The steep rises with Autoaid i have no doubt is due to the move away from pay and claim to straight normal recovery, when it was pay and claim people would be more careful about using the service in case the claim was rejected, now its a free for all anyone with a ropey old banger on its last legs isn't bothered about attempting unrealistic travel.

I wrote to them at the time they changed it pointing this out, but never received a reply.

Decided to leave Nationwide Flex plus when they hiked up the travel insurance additional fee for over 70s massively so kept with Brittania Recovery who do well in Which. Now considering Start following their top rating in Which for the first time. Has anyone had any experience of them. When I checked they were the only recovery company who would allow dogs in the recovery truck. I was left stranded once because I wouldn't allow my dog to travel alone in my car being towed behind the recovery truck.

Yes, I am with Start via one of the comparison websites, have full EU cover with all the bells and whistles, was £65 ish last july when i renewed. Yes they will accept dogs, (uk) and up to individual driver in EU.

When the KIA venga broke down in Nov 2018 they were there quick, dropped my car off at the dealers, and rather than mess me around with a taxi the driver took me home, a tiny bit out of his way.

***** star service.

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"The price I currently pay with the RAC is not that much different from the AutoAid quote (my car now coming up to 14 years old)".

Are you saying I can have RAC breakdown and recovery in the UK for my Mrs. and I and for two cars for circa £60?

No - I was saying my quote was in the low £60s for presumably what the OP was asking for when I read their original post - one car. My coverage is Breakdown and At Home, but not Recovery.

^^^ Right you are.

Indeed, I just put the same level of cover into the RAC website and the equivalent to what I currently have is £210 with them.

To me, that would be an 'opening bid' from them - I always knock them down to whatever Green Flag is quoting. My normal quote from the RAC is now around the £90 mark, something I'd never pay. I have noticed that they generally aren't so willing to better the other quote(s) though any more, similarly with general motoring insurers. I get much more joy on that score from ISPs/phone providers.

To be fair, I still pay less than I first did when I joined them in 2000, and have used them four times since, though all for my previous car (i.e. nothing since 2005, touch wood), only once for a reliability fault and nothing major really.

If they insure you rather than the car the age of the car should not matter as they won't know about your car.