AA Don't do recovery to destination. They do "relay" which means if they can't get you to a garage nearby which can fix it within 4 hours, then you have to go on a series of trucks to get to your destination.
From their website "national recovery to a UK mainland destination of your choice, if we're unable to fix your car at the roadside or arrange a prompt local repair."
Examples of this:
I was leaving a friends house in Bristol three weeks ago, pulling out of his drive my spring went on my front offside wheel. I called out the AA, who refused to take me home (North West) as they could take me to a National Auto-centre in Bristol who could fix it. Three hours and £200 (for a VW polo spring, so double what my local garage quoted) later, I am on my way driving home.
A bloke who works for my dad had a problem, his engine cut out while he was somewhere down south. What had happened was a piece of manifold had broken off, going through his tubo (tdi) taking that out, and into the engine taking that out as well. Because it was new engine time they took him home. Each AA van has a certain area which they cover, and they will only take you to the edge of their coverage area, where you have to wait for the next van. Eight hours and five vans later he got back home.
Thus meaning that if i am in my mates car and it breaks down....we is covered!!
