Breakdown cover/roadside assistance.

[physio]

hi guys
MY golf  GTi  is 1 year old on Friday
I have never had a  membership card or anything else regarding VW roadside recovery
so  now the  free 12 months cover is up  will they contact me  to see if I want to renew it ?
Orr has anybody  any recommendations as which service to use
 thanks

[peterdoherty]

Mine is 11 months old and theyve been contacting me for the past month for a renewal - 2-3 letters

[monkeyhanger]

They haven't asked me, and I'm almost a month expired. You never really see it mentioned now, but VW have some "mobility guarantee", meaning that if the car breaks down in warranty for anything that is attributed to warranty (ie not accident, running out of fuel, putting the wrong fuel in or puncture) they're obliged to get VW assistance to recover you FOC, Europe-wide. I wonder whether they've sneakily withdrawn it. With Seat you get 2 years breakdown cover, with Skids and Audi it's 3 years, we're definitely short-changed by VAG as VW drivers.

[physio]

I will give them a call and see what they say then post it on this page

[physio]

just rung them 
my car is on their system  ,she   did not know why I had not been contacted
its £99 for one year or £150 for 2 yrs  full cover  home assist etc
its the car that's covered
they do not send membership cards out

[monkeyhanger]

^ makes sense, they've switched from RAC to AA recently the RAC, but seem to be sticking with the RAC rules of the car being covered (as a normal AA member you are covered, even as a passenger, not the car).

It's pricey cover but it's pretty much top tier level of cover you can expect from a breakdown firm.

[Nobby VW]

Out of interest, I'm pretty sure if you purchased a Service Plan with your new car, Roadside assistance is
provided as part of that package for the duration of cover. Not sure if it can be purchased retrospectively.

[monkeyhanger]

Out of interest, I'm pretty sure if you purchased a Service Plan with your new car, Roadside assistance is
provided as part of that package for the duration of cover. Not sure if it can be purchased retrospectively.

Never heard of that as a selling point, i'd have thought they'd be telling us all if that is the case - my last 3 VWs have had a service pack with them. I do know that with the VW "mobility guarantee", you had to keep your car serviced by a VW franchised workshop to get it.

[ChrisUK01]

At the end of the 12th months I would hunt around for a better deal I used to have RAC for under 100 and it covered me for *any* car I drove.

[p3asa]

Do you maybe have a bank account that offers road side assistance?
Our Lloyds bank account offers free AA cover which I didn't have a clue about until the Mrs mentioned it.
I think a few banks offer something similar?