Alfa FTP. AA cover question

[mrcitroen]

Righto

 

It's not been a good car week this week. Good lady's Corsa is fubar with a shot starter and ignition switch. Not an issue really as we still have the Alfa. However, the Alfa has now decided to break a spring and cannot be driven as it now has the slammed look at the front. GS & BX are both no no's for various reasons!

 

Anyway, on my AA cover I have onward travel where they provide via whatever hire car company, a car if it cannot be fixed at roadside.

 

Does anyone know how this works? How do I get the car as I have no means of getting to a hire place.

 

I plan to call the AA first crack tomorrow so I get full benefit from the 72hr hire period. Don't need wheels today.

 

4 cars in the household and not one bugger works. I suppose that's a shitters lot!

[Pillock]

The AA took me to a hire car place when I used it, equally hire car places do deliver if it's to a home address

[mrcitroen]

That's what I'm sort of hoping. I don't want to be too late for work. That would be most terrible.

 

Can you remember what car hire company they took you to? Very little on line about this.

[Tamworthbay]

Guy at work had this and they used enterprise, it’s the closest one to here so don’t know if that was the reason or not.

[Mally]

As I understand it, AA man comes to have a look, decides he can't fix it and they then arrange a replacement car, think they deliver it.

Could take a while in all.

Minimum insurance excess on replacement car is £500 it seems.

[mrcitroen]

Fairynuff. Either car delivered or taken to it wil be best. I'll report back with my findings.

 

AA will be called around 6am with the hope I get to work for 10 at the latest.

[catsinthewelder]

I would ring them this evening,  AA man will probably arrive before bedtime and can then arrange to collect you and car at 8am.  Car hire is unlikely to start on a Sunday evening unless they are really keen and Enterprise aren't that keen.

[mrcitroen]

I would ring them this evening,  AA man will probably arrive before bedtime and can then arrange to collect you and car at 8am.  Car hire is unlikely to start on a Sunday evening unless they are really keen and Enterprise aren't that keen.

Good point. Just read this, and if I had earlier I may have done so. However I'm a boring old git and now all tucked up!

[djimbob]

I would ring them this evening,  AA man will probably arrive before bedtime and can then arrange to collect you and car at 8am.  Car hire is unlikely to start on a Sunday evening unless they are really keen and Enterprise aren't that keen.

 

Agreed, whenever I have used this option, it takes bloody hours to sort out, great value, but I wouldn't bother just to get a vehicle for the commute!

 

A better option would be get a courtesy car off the garage who replace the springs?

 

Good luck whatever you do, waiting for the breakdown services to come out, assess the problem, ring back to base for a low-loader, then arrange a hire car the other side of town, can take up most of the day and your patience, bring a book

[mrcitroen]

Well that was a breeze.

 

Phoned AA about 6:15 they arrived at me by half 7 looked at car and declared recovery time. Got that sorted then took me to Enterprise car hire in Stirling where a 17 plate 999cc disastra was waiting for me. Got to work on time too!

 

Car colllected from my house shortly afterwards and delivered to garage. Just the painful bit of paying. I don't do springs. Always fear they will take my head off. That's one area where Hydro Citroens win.

 

Quite an easy process all in all. Top marks to AA.