Pampam Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Sunday morning 8.30 am jumped in the van to go and see my dad who is critcally ill ,the van wouldnt start! After a dozen attempts it was obvious we were going nowhere , never mind sez i and pulled out my trusty rac membership card phoned them got put thru gave them my name and membership number :- sorry mrs pampam but you are no longer a member , what have you spelt the name correctly? (Often happens) yep i pay by direct debit every december and apparentley they havent taken it out .... Sent me the cards but not taken the payment so am not a member (been a member 22 years jointly with hubby) anyhow they could make me a member but only one of us so ive been running about thinking i was covered when i wasnt ,and in the middle of dashing to see my dad had to get my bank details out etc and was going to be charged the same as when we were joint members. Anyhow in anger i told em to shove it!!! And my good old sister diverted and picked me up to go see pater (he okay now) and ive joined AA which reminds me id better cheque my account to see whether they did take payment out in december : and vans still in garage and i should have been down in exeter tonight in a hotel but got to see if van starts when cold in morning (so been expensive week with aa membership£256, £772 for van and loss of hotel £108 cheers pp:)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddies104 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hi Sorry to hear all your sad news, as for which membership ? I was insured (car) which included for first year, free breakdown cover, our bank account also gives us free breakdown cover and as we have our car serviced at a Ford garage it gives us breakdown cover each year Be interesting if we ever broke down who would get there first (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 You think that's bad? How about having insurance with them and they mess that up, not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Sorry to hear all that Pampam but not surprised. I fell out with both of them many years ago for similar reasons. Anyway I needed help a few weeks ago and without thinking I phoned bank's breakdown (can never remember which one that is!). He eventually turned up, after about 2 hours with me left on a very narrow, isolated road, upon which he refused to go down the hill because he had come in a big truck. "You will have to find a tractor to get you out", said he! With the help of a young motorist this was accomplished at my cost (expensive) but the breakdown (AA or RAC?) never contacted me to see if I had managed to be towed out. Admittedly I had panicked because the m/h was well and truly stuck, mist coming down (in Cornwall) and phone signal very intermittent. If I had had my wits about me I would have phoned my other breakdown firm (which is in Germany) to see if they were more efficient. I did use this firm once in France and found them excellent and only about £60 a year, if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Have Green Flag via caravan club. Quite a few useful extras for the motorhome. Also covers motorbike and car. £126 for joint cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 AndyB - 2015-05-21 5:32 AM Have Green Flag via caravan club. Quite a few useful extras for the motorhome. Also covers motorbike and car. £126 for joint cover. Me too. I vowed not to use the AA again after I cancelled membership because I got cover with the new vehicle. The girl persuaded me to put my membership on hold to preserve benefits rather than get a refund. When I later tried to get the refund I was told that the refund option was only valid for a short while, so I lost my £30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynneroy Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Sorry you are having such a stressful time, we use green flag and they have been amazing with us, called them out 3 times in last month and they have got us going every time, even more surprising renewed last week and premium did not go up. Hope you have happier times soon, Lynne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 For the last 50 years I've never had any paid cover and have always been prepared to deal with emergencies as they arise. The savings are now approaching £12,000 I always deal with local cover. at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pampam Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Van still not working garage has taken it too a diesel specialist so am looking to hire a vehicle to get me to devon cos hotel all booked and paid for what a choice! Anybody had a volvo v40 ? Pp:) garage has changed three sensors in engine but the b.gger still wouldnt start this morning also renewed suction valves , filter (cos it was booked in for a service anyway ) got a feeling its going to be one of those jobs that cost a lot lol :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Something you got to have but don't want to use, I had my renewal from rac last week , so called loyalty card 35 yrs member , cost £151! Not paying that! Called up see what we can do reduced to £121 . One member on thread called out green flag 3 times what is all that about couldn't they fix it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandaemon Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Check that your van is actually covered - the AA and RAC (and others) often have a limit on the size and weight covered !!! Usually 3500kg max. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Vandaemon - 2015-05-21 5:33 PM Check that your van is actually covered - the AA and RAC (and others) often have a limit on the size and weight covered !!! Usually 3500kg max. Alan But with the RAC if you join the Camping & Caravanning Club 'Arrival' scheme this lifts the limits and gets you a discount! I am just about to renew ours at a very similar price to that quoted above but have noticed it includes legal cover so I'm going to call and ask if I am being charged for it. If I am then I am going to decline it and reduce the premium. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pampam Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yes i was in "arrival" or should i say thought i was lol i changed to that cos our old van was 29' long and just kept it on for transit .......... Or thought i had haha. Have managed to get to devon by hiring a volvo v40 Much to low slung for me im definately a van kinda girl have trouble seeing over t' dashboard :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakofox Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Hi, I had a V 40 when they were first launched, loved it, yes I am An older person, great car then. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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