RAC/AA Recovery When Buying non-runner?

[GhostWKD]

Ok, possibly looking at buying a non runner to fix up and sell on or fix up and run as daily car and main car when cinq comes off road in next 3-4 months for its respray possibly (obv money situ depending lol)... but she's up leeds way and is a non runner suspected head gasket, how dodgy would it be (or is it even feasable) for me to travel up there, push her out into the road and call breakdown? or is it one of the most stupid ideas ive ever had? (take some doing!)

 

[dave]

its been done, is it taxed?

 

[Steven]

It's possible. Is it taxed/moted? It depends on how well you can bluff a breakdown.

 

[GhostWKD]

mot till jan not sure about tax (good point :chin: )

 

[Steven]

Take the tax disc from the Cinq.

 

[GhostWKD]

good plan as its spares/repairs guess it wont have tax if he hasnt mentioned it heh,
if i do go ahead with it will be parking turbo cinq away from home for the day too so bit less obvious

 

[Steven]

Sorted then. It's not strictly honest but sure if you pay AA membership year after year and never call them then you're due a call out.

 

[GhostWKD]

well RAC screwed me over last time, guy point blank refused to repair the car at roadside (nut had fallen off holding gbox bracket to rear engine mount) saying he wasnt a garage and didnt sell nuts, so towed me to alex22's (was visiting at the time heh), so i owe them a screw over kinda?

have breakdown cover with both, AA the one i want to keep on good terms with mind

 

[poggy]

It's fraud though, so if you get caught then you will have to pay the full cost and you would probably be banned from ever being a member again. They have banned people before.

I wouldn't do it.

 

[gaz.d]

it has worked for me a few times, once with a clutch cable i couldnt be bothered fixing and once when i dropped a nut in the tb and couldnt get it out

i suppose it cause im on first name terms with them with all the call outs i have had

 

[Steven]

It's fraud though, so if you get caught then you will have to pay the full cost and you would probably be banned from ever being a member again. They have banned people before.

I wouldn't do it.

If you're going by the book then yes, it's dishonest, but fraud?

Balls to it. Live a little.

 

[whatoncewas]

It's easy... Top-up oil, and other fluids with any old crap. Then basically say to AA/RAC "It's been sat of a while, used to be my uncle/sister/mum/dad/whatever 's car, and I just tried it out, it's buggered".

Act dumb, basically. You're not really cheating, you have broken down!

We once done this with a Polo G40. Just took the ECU out... hmm, Mr. AA man it doesn't start.

 

[Bushboy]

people did this with my sisters old 106 when we sold it.. head gasket had gone and they topped it up with water and drove it around the corner and called the RAC.

go for it! its what you pay them for.

 

[poggy]

people did this with my sisters old 106 when we sold it.. head gasket had gone and they topped it up with water and drove it around the corner and called the RAC.

go for it! its what you pay them for.

Er No, you don't pay them for this, you pay them to cover you when you actually own the car not to buy a knackered car and get it transported free.

 

[donkeydog]

now we know why the aa/rac are always putting there membership prices up

 

[custard]

now we know why the aa/rac are always putting there membership prices up

well shop around for a better deal

seriously i tend to search for the best deal on a yearly basis since i dont do a lot of miles i dont want to spend a lot on breakdown coverage

 

[Bushboy]

well seen as he just bought it.. and its broken. he is getting what he paid for. to be towed home becuase his car is broken

reason prices go up is because prices for everything go up... its the way of the world. if your willing to pay for it then why not?

 

[arc]

where is Sie's spare 1108 at? if the hg has gone, get that in there

 

[HP]

Sounds like a plan or just put Sie's head on it

 

[arc]

yeaup, should be enough to get it home