Beware Breakdown on a Sunday.

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by davebtelford

I would have had them drop the car outside an "accredited" garage near home & drop me off at home. Timing chain is a fairly big job - very big if it's wrecked the engine - and a clapped out car doesn't make an attractive garden ornament.

Thing is, I don`t see how they can have any say which garage does your repair for you, if you have a preferred garage you`ve used before, then you should be able to take it there, whether they`re accredited or not.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Well hes been trying since Sunday, Don't forget yeh can only use accredited garages they said. But to me the real point is its disgraceful hes having to do all this,What the hell do yeh pay em fer 6 days a week not 7?

And I don't suppose its cheap these days either, it was about £60 when I was driving don't know what it is today

[cashman]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Surely all the major breakdown companies give you a choice were you want you car to go

The R.A.C. gave me a choice of were a few years back, The other Big un only gave this guy a choice of accredited garages, so no all the "major" uns don't seem too it seems.

[Alan Varrechia]

Originally Posted by jaysay

And I don't suppose its cheap these days either, it was about £60 when I was driving don't know what it is today

Was that in your Austin Seven by any chance.

[Less]

Originally Posted by davebtelford

I would have had them drop the car outside an "accredited" garage near home & drop me off at home. Timing chain is a fairly big job - very big if it's wrecked the engine - and a clapped out car doesn't make an attractive garden ornament.

My brother got them to drop it off outside the garage he usually used, it was early evening on the Sunday night, he called in on the way to work first thing Monday to tell them what was wrong only to find his car had been vandalised.
The owner of the garage said someone had obviously broken into the car to hot wire it, when they couldn't get it started they smashed all the windows, slashed his tyres and didn't leave a panel unscratched.
The guy said he would never leave a car on his forecourt overnight, so perhaps it's cheaper to pay for a tow on the Monday than insist it's dropped off that night?

[Studio25]

We use a company that just insures the recovery and doesn't do roadside, so it's less than half the price of the big names. You choose your own recovery company and pay the bill for getting the car recovered to where you want. Their invoice is reimbursed by the insurers at a later date.

I've used it only once, to recover to Great Harwood from Clitheroe, but the garage who did the recovery said that if it were a weekend they would recover to my house and then pick the car up on Monday all under one invoice, which it would address the OP's problem if he'd used the same company...

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Alan Varrechia

Was that in your Austin Seven by any chance.

The Walls not big enough Alan

[Neil]

Originally Posted by cashman

Well hes been trying since Sunday, Don't forget yeh can only use accredited garages they said. But to me the real point is its disgraceful hes having to do all this,What the hell do yeh pay em fer 6 days a week not 7?

If his car is at home it's nothing to do with the breakdown company who he uses. They did their bit so he can ring his local garage or whoever he wants.