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Review of the RAC, Breakdown cover:

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10 days to diagnose an alternator fault!!!!

On 8 August, my campervan broke down on a French motorway. Frustrating? Sure. But what followed was worse. Within 20 minutes I’d called RAC. Within 2 hours we were at a depot. Within minutes I’d worked out the problem myself (alternator not charging the battery). And then… nothing. No diagnostics. No hire car. No onward plan. Just days of chasing calls, broken promises, and being told to “wait until Monday.” We ended up booking our own hotel late at night, paying for taxis, then abandoning the van altogether to fly back — leaving all our belongings locked inside. Ten days later, the van still hadn’t even been moved to a garage. The lesson? When you buy breakdown cover, you’re not buying a tow truck. You’re buying peace of mind. You’re buying someone to take ownership when you can’t. And that’s exactly what we didn’t get. What made me angriest wasn’t the van breaking down. It was the breakdown in service. Don’t tell customers what you can’t do — tell them what you will do. Don’t make them chase you for updates — give them clarity. Don’t hide behind “partners” — take responsibility. A van can be fixed. Trust, once lost, is much harder to repair. Reviewed on: 20th August 2025

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