I have been with the RAC since I had my first breakdown in 1968. In those days calls were answered quickly and service was fast (and you even got a salute from patrols!). Since they have ceased to be a Club but now a Business, corners have been cut. Call Centres are not manned sufficiently to answer calls in under 15 minutes so every call is held in a stacking system with constant messages but no indication of where you are in the queue, even for Emergency Breakdowns. Although they proudly announce that most breakdowns can be fixed in under 30 minutes at the roadside, this excludes the response time, which was 90 mins in Norwich City, the last time I had cause to call on them for a flat battery. The breakdown operative appears sufficiently skilled and friendly though. I renewed this time using Tesco Club Card vouchers and the premium quoted on my renewal was inflated by an extra £14. Still worth doing though. I have been loyal to the RAC all these years, mainly because of the help they gave me over 50 years ago when I was constantly calling them out to my old 'banger'. But they do need to pull their socks up in todays competitive World!