I think you got a jobsworth patrol there mate . As far as I am concerned if it has rent on the screen and isn't an obvious eBay motor or dodgy membership it gets atleast looked at . I'm not even sure he was within rights to refuse service as it was not on a off ride site or stuck half a mile of the road . Worth atleast ringing the members query line .
Help! Drowned rangie on salisbury plain
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wiltshire landyman
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are they open sundays and deliver the trailer to salisbury plain then:doh:
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rac recoverd my 90 about a year back when the clutch went we were at borden offroading,we towed it to the main road and then rang the rac,me 90 was coverd from top to toe in mud and they recoverd me..
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ur lucky then all i had was splash marks over car guess he had a bad day fat lazy bastard well i`ll phone a few recovery companies tomorrow see if i can get it recovered and hopefully its still all in 1 piece
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The car was actually in a car park just off a main road, as Steve says. I didn't think it was too mucky (on the outside anyway) and it must have been completely dark by the time the buggers actually turned up. I spose they might have spotted the tide mark though... 
I really can't believe the AA refused to recover you Steve. It wasn't even mentioned when I broke my air spring last time I went out and mine was filthy then.
I assume that they will at least give you a refund on your aborted membership?
Guy
I really can't believe the AA refused to recover you Steve. It wasn't even mentioned when I broke my air spring last time I went out and mine was filthy then.
I assume that they will at least give you a refund on your aborted membership?
Guy
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It's ridiculous that they won't recover a car they know has been off road. How do they know that a car hasn't been doing 150 down the motorway before they got there? It's the same principle.
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ffs - if it was on a BOAT - then it hasnt been "off-road" - simples !
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it werent offf road or on a boat wen the very nice man (not) came along
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as the vehicle was accessable what it had been doing or how dirty it is is irrelevant ,id be on to the aa demanding they recover or pay the bill for third party recovery.
i dont think anyone should be surprised if they refused to take a recovery vehicle off tarmac to reach a stranded vehicle though,
i dont think anyone should be surprised if they refused to take a recovery vehicle off tarmac to reach a stranded vehicle though,
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it was in a fooking car park, not exactly off road was it :doh:
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wot reason have they given for not recovering it?
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Not sure where you are stuck on the plain Steve, but it might be worth ringing up the nearest Army LAD/REME detachment in tidworth (or nearest garrison town to where you are) to see if they would like to practice their recovery techniques - they are always keen to train hard/help in most situations and a small donation to help for heroes (or a slab of something) would go down a storm ;>) once U R on a nice dry Tank park you can get the AA to recover you!
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the reason they would not recovery me was that i been offroading , i wasnt was on the byways , friend manage to tow me off the plains and to a layby about 8:30 at night was not happy . have demanded my money back but will take 3-4 days and logged a complaint will them thinking of going to the papers with it will see after i get car back and wot state its in
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:doh:he's already in a car park
kooky_guy
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I've just had a look at their terms and conditions and nowhere does it mention this alleged restriction. Bastids.
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dont ask for youre membership fees back, by granting you membership they have a contract with you to recover your car. its best to get stuff in writing if possible, email them if possible, complain about the conduct of the aa person that attented, demand that they recover the vehicle,in a reasonable time frame, if they refuse tell them that you will arrange to get it recovered yourself and will then make a claim in the small claims court for the cost of recovery and any other costs incurred , whatever it cost to get home/fed on the day for starters , trips back to check its still in one piece etc.
my earlier comment about not expecting them to go off road was intended as a general observation... youve already said you wer towed out of the gloop.
my earlier comment about not expecting them to go off road was intended as a general observation... youve already said you wer towed out of the gloop.
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people really struggling to read this fred int they?
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am i reading all the freds properly that you actually left the rangy there?
i didnt realise ya did if ya did i would have been happy to atleast get it back to the relative safety of my gaff only a few miles away let me know asap if ya havet sorted it..rich
