themselves and it's a large vehicle they'll only offer to tow you into a place of safety!

leuler

That Hibernian rescue is not a standard price, it is dependent on your car. My quote was over 200 euro more than I pay the AA.