My car insurance is due in a couple of weeks and I’m looking to add breakdown insurance this year. The car has been reliable and only covered 34k miles, but it’s 16 years old, so I want some added peace of mind, mainly for when I travel to my Dad’s.
Any companies recommended, or indeed to avoid?
What are your experiences?
I just changed from Direct line (£223) to Autoaid https://autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/ (£60)
…as recommended on the Martin Lewis website.
I also use Autoaid but have never needed to call them out.
nationwide bank account freebie is great, used them a few times, covers europe which saves me half the cost for my annual france trips at least and the interest @ 5% on £2.5k pays the rest
Thanks, but as much as I am planning to take out breakdown insurance, I won’t be changing banks in order to do it.
Just had a conversation with my current insurance provider. Various level of breakdown cover offered (they use RAC) at various prices.
Current car insurance renewal is £173 so I tell them to remove Lou’s name from the policy and he tells me that the revised price will be £222
Fuck that.
Price comparison websites, here I come.
It’s amazing how adding another person reduces the premium. I use rac or AA , costs about 46 quid a year and both very good.
Whoever you go for, and they’re much of a muchness if you go with either of the big ones, I’d definitely be asking them if the “Get you home” part of the policy covers getting you to near the Arctic Circle…
Think I pay £170 a year with AA
Used them 4 times or so in the last 7 years. As much as it hurts paying it every February,they have been superb on every breakdown
Jesus thanks, I recommend it to you on here and you go and give someone else the credit. Cunt.
Can I have a lift to Yorkshire then?
Have you finally noticed that no one reads what you write? 
Just purchased cover from Autoaid 
Also, fuck SAGA with their £50 premium for removing Lou from the policy. Renewed elsewhere for less than their original quote.
I was with AutoAid but got 12 months cover with a different company when I bought the Peugeot. It expires at the end of this month.
Are users here still happy with AutoAid?
Just received my renewal notice for the rac breakdown cover - premium cover £272, an increase of nearly 100% in 3 years, told them to do one . Miraculously this was reduced to £115 for the same cover and included the dubious admin fee of £83, this means the actual breakdown cover comes in at £32 for 12 months. At £115 this is an acceptable price when comparing other cover available. 42 years I’ve been with the robbing fuckers and they’re still trying to wring me dry. I’m looking forward to next years renewal price and the red mist that will descend. £156 saved for a 5 minute call, insufficient expletives for my anger 