My wife and I left home at 9:30am to travel to Calne, Wiltshire to see our new grandson and his family. I hit a pothole on the B3011 @ about 10am. The closest village is Heckfield and I believe that Rosie's Tea Room and a Farm are to the right of the incident. There are 2 potholes covering virtually the width of the road. We knew we'd hit a pothole but not the extent of the damage until we'd entered the M4 at Junction 11. I turned off at the first opportunity which was the Moto Services, West Reading. I phoned the Breakdown number (02031080444) included in my Gold Breakdown Membership. The wrecked tyre was replaced by my Space Saver Wheel Tyre. I didn't think it advisable to carry on with our journey on such a tyre on a motorway so began the journey home. I've since received a bill for £60 after overstaying at the car park while waiting for a response We hit our second pothole of the day on the A322 dual carriageway soon after leaving a large roundabout near roadworks @ about 3:30 pm. Once again it was impossible to miss the damaged area. We knew the tyre had 'popped' almost immediately but couldn't stop on the dual carriage so drove about 100 yards and turned into South Farm Lane. We phoned the Breakdown number and explained our circumstances. There was nothing they could do because we didn't have a spare! I telephoned our insurance Claim number (02037387300) and spoke to Mike. He advised the incident was classified as an "Accident" and the car must be taken to a garage for repair. I told him all we wanted was a replacement tyre so only needed to be taken somewhere for that like Kwik Fit. That wasn't possible. I asked if we could be taken home and we'd organise the tyre replacement tomorrow. That wasn't acceptable. The Recovery lorry arrived and the driver was as bemused as us. He phoned his boss to be told we had to be taken to a garage in Reading, some 18 miles away where we'd have no way of getting home. Home was only 10 miles in the opposite direction. The driver suggested we contact a roadside tyre replacement company and he found us a phone number. I telephoned to be told it would cost £250. Should we pay up or be taken to Reading and have no means of returning home? I accepted the offer and signed the driver's form saying I'd rejected the transport to Reading. We set off for home again, arriving at 5:30 pm, 8 hours after we'd set off. For most of this time we didn't have access to facilities such as a toilet. I still haven't received notification that my claim has been cancelled. Would you be happy with this service?