Ripped off by AA insurance
So I sold my Saab 900, bought a Honda Accord. The Honda has the same power, but is a little slower. It’s harder to steal as it has an alarm and immobiliser. It’s a safer car than the Saab and it is cheaper to repair after an accident. It has a smaller engine and a lower insurance group. Despite all this it has cost me an extra £75 for the remaining 8 months of my policy. So, I am paying £445 per year to insure a bog standard family saloon on insurance group 8 which will be driven less than 4,000 miles per year.
Meanwhile I pay £5 less to insure my Fiat Coupe (insurance group 20) with Direct Line.
Why is it whenever you phone your insurers to change anything it always results in an increase in your premiums? Not once have I received a reduction.
AA Insurance also have a nice little scam going with the monthly installments. They take 10 installments per year, in arrears, with a 2 month gap between renewal date and the date they start taking your money. Why do they do this? So that if, like me, you then want to cancel part way through the year it will cost you a small fortune. AA Insurance should be ashamed of themselves.
I quoted the car on their website as though I was a new customer and got an annual price of less than £300. Ergo, AA Insurance give better deals to their new customers than to their existing customers. I hate this business practice. Loyal existing customers who also subscribe to full AA cover including HomeStart should get the best deals.
I’ve just been stung by this ’scam’ too.
The AA can consider themselves 1 member less at breakdown renewal time too. Aswell as joining a long line of other companies i will never use again.
i have just been ripped of by the aa ,they should ashamed of them selves i have been a loyal customer for many years will not reinsure with them again.
I can’t stand AA, I’ve heard too many stories like this about people getting totally boned. I’m gonna look into another insurance company just out of principal.
Jessica