the AA is a RIP OFF, VERY LONG story short one of my sons called them after hearing some strange noise and he was concerned it would damage the engine if he continued to drive it, he was advised he could drive it the 10 miles home, the engine blew up less than 3 miles away from where he had called them, the AA with there top dog lawyers, have managed to escape responsibility for the blown engine, leaving him with out a much needed car not to mention the wasted cost of believing you are covered, then today son number 2 breaks down -1)cant fix it 2) tow truck has to stop less than half way home because he will go over permitted driving hours, cant get another truck till 3 am, 3)AA driver suggests they kip in car until it arrives, he has work in the morning, yet again, FAIL on both occasions it would have worked out to be a quicker response using local services, and cheaper in the long run than the WASTED aa membership