pamjon
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For the first time in 20+years of traveling abroad we seem to had our fair share of problems all in one go. We have been with Saga Breakdown Insuarance for longer than I can remember. We didn't realise that Saga have changed from the AA to the RAC. (Saga has always been the cheapest we can get). We had two blow outs within 4 days on the back tyres. The first time not a problem, they came and put the spare tyre on and I was on my way. Bearing in mind if you have read my previous thread I was on my way to visit my wife in hospital. The second blowout was an hour after I had picked my wife up out of hospital. I rang the breakdown up yet again and I got this woman (sounded like a jobs worth) . The first thing she asked my was "is the vehicle petrol or diesel" the second thing she asked me is "what is the mileage" then she said that they may have to put me on the back of a breakdown truck. After every question she asked I answered I have blown a back tyre what has that to do with that. I realised that they have a script that they have to go through. At this point I was so wound up that I gave the phone to my wife, luckily we were on a Lidl carpark. She asked my wife what length we were, my wife read to her the sizes that we have written on the visor of the cab because of when we see signs saying nothing larger that 2.5 metres can pass this way for example but these sizes were very exagerated and the woman turned around and said that we were too long and we weren't covered. ( Our length is 7mtrs) At this point my wife told her that they had already been out once to us within 4 days and there had been no problem so therefore they had set a precedence and that she also needed to get to a chemist to get her prescription from the hospital. The woman said that as they had already been to us once they would honour it and that perhaps I could go and ask Lidl for the number of a taxi to get me to a chemist.
In short we were on the Lidl carpark overnight, all ended well in the end.
The only reason I am posting our experience of what happened is that when we had time and were not stressed out we looked at the Saga book and under frequently asked questions it asks " Do any size restrictions apply to my motorhome?", the answer is No.
I am posting this so members can be aware of possible problems because of the RAC.
And yes, we have sent a letter of complaint to Saga concerning the RAC.
PJ
In short we were on the Lidl carpark overnight, all ended well in the end.
The only reason I am posting our experience of what happened is that when we had time and were not stressed out we looked at the Saga book and under frequently asked questions it asks " Do any size restrictions apply to my motorhome?", the answer is No.
I am posting this so members can be aware of possible problems because of the RAC.
And yes, we have sent a letter of complaint to Saga concerning the RAC.
PJ