Is the policy for the driver or the vehicle - if the driver then perhaps DOB will be relevant, if the vehicle then I really cannot see how the DOB would be needed.

I suppose you could have asked for Green Flag's data use policy, and data security record if they have one.

I don't mind giving my date of birth as it's probably needed for identification.

I was a vitim of financial identity theft a few years ago and as part unpicking the mess (contacting Cifas, Experian, de-frauded companies etc...) I also had to contact the police. I was given a crime number and a lecture by a police officer for ever giving out my date of birth - at the end she said "OH can I take a few details" - I'll give you one guess as to what the next question was!

I use Green Flag, as part of Caravan Club Mayday - twice now they've recovered my car after accidents (not restricted to breakdowns unlike others) and collected the caravan despite not being towed at time of incident.

On the one occasion the car suffered total failure, Green Flag arranged flatbed transport within the hour while RAC cover through the vehicle warranty would take 5 hours as they were "busy" but that would only be a patrol, a flatbed would then take even longer.

I was with the RAC for many years and even remember the patrol men saluting me as I went past on my dingy motorcycle and sidecar. In all those years I only used the road assistance once when the generator on the car failed. Then things changed, it was becoming more of a commercial business to the detriment on the motoring assistance side. I received many letters asking me to borrow money.

Then the insurance side became a problem. They undercharged me for something by £40 and I queried it with them. I received a letter assuring me that their valuation was correct so I paid. Then I received a demand for £40 underpaid. I wrote again referring them to their answer but a week later I received a demand that I pay up or the RAC would pass my debt on to a debt collection agency. I collected all of the RAC memorabilia including RAC box keys and worn out badges from the garage and the loft etc and posted it to the RAC along with a cheque for £40. They found out my work phone number and their PR lady asked to explain but I had cut them off.

I next joined the AA and was with then for the next ten or more years. I used the AA roadside assistance once too. Then my bank offered me a roadside assistance perk along with my bank account. I realised that the AA had been collecting my subscription by direct debit and I'd never looked at the bank statements. The figure had been rising year by year and was now in the mid 300s. A couple of years later the bank changed their provider from Green Flag to......RAC

In respect of how many days a week you drive, you are buying an insurance policy and I suspect it's related to high and low levels of risk dpending on whether you are working or retired. They are probably using complex algorythms to calculate premiums based on car/model/reliability/days of week drive/times driven.

Insurance Co's want their cake and more - plus wiggle room to back out of claim/service.

Just one word. Autoaid.

Covers us two and the two cars for £43 (it's gone up a pound).

And its full recovery, not just to the nearest garage.