• FleetCheck secures roadside recovery deal

    • 22 September 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The AA and fleet software specialist FleetCheck have announced a new pay-as-you-go partnership The new initiative is designed to offer FleetCheck’s more than 1,300 customers the opportunity to access the AA’s breakdown recovery services at preferential rates based on a range of menu pricing options Andy [...]
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  • Diesels remain popular after scandal

    • 4 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New research for AA Cars suggests that faith in diesel cars is not being severely dented following the recent emissions scandal More than a quarter of car buyers (28%) say they will opt for a diesel motor – that’s just 1% down from a similar survey carried out in May and 2% down from December 2014 Between [...]
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  • Insurance premiums increase by 4.8%

    • 26 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Car insurance premiums have risen by 48% in the third quarter of 2015, according to the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index The AA has said that the average ‘shop around’ quote for car insurance had risen to £569, an increase of £26 over the three months ending 30 September, and the second successive [...]
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  • AA joins TyreSafe

    • 5 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    AA Tyres, the new mobile tyre fitting business of the Automobile Association, has joined TyreSafe’s growing membership ‘TyreSafe is delighted to welcome the AA and its mobile tyre fitting business, AA Tyres, to its membership,’ said Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe ‘Breakdown recovery services deal with [...]
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  • AA suffers £63.6m loss

    • 22 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The AA has fallen to a near-£64m loss in the first half of 2015 as it recorded a pre-tax loss of £636m, down from a profit of £102m in 2014 The breakdown recovery firm is still struggling to retain customers Although the rate of decline in its roadside assistance members slowed, its overall revenue dipped 14pc [...]
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  • Confused motorists stranded by dashboard lights

    • 16 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Motorists are increasingly finding themselves confused and stranded by the roadside due to the complexity of the dashboards found in modern cars AA breakdown crews are attending an average of 17,000 call-outs a month from drivers baffled by unfamiliar warning lights The AA found that high-tech computer systems [...]
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  • Gocompare speak on insurance increase

    • 22 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Gocomparecom has commented on the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index which shows a 52% increase over the last quarter to 30th June 2015 Accordinig to Gocompare rising premiums and the insurance premium tax (IPT) increase should be a wake-up call to complacent drivers Matt Oliver, car insurance spokesperson [...]
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  • UK motor insurance premiums rise

    • 21 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    British car insurance premiums have seen a rise of more than 5 per cent in the second quarter compared with the previous three months The recent announcement in the 2015 Budget, that insurance tax is set to increase will likely see premiums rise, the AA said on Tuesday The average quote for an annual [...]
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  • AA enter partnership with BOI

    • 15 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Automobile Association and the Bank of Ireland and have announced a new 10-year minimum financial partnership in the UK, which will offer AA members financial services ranging from credit cards, unsecured loans, savings and mortgages AA has nearly four million members to whom it has offered financial services [...]
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  • Government should avoid motor tax hikes

    • 6 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Government should avoid motor tax hikes Government should avoid tax hikes on motorists in the Budget, warns the AA A week ago, 73 per cent of a Populus poll of 25,810 AA members said they fear a post-election rise in motoring taxes Among blue collar workers, that worry rises to 83 per cent More than 10 per [...]
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