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[philhoward]

when we bought the CDX that was trailored back by the AA  

Now i had forgotten about my warranty, when the car was dropped off at my friends garage he was given a contact number and reference details on how to make a claim on my behalf.......

They stumped up £500 towards the labour of replacing the engine hence the reason i could afford the stereo  

Nice one... Pick up new car and.... OOOOPS!   I appear to have comprehensively mullered the engine on the way home.

Kevin

It's done more times than you think...an ex-work colleague bought a car from Suffolk off ebay with a duff oil pump.  Drove a mile up the road, then called the AA...who promplty took him back home  to Birmingham!

[amigov6]

8 or 9 years ago when i was flitting between down South & Lincs, i took out an £80 AA policy which should the worst happen would take you & car to end or start of journey depending on where you wanted it fixed if it couldn't be done roadside...(Relay?) At the time i had my little red MX5 (Hi MDTM) & my little red BMW 318i Touring (Hi Jaimie) both on a G reg. Both clocked up a lot of miles over that year & were neglected as i was re locating so just got hammered everywhere. Bear in mind these cars collectively cost nearly £9k back then...
    Niether of them missed a beat, they refused to break down, not even a cough, so i paid £80 for an AA tax disc holder!!!!!!!!!!!!
    

[psychnurse]

8 or 9 years ago when i was flitting between down South & Lincs, i took out an £80 AA policy which should the worst happen would take you & car to end or start of journey depending on where you wanted it fixed if it couldn't be done roadside...(Relay?) At the time i had my little red MX5 (Hi MDTM) & my little red BMW 318i Touring (Hi Jaimie) both on a G reg. Both clocked up a lot of miles over that year & were neglected as i was re locating so just got hammered everywhere. Bear in mind these cars collectively cost nearly £9k back then...
    Niether of them missed a beat, they refused to break down, not even a cough, so i paid £80 for an AA tax disc holder!!!!!!!!!!!!
    

 


£80 for a holder !!!  

[webby23]

Like all these type of things though isnt it !

If you dont use it, then it is seen as a waste of money, yet use it even only once and it is worth its weight in gold.

I know I will be happily paying my 8 quid a month knowing if anything else goes wrong there is 475 quid there of someone elses money to help pay for it.

 

[Kevin Wood]

As with all insurance, it's worthwhile if what you're insuring against is a real likelihood, and if it would turn your world completely upside down if it happened and you were uninsured.

So, whether it's worthwhile is a personal thing. Many would prefer to take the possible cost of a breakdown on the chin, many would fix it themselves cheap. :-/

You have to remember that insurance companies are there foremost to make a profit, so insuring is always the more expensive route by the law of averages but if you're unlucky enough to make a big claim you might not see it that way.

Kevin