Breakdown cover

I turned down BMW's offer of £700 per year for extending my bombproof/waterproof AUC warranty on my E60.  I had one engine management fault in the first year and only fault to date (2.5 years of ownership, 1.5 years out of warranty) so I'm £500 up.

You pay your money and you get peace of mind. 

I use GEM http://www.motoringassist.com/home never had any problem with them, used them several times in the past few years.

Basic cover, you pay for recovery,(but not having it fixed at a garage) or whatever and they send you a cheque in return post.

I had them tow me home one day and when I'd found a garage they then towed me to my garage the following day, and I got the cheque before my bank payment had cleared!

jamsieboi wrote: Country road late at night hit a pot hole which burst the tyre and put a nice dent in the alloy didn't fancy trying to change it as it was on a bad section of road. Called them can't remember how it all went but they basically said I had caused it so they wouldn't respond but they would send a tyre fitter and I would need to pay.

I thought the AA would come out and change a tyre, put the spare on for you atleast.  If you aren't physically strong enough to lift a wheel out of a well in the boot floor etc or if you don't know how, they come out.....

Found this

Money Saving Expert wrote: Breakdown cover £5 - winter's coming. New Guide! A year's RAC basic cover £4.77 or AutoAid full service for you & spouse £37 Winter's cold, dark nights are here, meaning breakdowns are tougher to handle. To help, we've re-researched and rewritten our cheapest roadside recovery guide. £5 RAC basic / AA £9: RAC's basic cover is £28 online, but this week you can get £23.23 cashback if you sign up the right way - so the total cost's under £5. A similar technique gets £9 AA basic cover. £37 full service cover: AutoAid has a policy with breakdown cover, home start & onward travel covering you & your spouse (or civil partner) in any car for £37 (AA equiv. is £100+). This company has good feedback and similar call out times to the big boys, yet it's a 'pay & reclaim' operator, so you pay the repair person, then send receipts to get the cash back. Loads more best buys & FULL pros, cons in the Updated Guide: Cheap Breakdown Cover Related: Cheap Car Insurance, Cheap MOTs, Cheap Petrol