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>> No. 2934 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 10:16 am
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I currently have a car that won't start, it's uninsured.

If I take out insurance with breakdown cover, and I call the breakdown people up on the first day of my insurance, will they fix the car for me?
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>> No. 2935 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 10:49 am
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I think they'd be wise to that one. Though the AA used to agree to come out & help, provided you paid for a year's membership over the phone by credit card. Not sure if they still do that.
>> No. 2936 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 11:53 am
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My dad's outside trying to fix my car at this very minute, exact same situation.

Not giving up so easy, are you Keith?
>> No. 2937 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 12:27 pm
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>>2934
How long has it been off the road? I assume it's been sat around somewhere for months, in which case it'll probably be quite a faff to get it back on the road again.
>> No. 2938 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 2:08 pm
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Breakdown cover is more about getting you towed to a garage that can fix it. They will only fix it if it's something incredibly simple like a flat tyre or battery.
>> No. 2939 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 2:56 pm
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>>2937
>>2938

It's just the battery. So if they replace the battery do I have to pay extra or is that included in the price of breakdown cover?
>> No. 2941 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 3:05 pm
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>>2939
Let's try this again, shall we?
>How long has it been off the road?
>> No. 2942 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 3:29 pm
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>>2941

~21 months
>> No. 2943 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 3:40 pm
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>>2939

They will jumpstart you, but they won't replace the battery. As >>2938 says, breakdown cover is about fixing very minor faults at the roadside or towing you to a garage, it isn't a warranty.

If your car has been standing for nearly two years, then the battery will be badly sulphated and will need replacing. You can pick one up cheaply on eBay if you don't mind waiting for delivery, or get a lift to Halfords.

If you expect to leave your car standing in future, then I would suggest buying a trickle charger to keep the battery topped up - you can buy a basic charger for as little as £5.
>> No. 2944 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 4:14 pm
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>>2942
Yeah, as >>2943 says, it'll need replacing, but that may be the least of your worries. If it's been sat around that long, it's likely that it won't get through the MOT at the first time of asking, and could need a lot of work. You need the MOT to tax the car, but you can do without either if you get it started and take it for repairs or a pre-booked test. The trouble you may find is that you still need insurance, and some insurers have clauses in their policies which exclude driving an untaxed vehicle - whichever company you approach to insure it, make sure to both tell them what you're doing upfront and check at the end that they've understood.
>> No. 2945 Anonymous
13th July 2014
Sunday 10:44 pm
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>>2942

Got to a scrap yard and get one for a tenner. You'd be surprised how many of them just need a charge and it'll do you till you can get a replacement.
>> No. 3321 Anonymous
25th May 2015
Monday 10:28 am
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What's the order of getting my car ready for the road? Is it:

1) MOT
2) Insurance
3) Road tax

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>> No. 3322 Anonymous
25th May 2015
Monday 11:11 am
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>>3321

As >>2944 just said:

Insurance
MOT
Tax
>> No. 3323 Anonymous
25th May 2015
Monday 11:21 am
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>>3321
Road tax was abolished in 1937, you doughnut.
>> No. 3324 Anonymous
25th May 2015
Monday 12:23 pm
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>>3321
>>3322
Also remember that in order to do this legally, the test MUST be pre-booked even if your local garage doesn't require it.
>> No. 3341 Anonymous
4th June 2015
Thursday 11:17 am
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I've finished my final year university exams now but I don't graduate til mid to late July.

I start a new job in early August.

If I get insured in a couple of weeks does this classify me as a student? I guess I just ring them up in August and they'll reduce my premiums right?
>> No. 3342 Anonymous
4th June 2015
Thursday 11:33 am
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>>3341
If it'll reduce your premiums then ring them up now. What's the harm in lying?
>> No. 3343 Anonymous
4th June 2015
Thursday 11:37 am
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>>3342
Invalidation of insurance.
>> No. 3344 Anonymous
4th June 2015
Thursday 12:03 pm
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>>3341
The rule is that what you tell them must accord with what a reasonable person would say. Is the job a dead cert? If so, and you start at the beginning of August, I wouldn't see a problem with describing that as your occupation after the academic year ends in a couple of weeks.

The insurance industry is all about risk. Not only do they price your premium based on the risk of a payout, they do verification checks based on the risk of fraud. Bear in mind that you are attempting to insure a vehicle that is not taxed or certified as roadworthy, so they may be paying closer attention than usual.

If you can do the whole thing at the end of July between graduation and starting work (taxing on 1st August to avoid paying for a dead month) then this problem goes away. Obviously, allow yourself a full two week window in case it needs a retest and more work.

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