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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Breakdown cover....
PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:33 pm 
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Whose got what, and how much?

is £80 excessive?

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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Whose got what, and how much?

is £80 excessive?



Didn't think they did it for cabs mate? I pay £25 with green flag.
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Blackcab Bob
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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Seems in the Parish

I pay £100 for breakdown and transportation of Eight passengers
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Blackcab Bob
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Seems in the Parish

I pay £100 for breakdown and transportation of Eight passengers
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mancityfan
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:35 pm 
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Just renewed today, with the AA, roadside and relay, me and the wife,£85
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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i suppose private motorist cover would be enough, if i breakdown i can whip the plate off and cover the sticky door signs with some black parcel tape

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Whose got what, and how much?

is £80 excessive?

For four of us it's £140 top cover with the AA.

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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mancityfan wrote:
Just renewed today, with the AA, roadside and relay, me and the wife,£85

Did they send you a renewal for double that? :roll:

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blackpool
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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Used aa on the basic cover a couple of times and never questioned it being a taxi :D
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cabby john
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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Sussex wrote:
mancityfan wrote:
Just renewed today, with the AA, roadside and relay, me and the wife,£85

Did they send you a renewal for double that? :roll:


Oh yes.....they tried nearly triple that last year.........no no no. A similar price to you after querying it.

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mancityfan
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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Sussex wrote:
mancityfan wrote:
Just renewed today, with the AA, roadside and relay, me and the wife,£85

Did they send you a renewal for double that? :roll:


£166 renewal quote,it's the same every year,you have to ring up to get it cheaper. I notice insurance company's do the same thing?
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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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I have RAC cover for 2 years unlimited mileage and if I am over 60000 by the third year the cover and my warranty expires but I can extend it for a fee,
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cabby john
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
I have RAC cover for 2 years unlimited mileage and if I am over 60000 by the third year the cover and my warranty expires but I can extend it for a fee,


I have been given to understand that the RAC - do NOT cover taxis!

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Gobby
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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blackpool wrote:
Used aa on the basic cover a couple of times and never questioned it being a taxi :D

Read the small print...or better still have the guy that comes out to fix tell you when he sees its a taxi. & Just noticed AA, my comments belong to RAC cover
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Breakdown cover....
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cabby john wrote:
United Taxis 11 wrote:
I have RAC cover for 2 years unlimited mileage and if I am over 60000 by the third year the cover and my warranty expires but I can extend it for a fee,


I have been given to understand that the RAC - do NOT cover taxis!


As time has marched on, all of these recovery services are almost as one, you pay XXX recovery and it could be the AA or the RAC who turn up, or Green flag, i think the RAC got sold on?

theres a german service who are very good but they just sub the jobs out, if i have personal cover (any car) wont they have to attend? (by which time the plate and signs will be gone...lol

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