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Shopping around for breakdown recovery this dark evening and looking for any pointers or horror stories which the kind folk of the Org may have. The prices are all seeming around the same and I can't decide which one to go with.
Also, most of the covers are worded as "breakdown", does this include accidents?
Cheers
sunshine
25-10-09, 09:21 PM
get it with your carole nash insurance they recovery no matter what, even after a hit and run while you take a trip to the hospital, i know from experience.
kwak zzr
25-10-09, 09:24 PM
the AA wouldnt recover me after an accident, they just said no and left me at the road side.
Iansv II
25-10-09, 09:28 PM
www.ncionline.co.uk (http://www.ncionline.co.uk) :D
DarrenSV650S
25-10-09, 09:28 PM
get it with your carole nash insurance they recovery no matter what, even after a hit and run while you take a trip to the hospital, i know from experience.
I'm with carol nash too.
bathwiggle
25-10-09, 09:28 PM
Don't touch AA. I've so far been left 5 hours standing by the A12 as they didn't have anyone to come and help, and told they don't recover from the M25 (the mechanic couldn't fix the issue).
This was for my bike. But my fathers never had an issue with them.
the AA wouldnt recover me after an accident, they just said no and left me at the road side.
That's what I'm worried about. Don't fancy getting one which doesn't come and pick up my bike if I stack it, yet all the covers I read about on the net don't remotely mention accident recovery.
www.ncionline.co.uk (http://www.ncionline.co.uk) :D
wall hangings?!?! :D
EDIT: you changed it! ninja! :)
Iansv II
25-10-09, 09:32 PM
wall hangings?!?! :D
EDIT: you changed it! ninja! :)
My Unagi is strong :)
Never had any probs with these guys, Had crapness with the RAC and heard too many horror stories of the AA... no idea if Green Flag are any good, but i'd always recommend Nci
beabert
25-10-09, 10:52 PM
Im with nci too, you have to ask to add accident cover, its an extra £15 i think.
jamesterror
25-10-09, 10:55 PM
RAC, I have a card which is any vehicle even if I'm not driving and am there.
When my dad broke down on the M1, he signed up over the phone at the road side, 20minutes later, RAC van :) The driver rang us saying he'll be there in 5 minutes as he joined the motorway just to keep is informed.
Graciepants
26-10-09, 12:55 AM
My Unagi is strong :)
Never had any probs with these guys, Had crapness with the RAC and heard too many horror stories of the AA... no idea if Green Flag are any good, but i'd always recommend Ncii have been told Green Flag are a joke amongst the recovery companies as they very rarely try to fix at the side of the road, they usually just send a van t pick you up
eviltwin
26-10-09, 11:16 AM
I've always had it through insurance.
Have had to use recovery twice. Once with Bennetts who used RAC - chap turned up who had no bike knowledge in a standard van that had no capability of accommodating a motorcycle.
The other time I was with Carole Nash who sent a local breakdown firm - motorbike specific, van with ramps etc.
Not sure if it was just bad luck with Bennetts/RAC. Anybody else found this problem?
Alpinestarhero
26-10-09, 11:17 AM
get it with your carole nash insurance they recovery no matter what, even after a hit and run while you take a trip to the hospital, i know from experience.
They are excellent. I have used the carol nash service twice; one for a breakdown and the toher for an accident.
They are quick, prompt and helpfull. They probably wont repair your bike at the roadsside, but they'll take you where you want or need to go
Dicky Ticker
26-10-09, 11:48 AM
Been with the RAC for years with quite a few call outs,accidents and breakdowns and never had a problem. I have the personal, not vehicle cover, so I am covered whatever I'm driving, riding or passenger in---------------not cheap,over£100 but I think I've had my moneys worth.
RAC, I have a card which is any vehicle even if I'm not driving and am there.
When my dad broke down on the M1, he signed up over the phone at the road side, 20minutes later, RAC van :) The driver rang us saying he'll be there in 5 minutes as he joined the motorway just to keep is informed.
to counter that, the RAC left me stranded, saying it was going to take 4 hours to get someone out to me on a mid december evening.
Given the choice of hypothermia or a long push home I opted for the latter.
maviczap
26-10-09, 01:03 PM
I joined these as a last minute thing before the EAR rideout in September. I'd seen a couple of posts recommending them on the Org about them, but I don't know how good they are.
Prices seem keen and I'd rather have some cover than be stranded at the side of the road.
http://www.rescuemycar.com/Breakdown/
the AA wouldnt recover me after an accident, they just said no and left me at the road side.
Don't touch AA. I've so far been left 5 hours standing by the A12 as they didn't have anyone to come and help, and told they don't recover from the M25 (the mechanic couldn't fix the issue).
This was for my bike. But my fathers never had an issue with them.
i have ben with the AA and now with RAC and in all honesty they are both as bad/good as each other. They have both collected me and BBC after our spills with not problem..well otehr than the silly prcedure of having to send a van to check the vehicle before they send a flat bad (This was after my recent off). When verna had her off earlier in the year they sent a flat bed 1st off. I would favour the AA as they do have a dedicated fleet of vans/trucks as opposed to the RAC who sub out thier flat bed work.
454697819
26-10-09, 04:00 PM
www.ncionline.co.uk (http://www.ncionline.co.uk) :D
agreed
optional plus recovers after an accident.
Cheers for all the responses. Seems that all are as bad as each other, although the NCI one seems to be the higher rated service.
I've got a 75% discount on the AA so I can get a years membership with roadside, relay and stay mobile for £35, which is inline with the price of the NCI one. Decisions decisions!
Dave20046
31-10-09, 10:23 AM
www.ncionline.co.uk (http://www.ncionline.co.uk) :D
Agree, they're brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation! Glad I heard about them site now. I used to be with green flag (same level of cover and it was £75 ish). Well my insurance just came up for renewal and they were trying to sell me their nondescript break down cover "that RAC sell for £135" for £70. It unravelled that their 'top level' cover would actually leave me stuck in a distant land had I broken down far from home to which the guy retorted "well you can put all sorts of variables in there" :smt044
So just rang NCI this morning and got their full cover for £62 including homestarts, accident cover, vandalism, losing keys, and will recover me to anywhere I want in the UK. Best of all it's personal cover so if I'm in the car or bike or pillion with someone else (;)) I can get them recovered.
sweet
I still haven't got round to renewing my breakdown recovery.
I don't particularly like the exclusions of the nci one...are they all this bad?
http://www.rescuemycar.com/Files/VRNL_Summary_of_Cover.pdf
Dave20046
15-11-09, 08:28 PM
I couldn't see any of the major exclusions that would be a problem? What you thinking?
(Apart from maybe running out of petrol but in that case you just let down your tyres and tell them to take you home as nci cover flat tyres/vandalism)
Well the main thing I didn't like was that modified vehicles are not covered! How strict would they be?
I've had three years of car ins and one years of bike ins and usually had the recovery built in, but I didn't get it this year because it was quite expensive. My other concern is the winching costs...if I stack it into a verge. Maybe I'm getting concerned for nothing and the insurance company will arrange recovery in a big smash!?!?
metalmonkey
15-11-09, 09:02 PM
I get mine through my insurance Carol Nash, they have been top pretty much everytime they have come out for me apart from this one guy who said he wouldn't plug my tyre to get me home:confused: the another guy said they would.
I had H&R insurance for my one 125, they totally messed up however, I threated legal action over it, they paid up in the end after the damage they did to my bike. So who they use don't get there.
The AA are well:help: the prize idiot turned up in a van I couldn't get my bike in. I told them I had a puncture and needed the bike the taking to the nearest bike shop for a puncture repair. I instead had to ride a tyre with a screw sticking out of it down the A5. C*** springs to mind. The guy who turned had no clue about bikes what a ****!
In short Carol Nash:smt033
In short Carol Nash:smt033
They were approx £400 more for the insurance, and I can't see where I can purchase recovery separately! :)
metalmonkey
15-11-09, 09:09 PM
They were approx £400 more for the insurance, and I can't see where I can purchase recovery separately! :)
Not sure tbh, they gave me a great deal so I'm happy. Call and ask, I always ask for it cheaper, no matter what. But unless yout try. Good luck:p
Dave20046
15-11-09, 09:51 PM
Well the main thing I didn't like was that modified vehicles are not covered! How strict would they be?
I've had three years of car ins and one years of bike ins and usually had the recovery built in, but I didn't get it this year because it was quite expensive. My other concern is the winching costs...if I stack it into a verge. Maybe I'm getting concerned for nothing and the insurance company will arrange recovery in a big smash!?!?
I think winching charges are more likely if you chuck it off a cliff or somewhere you can't drag it back from.
Yeah I spotted the modified vehicles bit, I assumed it was daft modifications that would make it break down/awkward to fix. things like crashbung, led indicators I don't really think of as modifications (possibly wrongly?). You've also got to bear in mind that the irritable bloke that comes to shove your bike in the back of his van won't really know/care what he's looking at.
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