Roadside rescue for bikes

Luckycharm

I have been with the AA for last 6/7 years and found them great. It took me a couple of years to realise they would also tow my bike Anyway got something in from my insurance company that they were now doing Roadside rescue etc for the car- my bike is also with them Axa and rang them up to find out if I bike would also be covered. They said it would be for free so thinking of cancelling my AA membership and using this instead as alot cheaper. Just wondering has anyway else used Roadside rescue through your insurance company on your bike - any good?

Please Kill Me

Why would you cancel your AA? Do you have a car that it would cover? If not, then yeah I can see why.

I used the AA for a breakdown once and found them to be very good, very polite, very accommodating and very efficient. I used the breakdown recovery that my insurance company use, and they dropped my bike from the back of the truck. I know it doesn't happen too much, but it happens. Just be careful.

Del2005

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Why would you cancel your AA? Do you have a car that it would cover? If not, then yeah I can see why.

They are getting free recovery from their insurance that'll also cover the bike, why pay the AA for a similar service?

Please Kill Me wrote: »

I used the AA for a breakdown once and found them to be very good, very polite, very accommodating and very efficient. I used the breakdown recovery that my insurance company use, and they dropped my bike from the back of the truck. I know it doesn't happen too much, but it happens. Just be careful.

The AA have a bigger recovery fleet and in the major cities then bike recovery shouldn't be an issue. Once you leave the bigger urban areas they also sub out to local contractors, not as much as the insurance companies do, so the chances of having a proper bike recovery van a slim.

Doesn't matter if it's the AA or JimBo's towing if they drop it after loading it then they have to fix any damage they caused.

I've never really read the recovery part of my insurance policies, I rather getting a shock when I need them:D, but AFAIK most will recovery to a local garage while the AA will recover home. Recovery home may cost more then the saving, but that's only if you break down annually.

BOF666

AA will cover you on someone else's bike aswell if that breaks down when you're on it, and they'll cover you in the uk if you're on a run over there.

Alkers

Have used breakdown with Quinn twice myself and my friend did it once. Pretty good service, drops the bike to a garage of your choice.

Del2005

BOF666 wrote: »

AA will cover you on someone else's bike aswell if that breaks down when you're on it,

You don't have to even be on it;) But I won't buy cover so I have free recovery for someone else, it's only useful if you're mates break down a lot and then I most definitely would make sure they had their own.

BOF666 wrote: »

and they'll cover you in the uk if you're on a run over there.

I'm with Adelaide and have that, AFAIK AON have EU recovery*. AA membership gets you a €10 discount for their EU recovery, which is €74 for 2 days with AA discount.

*These are most likely only recovery to a local garage

Luckycharm

Thanks for the replies, I am going to cancel my AA and go with the insurance companies recovery service- they never had the service until recently. For the bike I never really go outside of Dublin so should be ok.