Automobile clubs

depends on where you are going, and what constitutes an emergency for you.

Certainly worthwhile in the case of NRMA premium care. Last year I had a cardan joint break (100km tow & 4day car hire) and oil pump problems (400km tow for both caravan & tug and 4 days car hire.) I could also have had accommodation but as I had the van at all time I did not claim it. It only cost me a few phone calls.

PeterD

I have not had a membership for twenty five years or more. Thats a lot of money I have saved to pay for the next tow job. It's all about working the odds. Thats what the insurers do.They bet that you wont need them and you bet you will.

Mind you when RACWA belonged to the members it was cheap.

Same with the ambulance. I figure I might only need one once or twice in a lifetime and I am well ahead of that game too.

Which reminds me of the shopkeeper who called ambuance for a stricken homeless soul outside his shop and the ambulance billed the shopkeeper.

Owen

Hi David,
In a word ........ Yes.

On a recent trip we used our RAC WA Premium Membership.
Gearbox developed a noise ( sorta like someone grinding up $100 notes :-o) 25 KM from Esperance, rang the RAC, contractor arrived within 30 minutes, advised g/box not good, drove slowly to Esperance, went to caravan park - pre organised, picked up hire car - pre organised, went sight seeing while the possibility of repairs was investigated. The possible repair time frame didn't fit in with our travel plans so the RAC organised bus tickets for us back to return to Perth and transport for vehicle and CT. While there were many things we couldn't do, we did as much as we could, and enjoyed our time away. We didn't have to make a lot of phone calls trying to organise everything ourselves.

In a way I can see the logic?? behind Obee's thinking, any insurance is a necessary evil and it is in place "Just in case".
On the other hand, I'd be trying to work out where he lives just in case he did run into me............... would he be insured?............. or would he have $50-60k in his back pocket because he doesn't have insurance??
This is said VERY tongue in cheek!

Cheers,
Wayne.

If in remote areas it isn't much good from my experience.
Friends travelling with us had a cracked radiator out of Warburton, nursed the vehicle into Warburton, rang NRMA who advised us that they couldn't help and to ring them when we reached a larger town!!
Similar problem out in the Simpson, same reply!
On the other hand I know of people who rolled a vehicle on the Strezlecki track and the NRMA organised everything, might depend on how loud you yell maybe.
The NRMA has a $ limit on how much you can require too, a single recovery from Poeppels corner to Birdsville is greater then the limit!
I always figure if I can't get my vehicle going again no one else will either but can understand those that have no mechanical knowledge might need help if available.

Yes on one trip witha previos POS i got a 106km free trip on a flatbed from east of alice

and a days (i limped back all night) accomadation in Yulara foc
also help with a vehiclke intermitantly cutting out i think near warnertown. Also a vehicle hotwired in woomera when the key barrrel fell apart
and when my vehicle was my only form of accomadation another one hotwired in kalgoorlie when i lost my keys
i could go on but hell yea. Not to mention the money i save on home and contents and car with QUALITY insurance for being a member since 1986