6 months NRMA Classic Care Roadside Assistance for only $60!
As a Member, you get Roadside Assistance Australia-wide 24/7.
So if you:
Lock your keys in the car
Run out of fuel
Have a flat battery or tyre
Can't get the car started
Roadside Assistance for occasional, short distance drivers.
Join now for 6 months for just $60, or for an additional $39 get 12 months cover. We will also waive the $55 join fee!
Except their website looks very dodgy, is not secured for cc payments, and their response number is not advertised :(
Buying an insurance policy IMO is not just about price…
Flashing text… ugh… so 90s.
LOL. Nice to see MSY's old web designer isn't out of a job yet! ;)
When I'm stuck on the side of the road.. can't say I'd trust anyone but NRMA to turn up on time and sort things out. AAA membership is also handy overseas for discounts.
How does 24/7 Roadservice cover more than NRMA Roadservice?
From my experience, the NRMA guy is a mechanic who will go to great lengths to fix up problems like a broken power steering pulley.
The 24/7 website only mentions batteries, tyres, and locked doors.
I read somewhere that Allianz just contract out to NRMA anyways?
Allianz Global Assistance has their own fleet of vehicles. They do not use NRMA.
Alianz own Mondial - who provide their Roadside service….
I used to have 24/7 Road service and i remember they used to only offer a towing service. Its great to see that they have an actual road service now. They have been around for a while definately trustworthy, might just switch back to them.
Lol, my dad signed up with this company thinking it was the RAC (don't ask my how he figured that).
He got a membership card in the post, with the number to dial if he ever broke down. He hasn't broken down yet so whether this is a scam or not still remains to be seen.
Dupe
I don't think I would want someone turning up with a shotgun :P
It used to be ok when Charlton Heston did the callouts; now it's bloody Ted Nugent, anything could happen! :p
With the NRMA roadside, could I use my coverage for my friend's car if he broke down and I was in the car? Or is it vehicle specific?
vehicle specific
Your membership number has a vehicle attached to it but ive done it on another car. The operator only send the mechanic out to your location but when the guy gets there it doesn't matter what car he is fixing and operator won't know about it if the mechanic don't say.
iPhone app. ;)
Just make sure rego and membership is ok, the rest don't matter… Except when you lock keys in, they seem to pay more attention to rego plate then, which is sort of good…
not vehicle specific; i had my car attended to by a NRMA mechanic via a different member's membership (that had roadside assistance)
Has anyone used Coles Road side assistance? They offer $75 online.
They are using some 3rd party provider, but not sure how reliable they are.
Coles Roadside assistance is provided by Allianz Global Assistance.
Are they any good like NRMA?
When they get to you ask if they take flybuys XD
Coles Car Insurance takes Flybuys.
I wonder what 'My 5' would be on car insurance lol
I just renew my classic roadside assistance and i belive 'Lock your keys in the car' option is actually $25 extra. naturally i didnt buy it
That's crap. I locked my keys in the car and it was no charge.
Isn't $99/year the regular price?
Isn't $99/year the regular price?
Yes, but no joining fee is a HUGE bonus if you're not already a member
Just can't see the bargain here………… its the normal price??
When I bought my car, the dealer offered me $330 for 5 years roadside so I took that option. They said its just contracted out to NRMA.
I've used NRMA about thrice for my previous cars, can't fault them. Came within 20 mins for all jobs.
Annual fee: $99.00
Joining fee: $55.00
So it's basically $45 off
huh? am I missing something here? $45?
I think it's that new maths they're teaching in the schools nowadays…I dunno how it works? :p
Its called I don't have a calculator so guess
Isnt this the normal price?
I took comprehensive car insurance with NRMA and they offer me free road side assist for 12 month with no joining fee.
Since when was there a joining fee?
if you have their insurance, then no joining fees.
but if you don't, there's a joining fees…I think
yes its a deal alright, im pretty sure they usually charge $149 , so i think they are just waiving a sign up fee.
I called NRMA a few weeks ago for Roadside Assist and was quoted $99/year + $55 joining fee.
There were no specials on membership, so I asked the CSR if there were any deals she could do for me and she waived the joining fee with no questions asked.
Pretty useful.
Just a few weeks back my cars battery went flat, got owned. Lucky had this ;)
And yes, there is no joining fee's pretty sure.
darn I just joined RAC 2 days ago for 139
do you not have a 14 day cooling off period with anything you buy ??
i believe if you get this then you also get a multi policy discount if you have car insurance (green slip and comprehensive/thrid party) and/or property insurance.
i would get this but i got 5 years roadside assist with my new vehicle. only get my car 5 months ago.
Are the NRMA in WA too?
Don't know if this is a deal. I signed up 3 months ago for $99 for the first year and they waived the joining fee.
EDIT: I will speak very highly of the NRMA roadside techs. They are always very friendly and happy to help.
Just adding my two cents. Not all road side assistance operators are equal. The roadside assist that came free with my new car involved a guy from the local BatteryWorld coming out with a handheld jumpstarter in his girlfriends car. I've no problem with that. They were prompt and constantly kept me updated by mobile phone.
NRMA operators have their own work cars. The jumper cables, bank of batteries and protective electronics are an impressive kit. The cranking amperage is instantly there and your car will not have to wait for charge to enter its battery before starting.
As for wait times, my experience with NRMA has always been terribly slow response. Usually takes one or two hours during Canberra Winter or a rainy night (ie. when everyone calls road assist). Think of them like a large taxi company, they have a back log with heaps of calls. Taxi drivers during busy times don't necessarily keep you updated about how far or delayed.
I was once helped by an off duty NRMA employee on his way home after our car broke down along the highway 50km from Canberra at midnight. It wasn't till after our issue was resolved that we remembered to mention our membership with NRMA. Thankfully we were able to re-imburse him since we had our NRMA card.
Sure, a teenie bopper apprentice with a hand held jumpstarter will get you the same results. Just depends on what you need and what you want. I'm OK with both NRMA and non-NRMA but I get a fuzzy feeling when I think of the local mechanics working in NRMA.
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. Its worth to try a non-NRMA road assist too (eg. Ultratune, Repco, Battery World…). Some of the non-NRMA policies might offer discounts (like discounted servicing or parts …).
New cars don't really need road side assist do they? I mean it's not like the better is gonna shoot out and if a Tyre blows there is a spare in the boot.
I understand what you are getting at. I think if you own an unmodified modern road car and drive it as intended (ie. on sealed bitumen road with a lot of mechanical sympathy) and regularly service the car then there should be no problem.
New cars can still break down from things like design defects, manufacturing defects and from human error.
By human error, I mean things like running out of petrol, a blocked fuel filter due to dodgy petrol station, a flat remote control battery, a collision with an animal, leaving your headlights + stereo on during a picnic.
New car batteries (specifically lead acid batteries) can fail very easily. Due to manufacturing defect, poor recharging, hostile environments and damage from potholes/dirt roads.
Its a misnomer to think that a new car is impervious to break down. New cars usually fail because of electrical gremlins rather than mechanical ones. Eg. overly secure engine immobilisers, poor wiring layout, short circuiting.
These things are not common but they create a lot of negative publicity when they do happen. I don't think manufacturers want these sort of problems to be known publicly so its smart to include a manufacturer/dealer backed road assist for new and expensive cars.
One tip is to stay away from any new car that has just been released onto the market (eg. a new Series 1 … Commodore). Wait for everyone else to find all the annoying design issues.
Ah kay thanks for the reply. I was just wondering cause I don't have Road Side assist since I bought a new corolla so didn't think it would be worth it till maybe after 2-3 years.
http://www.247roadservices.com.au/specials.htm
$89 for 2 years and covers more than this mob :/