Green Flag

johnte · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 May 2015 Karma :

Anyone use them for breakdown cover ? Good or bad experience ?

Just had a 'fall out' with current provider, and need family cover for wife, daughter and myself.

I just need to get the vehicles home if I'm away (not to nearest garage)

DMCpro · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Karma :

I work for one of the big breakdown companies. They are all roughly the same mate. When I say big breakdown companies I mean aa rac green flag
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GrumpyGuts · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2012 Karma :

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Green flag always send (or used to) a flatbed.

AA and RAC are likely to send a van within an hour, even when you explain to them there's no way they can fix it.

Van then calls the flat bed, which can take some longer.

Much better service from green flag than RAC/AA from what I've seen.

Az · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Karma :

I'm with the RAC (personal cover policy) they've been great tbf saved me and friends quite a few times.

DMCpro · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

rubyhorse2 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Mar 2015 Karma :

i was with green flag a few years ago and they were great. Sent a van within 30 mins and got bike running.

DMCpro · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Does it lift the bike fully off the road?
(I've had a similar dolly that does, but not all do.)

DMCpro · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Karma :

Nytol · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2015 Karma :

I've been with these for a couple of years, after getting ripped off by the RAC for many years before that, and having them take money automitically unless I cancelled, which I absolutely hate Evil or Very Mad

https://www.motoringassist.com/

I had cause to use them one time, the recovery was fast, the guy knew his stuff, but unfortunately it was a flat bed job, but he waited with the car, after dropping me home, and took care of everything.

Communications were excellent too.

I think they have won several awards for their service?

All cars and bike you own/are on are covered.

ws4936 · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Karma :

Had both aa and greenflag. Greenflag I never had to use, aa turned up within 20 minutes at reading service station(east) with a flat bed. V profesional... bike secured properly. was 2 years ago so may have changed, but they were good.
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natefz6 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Karma :

I get green flag with my Natwest account, I have used them 3 times, 1st time was great with me within 30 mins. The next two times it was over an hour and one of those was nearly 2 1/2 hours.

Pretty much every time they loaded it in to the Van and said where do you want to go? dropped me there and then pissed off.

Its free for me so I cant complain and without it I would have been royaly fooked. I cant comment on if that's better or worse than the AA or others as I have never had to use them.
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Doomsnite · Traffic Copper Joined: 19 Nov 2013 Karma :

Do any of them do any roadside tinkering for bikes or just cart you off somewhere?
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talkToTheHat · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Karma :

RAC have helped me a good few times when the 535 was fresh out of the dealership and full of faults, and once with a 125 before that when i had rac cover thrown in on my insurance. Usually good at fixing roadside if possible.

Once they sent a contractor who took 5 hours to show, kicked the bike to 'fix' an intermittent electrical problem (losing all electrical power) and fucked off before I could protest. Was not happy at all about that.
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