Roadside Recovery for old bikes

stevew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Karma :

Who does this for bikes over 16 and 17 years old?
Don't seem to be able to find anything suitable.. Ideally would like personal cover so that the family car is covered when i'm driving it too.
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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

I would have thought if you join the RAC it covers you for all vehicles that you are in or with. It did for me.
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WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Bike age shouldn't be problem ( should it?)
My 79/80s bikes have been recovered twice in the last 10 years
and I'm, now with the AA who give me van/car and bike recovery.
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stevew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Karma :

I'll check the small print but i was with Swinton and was sure they excluded vehicles over 15 or 16 years old. Also they wouldn't recover me last time i broke down just move me to the nearest garage Thumbs Down

Maybe their policy has changed.

AA looks like a poss Thumbs Up

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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

I just keep the names and numbers of various men with vans of the areas I ride in.
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Cadbury · Crazy Courier Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Karma :

I'm with the AA and my bike is 16 yrs old. The vehicle has to be under 10 years old if you only want roadside recovery.
If you add one of the other options too, say home start, and cover yourself instead of the vehicle, the vehicle can be any age.

See here: https://www.theaa.com/resources/Documents/pdf/breakdown-cover/terms-and-conditions-current.pdf Section 5 on page 7.

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

https://www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk/

£39 for self and spouse. Cars, bikes 150cc+.

You pay for the recovery and then claim it back.

No age limit.

Must be roadworthy, is all.

Also covers non-starting due to vandalism, attempted theft and accident damage, which some other policies exclude.
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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Also IIRC you need to check if the AA and RAC recover if you have an accident.

I believe one does and one doesn't. Although they do like to change their policies from time to time so may have changed.

I think recovery may be for 'non-fault' accidents, which if someone t-bones you they'll recover. However, rear end someone or spin into a ditch on ice they may not.
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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

My cover with the RAC is for Roadside, Recovery, At Home and Accident Care. I have a car and a bike and they come out to both as it is me who is covered. Dad has the same and they came to my car under my Dad's policy.
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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

RAC's been fine for me.
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stevew · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Karma :

Northern Monkey · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Nov 2013 Karma :

My AA cover includes my any of mile bikes. Was about £150 for me and the missus but includes nationwide recovery as I spend a fair bit of time in walesland
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

While not always the cheapest and, being an insurance company, are inherantly untrustworthy. I've seen Carole Nash recover a mates early 1970's T160 from the Isle of Lewis to Edinburgh.

A journey taking 2 ferries and 4 recovery vehicles.
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pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

Check your bank account! seriously! I get free RAC membership with my bank account Thumbs Up

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When my bike spat it`s chain off and I couldn't find the link to fix it at the roadside, I called RAC and explained I was on a bike and they sent a man with a van specifically for recovering bikes Smile

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