Garages And Servicing
To say a washing machine serviceman may be more qualified to repair damaged motors may be nearer the truth than we would like to admit. Of course there will still be some normal car parts on the new breed of cars, but new training, equipment and tools will be required.

New Taxation
Our road tax is currently calculated on how much C02 gasses come out of our exhaust but the Honda Clarity has zero emissions, meaning zero road tax. Of course it is unlikely that the government will let us go tax free on the vehicles we own, so we could see road tolls or other taxation procedures put in place, to get some of this money back.

Emergency Roadside Services
The breakdown cover patrolman, such as the AA, RAC and Green Flag will need to be retrained, all vans which themselves by now may run by fuel cells, new tools and there may not even be anything like the breakdown cover call outs that we have today. After all when has an electric motor failed to start in the cold?

Lewis Hamilton has won the F1 world championship, bringing some pride back to the UK; the place motor racing was born and has some amazing talent. Even Ferrari relies on chief engineers from the UK, to compete with Maclaren.

But probably the main reason for a reduced demand for breakdown cover is the worldwide financial crisis with banks around the world needing bailing out from Governments and tax payer’s money.

Christmas is around the corner and families are more concerned about finding money
to buy presents for the kids, than that breakdown cover policy for the car. These are trying times with uncertainty all around.

Breakdown cover net will be visiting the USA very soon, and will be writing about how the USA are handing things. Will breakdown cover still be an important purchase for them after the election? Let’s wait and see.

There are price prompts as you arrive on the homepage, which look pretty attractive, but at this point I doubt many would expect to fill in a form o at least 2 pages with all the criteria of your car, before you get the breakdown cover quote. Inevitably it ends up being more expensive that those prices on the homepage.

Because the car was nearly 10 years old, we have to presume this pushed the recovery premium up, to an annual cost just below what The AA was quoting without the form filling. You can’t help thinking that many who do not like filling in forms with personal information, may add false information about themselves, i.e.post code, and telephone number, just on case they did not like the final quote. After all, Green Flag now have that information which could be used for further unwanted communication.

We are not suggesting this would actually happen, but you have to ask the question of why they need you email address, home address, and other sensitive information if it plays no part in the final price that is quoted for your breakdown cover policy.
It would be a better procedure if you filled in the factors only that affected your breakdown cover premium quote and then if the potential customer agrees to go ahead; at that point they could continue with the form and add the personal information.

The truth is that as soon as the form filling procedure starts, there will be a section of the public that will click away, as for decades you would join your motoring club, for a set fee.

I am sure there are a few foriegn voices in the video, so the world tow show may be an apropriate title. Not for the avaerage individual, but if you are into tow truck or in the breakdown cover game, you may want to watch.

The comparison websites list all the major breakdown service providers, different levels or types of covers provided by them, and, of course, the cost for the type of car breakdown cover you are specifically looking for.

And your choice, based on the company and type of cover, will be the deciding factors regarding the quality of breakdown service you receive.

Some of the points that left me confused and seeking more clarity were, customer testimonials that didn’t really give me any real idea about the best insurance company; the star rating system as these comparison websites don’t mention how they give these ratings; no clear indication of which product or company the website believes provides the best breakdown service.

The truth is that none of these comparison websites have the customer’s best interest at heart. They get paid to promote the companies offering breakdown cover and therefore, they have no reason to be honest or impartial.

So, just like me when you look up breakdown cover on the Internet, don’t assume you’ll get 100% accurate information from the comparison sites….!

Written By KarmaKontent

Of course the poll was only from the top 100 cars sold in the UK, but 16 of these in the bottom 18, must show a trend. The worst car was the Fiat Punto, (the older model) and not her new Grande Punto. This Fiat reported the most amount of issues that any other car, it is no surprise that Fiat see its new generation of cars as a new start, including the new Fiat 500 to be release later this year.

If you own a Fiat Punto, you maybe should be considering some sort of breakdown cover.

Of course Renault and Peugeot sufferd badly also, throughout most of their ranges.

Lets see what the future brings

I asked for a quote on my wife’s car as a trade in and of course the figure quoted was much less than expected. in fact it took all the savings away from buying a car from a local dealer but getting the book price for my part ex.

But there was something that bothered me more. That was a charge to check the car over before I pick it up. it would checked to see if it was stolen and ensure it was road worthy.

This is the first time I have come across this charge. In fact the very reason why anyone would buy a car from a dealer is so you have a comeback if anything goes wrong.

In this case it is if, I would have to pay my £85 to ensure the dealer who is selling the car got it right?

Most dealers do these checks before they even buy the car and it is also a legal requirement to sell the car in a roadworthy condition. So I have to pay for the privilege of having them check the car over to ensure it is roadworthy and legal for them to sell

For me it is a way to reduce the selling price online and then get the money back in other ways.

Of course I did not start the deal, I will be looking elsewhere, to a dealer who knows their responsabilities as a motor dealer.

The truth is, I don’t think anyone is anymore, the big companies sell it, the FSA treat it as a financial contract. There are still smaller organisations such as Gem motoring assistance and the Royal Automobile Club, but these are not large enough to be deemed as an authority.

It could be that comparison websites or review websites could be the next authority, where the term “word o mouth” is transfered onto the web.

If it is going to be that way, we would like to be become one of the mediums doing just that to enure the best information for you.

It is important to have as much information as possible for something that should get you home in an emergency.

The images take up lot of bandwidth also and so are slow to load, but this is what my visitors want a “one stop comparison page” for car breakdown cover. I have decided it is best to name this as a quick guide rather than a comprehensive comparison service. I have also added a disclaimed regarding pricing, stating that visitors must visit the relevant breakdown cover provider ’s website to get full information about the insurance on offer.

This website is a portal to breakdown cover websites and does not provide the service, but it is important we still get it right.