RAC Reviews

The RAC – a motoring institution, and one I have had a good deal of experience with, despite my tender age, and the fact I've only been driving for five years. Of necessity, this is a lengthy review. This is largely a review of the RAC's breakdown service, including: Introduction Calling the RAC – the mechanics of ...  Read the complete review

About a year or so ago, I went through a very unfortunate time with my car. Within the space of four months it was broken into, vandalised and then finally hit by a drunk driver and would you believe all in the same place, right outside my front room window. When the glass was smashed out all down one side, it was quite late at night ...  Read the complete review

I originally took out RAC cover back in September in 1999; the reason for this was that my car was getting fairly old and not as reliable as it once was. I had stopped in a motorway service station and was approached by one of the salesman. You know the ones, the annoying ones that approach you on the way in and on the way out with the same ...  Read the complete review

I don't mean to be rude by the RAC have really Pi#@!d me off this time! We originally became RAC customers 3 years ago when we purchased a new Ford, (RAC cover the car for it's first year of life), and we thought little of it. No breakdowns/Callouts during the first year. When the car was a year old the RAC sent ...  Read the complete review

I've just been reading some other people's opinions but unlike them i'm not going to list how the RAC has helped me on every callout. This is mainly because in one year I had around thirty. It is for this reason I can only praise their service. Firstly, before you get annoyed at me for wasting valuable callouts and see me as ...  Read the complete review

Upon buying my first car, I decided to take out breakdown cover. My mum bought my first car - a ford fiesta (see other review) which came with 3 years ford extra cover, including RAC cover - therefore I natrually kept up my subscription to RAC, but this was to become a relationship which was soured over the years. My fiesta was ...  Read the complete review

It can be difficult finding a good rescue breakdown service. You’ve only got 3 major ones really, AA, RAC and Greenflag, and as green flag don’t seem to like young drivers, from what I’ve figured out, it narrows the choice down even further for us younger drivers. I’ve heard good and bad stories for both AA and ...  Read the complete review

Recently I went out for a ride on our motorbikes with my younger brother and two friends and one of them had the misfortune to crash his Aprilia RS 250 while riding along the A25 near Newlands Corner* (*well-known bike-meet in Surrey). Fortunately my friend escaped relativley unhurt with cuts and bruises (armour and leathers took most of the ...  Read the complete review

I took out RAC's Roadside Recovery yearly membership last year for £56 and in the welcome letter it stated that if I do not make any callouts during the 12 month period, I would receive a discount for my next year's membership. I did not make any callouts so far.But hey, I received a letter today congratulating me on renewing my membership ...  Read the complete review

Before I got married, every Saturday Andrew or I would make the 70 or so mile trip around the M25 to the home of the other. It was one of those unique M25 journeys where it matters not whether you go clockwise or anti-clockwise around the road. Going clockwise for me meant going through the Dartford Crossing at the cost of £1, and anti-clockwise ...  Read the complete review

A woman driver and her female passenger are on the M74, heading for their holidays. Suddenly a strange noise is heard, and both become aware that something is ‘not quite right’, especially as the car begins to veer from the fast into the middle lane. Driver slows down – fortunately the roads are very clear – and makes her ...  Read the complete review

I know this sounds like a naff title for my experience with the R.A.C. but if you were me you would understand totally. The only reason my family choose the R.A.C. in the beginning was that they still do family membership, several other breakdown services has stopped this for children over the age of 21. I am 28 years old still living at home with ...  Read the complete review

We have been members of the RAC for the past two years - the first year we paid direct debit and we made use of the service about 5 times without any problems what so ever....they managed to get the car picked up after an accident even before the police arrived! So we had moved and unfortunately forgotten our breakdown cover was up for ...  Read the complete review

I have been dying to publicize this matter for months now, and am delighted that dooyoo provides such an opportunity! I've been an RAC member for nearly 6 years, and have always been pleased with the level of service they provide. However my last experience with them has left me disgusted. On 3rd November 2000 the country ...  Read the complete review

Ever since I bought my first car I've had breakdown cover. This cover has always been with Britannia Rescue who have always provided me with an excellent service. The longest I have waited in 13 years of motoring is 45 minutes, and once I got a recovery within 10 minutes when I locked my keys in the car and explained that the roads were due ...  Read the complete review

I was inspired to write my account of the RAC services after a particular incident that happened with them yesterday. I have been with this breakdown service company for about two years, pretty much happily until today. In the past their service has pleased me and been quite satisfactory but yesterday I saw a completely different side to the ...  Read the complete review

If you are reading this in the hope that I am going to reveal details of how I once managed to lock myself out of my house naked and was eventually pushed through a window by a helpful R.A.C. man - tough!! You may as well stop reading now. I'm lucky enough to be married to a man who takes cars apart and puts them back together again ...  Read the complete review

When I passed my driving test three years ago I joined the RAC mainly due to a discount offered via my driving school,BSM.Since then I have renewed my cover three times,partly due to laziness (darn those direct debits!) but mostly due to the excellent service offered. Sadly my mechanical knowledge is limited but it has increased since ...  Read the complete review

I swopped from the AA (that is another story and not one to get in to here) Since having the cover just over a year and a half we have called them out once. (I should not say this hope not to a call them out soon.) We had to wait about an hour and they arrived and diagnosed the problem straight away. We were then able to go and get ...  Read the complete review

I was in the RAC for 7 years and called them out about twice a year on average. I’ve had a range of cars and motorbikes and they have been out to them all. I do a lot of miles you see. Anyway, they were very competent on each occasion I called them and I was happy with the response times. But the AA then came along and offered me a cheaper ...  Read the complete review