Confused by Breakdown cover

[Mini Stalk]

Hi guys, im looking into breakdown cover, i think its probaly one of the best things to get with a chinines bike, but i just dont understand all the differnt things about breakdown cover, i just want somthing that will get me home if i need it.
So what would you guys recomend?

Thanks
Dave

[Kwaks]

Relay is the part that gets you home


remember to check quidco for cashback
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[Marmalade]

It does usually explain the stuff on the sites.

Homestart, they'll help if at home or break down within 2-5 miles away from home

Roadside - They'll help you anywhere but recovery/towing is usually to the next motorway junction, 10 miles or local agent only.

Recovery - they'll tow you home if required

Relay plus/onward travel/accommodation - they'll sort and pay for a hire car/public transport or hotel etc while yours is fixed or recovered

Any claim or dervice is usually provided up to the value of the vehicle so for a chinkie roadside would probably provide enough cover to the value of the bike ~£15
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[Mini Stalk]

so i wanna aim for Recovery, so that now leads me to my next question, witch breakdown company would you recomend?

Thanks
Dave

[Babba]

I used to work for a recovery co' that had contracts with all the clubs & can honestly say that I wouldn't touch any of them with a bargepole.

Be ESPECIALLY aware of cheap cover that comes tagged with things like bank accounts, vehicle insurance policies etc. You aren't always getting what you assume you are !

I & almost everyone I know, use these people :-

www.autoaidbreakdown.co.uk

If your bikes over 150cc & you could normally afford to pay out in advance, then it can't be beaten.

If not, then I used to use Greenflag in preferance to <spits> RAC or AA.

[GREENI3]

You can buy local breakdown which covers you up to around a 25 mile radius from your home address.

UK breakdown cover which covers you anywhere in the UK.

And UK + Europe which covers you for UK and Europe.

Just depends what you use your bike for and whether the breakdown cover meets your requirements.

I've got a 125 and decided to buy UK cover, even though I rarely go further than around 25 miles from home, but just wanted that extra re-assurance in case I do ride further than that.

You may have to buy the breakdown cover with or add it to your insurance, if you're under 18, as some breakdown companies won't offer it to anyone younger.
Plus it can work out cheaper, even if the initial price is cheaper with an independent breakdown company because some of them require you to pay an additional amount of excess in the event you require the use of the breakdown service.

[Marmalade]

I use AA, they may have their issues but are fully accountable for what they do.

I have personal cover at £7 a month for everything.

Full euro cover with the AA via carol naish, included with insurance

ADAC, full euro cover.

Greenflag are ok mainly but it is all agent serviced so you may get a decent trained and qualified mechanic one time and the next some trained monkey who wouldn't know where the petrol goes.
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[Mini Stalk]

Thank you for all your help guys , well it looks like im going to have to go for greanflag :/ ill give them a call in the morning and see what they say
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[Rogerborg]

[whitedevil]

+1 autoaid
Im with them and had to use them the other day, no problems whatsoever.
Best cover you can get for £38 a year
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[JustGraham]

I need cover aswell, Auto Aid sounds good

Just a few questions tho,
do they repair bike punches at the side of the road or do they just recover the bike ?

What about if you come off your bike or was in a accident ?

If you was 100+ miles away from home will they take you Straight home ?

If you make a claim how do they pay you the monies back if you paid by credit card.

thanks to anyone who can clear this up for me

[Rogerborg]

[JustGraham]

[bigfella]

I'm looking at Autoaid but they dont cover anything smaller than a 150cc?

[neil.]

Check their current policy documents, which you can download from their website. Last time I looked, they didn't specify any lower cc limit for bikes. But, I heard rumors that they started to state that 100 or 150cc bikes would be the lowest they'd cover. I emailed them and they confirmed that it was 150cc. Then I replied, stating that their policy documents/terms and conditions didn't say anything at all about this. They then said they would make an exception and I would be fine on my 125. I used them a couple of times with no issues, but that was before this 150cc thing came to light for me (when it was time for me to renew).

Now I am with the Hondacare AA cover supplied with my new CBF125, and it's been very good so far - recovers anywhere in the UK and even provides recovery from an accident (and I used it), which a lot don't. Something else to look out for...

[Polarbear]

I'm with AA at the moment. I usually swap each year between AA & RAC to get the introductory offers but I forgot cause I was away this year .

So it cost me £149. Thats for myself and the wife as named people with any vehicle, relay, roadside, home start. As we both ride bikes and drive cars (4 bikes and 2 cars in the stable at the moment) I can't really accuse the AA of ripping us off.
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[Rogerborg]

[bigfella]

Roger, agreed with comments. I read this on the website:

"Qualifying vehicles:
• UK vehicles only
• Private cars, car derived vans and motorcycles over 150cc. Motorised caravans will only be covered if they do not exceed 2.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight and 2500cc.
"

[Ingah]

[Rogerborg]

[c-m]

Remember autoaid is only any good if you have enough reserves to pay therm.

If your CC is full, or you don't have a means of payment, then you're screwed.
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[bigfella]

Thats that settled then, Autoaid it is.

Understood with regards to the recovery fees....