The Original i30 Owners Club
GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: AlanHo on December 11, 2021, 10:34:32
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Once upon a time, year after year, I had car breakdown and recovery cover by the RAC. However they hiked the premiums about 6 years ago and I saved nearly £40 a year when I changed to Green Flag.
The annual premium renewal was about £50 but crept up £69 by Jan 2020, then £78 in 2021 and the renewal for Jan 2022 is quoted at £87.
Hence, I obtained web quotes from the AA and RAC – but they were even more.
So, I opened the Green Flag website and got a quote, pretending to be a new customer, and was quoted £49 for what appeared to be exactly the same cover.
Wondering whether I had misunderstood the wording of the tick boxes I had to make my way through to get a quote, I phoned Green Flag and explained that I wanted confirmation of the web quote I had obtained. She went through the cover provided and I asked questions as we progressed through my requirements. She then quoted the same £49.
I then admitted I was already a customer and asked why the renewal was £89. The Green Flag rep did not seem surprised and said they would match the web and telephone quote. Not in the least embarrassed by the discrepancy.
Reluctantly I asked her to renew the 2022 cover at the £49 premium because :-
* I have previous experience of their service which was excellent
* Similar breakdown cover with AA and RAC are twice the cost
* Which and Trust Pilot reviews put Green Flag near the top.
I am still smarting at nearly being duped because I am normally fastidious at checking insurance renewals, especially for house, contents and car every year but have allowed breakdown cover to slip through the net.
Please don’t fall into the same trap if you have car breakdown cover.
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I can beat you Alan as I pay nowt for my annual car breakdown cover which includes roadside, relay and home cover.
I get the basic annual £99 hyundai essentail service inc updates if any.
Checking diy costs I pay a little bit more but I save on getting dirty etc
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That practice is widespread and widely known over here.
There's even a cartoon floating around FB which lampoon's hiking up existing customer's premiums while offering better deals to noobs.
Claire has 50 years up as an RACQ member and gets a pretty good deal on all our insurances but we still check from time to time.
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my full recovery package also gets renewed for free with the service (I have a service plan so i dont pay or get may hands dirty anymore!) well worth considering where available.