Turns out I have been a member for 31 years
last year I had a huge strop at them for upping the price by about £250!
I particularly had a strop at them about their £100 “arrangement fee”.
The6 dropped the price £100 to £380 (Roadside Rescue, Recovery, At Home (our most common use over the years for slow flat tyres), Onward Travel)
This year they have raised again to £508.
just looked and AA will give me this for £126, albeit that’s a short term 40%discount and an introductory price that will also go up.
Gits, Blooming computers. Will call them tomorrow and see what they will do, but that seems to be taking the p for a a short call out every couple of years for a flat tyre/buckled wheel from a pothole, they should do it by MOT declared mileage, we do bugger all each year.
anyone else got any thoughts, good alternatives etc ?
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I pay the Bank of Scotland (aka Halifax) £21 a month, which includes various things, along with AA including At Home and Relay.
* In the interests of balance, the AA had pulled the same renewal stroke on me earlier...
Any possibility of having a mutually beneficial relationship, based on loyalty with any insurance (or other) company is
long gone, if it ever actually existed.
Do your research & if by any chance you think that Start might be OK for you, let me know & I'll see if there is a benefit you can get by recommendation from a member.
I haven't had cause to use them yet & have zero interest in the company at all, other than being a current customer.
It's a bit of a special case I suppose but if anyone works in public service worth a look.
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We have cancelled AA and rejoined as a “new customer” in my wife's name before.
I just checked and we paid £140 in September 2023 with AA for:
Roadside Assistance
National Recovery
At Home
Onward Travel
The modern AA is a far cry from the network of motor enthusiasts from a bygone era, it's now owned by a consortium of private equity funds who will want profits.
Either way, that's £30. And you don't have to wait for the man in the little van to turn up.