Roadside Emergency Plans

[Firtree]

Have used my 4 AAA emergency (tows) for the year so need another plan to cover my vehicles for next 5 months. Car and van are covered by two different insurance companies so need a plan that will cover both. I'm not changing insurance companies; getting the van covered was a mess.

For info -AAA told me any additional tows would be $75 charge plus $3.50 + taxes per mile. WOW

AARP shows a plan from AllState for something like $65 a year, up to 4- tows (100 miles) service visits. I don't know how their service is.

Are there other standalone Roadside plans that are good?
From Credit Cards?

 

[B and C]

I use Good Sam's. Think I pay $75 a year. More than paid for itself the one time I needed it. 65 miles to the nearest repair shop.

 

[bullfrog]

Good Sams as a tow out here is usually over 100 miles and cost $750 or more. Yet another cost of living in remote places and I carry recovery gear to get to pavement so they will pay.

 

[AMGS3]

You could call your insurance companies and inquire as to how much adding roadside assistance to your existing policies would be. As I recall adding a roadside assistance plan to my truck insurance cost me less than $3/mo. Even if you had to purchase them individually it might be worth it, depending if your current companies have an emergency roadside assistance option.

~angie

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[RVTravel]

There has to be some site that has done a review of all of these roadside assistance programs. Maybe consumer reports.

 

[Moxadox]

I have Good Sam and they just absolutely paid for themselves. My truck fell in a hole out in the middle of the Pawnee Grassland National Monument, fell in up to the bumpers, with a 30 ft 5th wheel attached. They dragged me out of there and came back the next day with TWO tow trucks, one for the truck (broken axle) and another for the trailer. Closest garage was 65 miles away. No charge.

The Dire Wolfess

 

[MrNoodly]

Four tows in a year??? Wow, my condolences. What were the reasons for the tows?

 

[rosiemartinez1211]

 My truck fell in a hole out in the middle of the Pawnee Grassland 

WOW WOW WOW!!!!
Scary!

 

[Firtree]

Four tows were for two different vehicles. Most years never have any service calls, not even a jump start. If they let you keep just 1 call from the years you used none might have a dozen in the basket.

Auto —sounded like a bearing or ? was going out on a front wheel. towed to Les Schwab with result being a rock picked up from newly oiled, rocked road got stuck between pad and rotor. Normally these rocks just pop out, this one didn’t. Before calling tow had a smart car buddy come look, listen to car. Towing was decision. Didn’t want to chance 8 mile highway trip to town.

Other three, the Van. Fuel pump when out on xcountry trip. Towed to a dealer in Idaho, repaired? after two days. 85 miles down interstate went out again, towed home including $610 mileage overage charge.
Saved 4th tow for taking to repair shop. Didn’t go straight to shop with previous tow as middle of night, van packed, dog and didn’t have way home from shop at 3AM.

Not positive the van is really right, thus need for additional coverage.

Will check suggested plans. Thanks