RAC Reviews

Name: RAC
Rating: 1.43

1.4 Rating 2,960 Reviews

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1.4

Based on 2,960 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Own Driver, Courier
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	Greater than 21%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 75%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.4 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I for the first time had to use my breakdown cover with Rac for the 1st time.We were 200 miles from home and had a coolant leak.Made the call arrived within 1 hr.Our Respondant Roger was absolutely brilliant he identified the leak and carried out repair explaining what he had done ✅ Brilliant service”

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Posted 3 years ago

“As other people have written, 1 star is being generous. I called the RAC and was told I would need to wait for 3 hours as they were busy which I understood. After 4 hours I called up and they said they were still trying to find a vehicle to recover my car. I was constantly lied to saying the recover vehicle will be with you soon. After 9 hours waiting in the car (which was 3 in the morning) they said I best get a taxi home as there were no recovery vehicles available (24 hour service I was told) and they would try and arrange my car to be recovered in the morning. Next morning I phoned up from home for an update and said the recovery vehicle was expected to be at my car at around 10:20 and they would notify me when 30 mins away. Around 11 I get a phone call saying that the recovery vehicle was at my car and where was I, less than 5 misn after I called the RAC for an update. By the time I was able to arrange a taxi the vehicle was stood down due to no fault of my own. After chasing the RAC to arrange another recovery vehicle there was no communication on what was happening. After around 20 hours I cancelled the recovery as I managed to arrange with a local company to collect the car and drop it at a local garage, all within 60 mins. I am currently in the complaints process to try and recover my recovery fee and membership fee and am being passed from pillar to post. Luckily it was just me in the car, if it had been my wife and family it would have been a different matter and I would avoid using the RAC again at all costs. We went for the RAC as we felt they are a well respected company and I thought they could be trusted, I now know that is wrong from my experience and reading the reviews of others.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“If I could've left zero stars I would. I rang to cancel my membership 2 weeks before expiry. However, they still took the money from my bank account. I rang to discuss and was put through to the most confrontational and rude customer service assistant I have ever spoken to in my life! She virtually accused me of lying and constantly spoke over me. Eventually, she agreed to a part refund (it will take 8-14 days!) but charged me with a £35 cancellation fee. I have now made an official complaint about this and her extremely rude manner. My money will spend anywhere and it certainly won't be with the RAC be that now or in the future. Disgusting customer service.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I waited 3 hours in the cold before RAC arrived. According to report I just received, it states that I needed a new battery. My insurance covers new battery. I was not fitted with new battery.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Would have given NIL stars, shocking so called service. I broke down completely flat tyre that burst, rang RAC who told me I had to wait 4-5hrs; I cannot just walk out if work at there request. They are supposed to be there in the hour or so they advertise, what a joke. I've had to leave my car in a bad area and hope that a decent company such as Manchester Breakdown Services will help me in the morning ( I will keep you posted on there reliability). My policy is 200110005285191 with RAC, what the hell am I paying for? I will be cancelling and go back to Green flag! At least they don't leave women stranded!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Very bad service even not worth for giving one star waiting 8 hours of recovery if I get free offer for everything I'll never ever get help from them even for free , Absolutely disaster”

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Posted 3 years ago

“My son and daughter in law waited 6 hours after their car broke down, my daughter in law was on her way to the hospital to pick my son up after having surgery when the car broke down when phoning them she stated what happened and my son had just came out of surgery and they told her to take care and they we be there when they can 6 hours later they sent a van and the driver said I can’t fix that you will have to wait for a tow truck,all in all 9 hours they waited in Chelmsford city Essex which isn’t in the middle of no where so surely they should have some tow trucks at hand , they are quick enough to take your money I will never be using the RAC again.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“My car broke down 4 days ago,I'm still waiting for someone to come and look at my car. The customer service team are so helpful and rude when I've phoned. I've been promised call back but no-one does. Please don't use this company.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Disgusting service, wish I could leave zero stars. I could honestly write a book about my terrible experience with RAC but I will try to keep it as short as I can. So I am paying £14 a month for a full membership which covers me for unlimited callout and up two days car hire. The reason I went for the advanced membership to be covered in every department in case of a breakdown as I have a business of my own which heavily relies on my car. So my car breakdowns Monday evening. Patrol arrives within the hour fairly and gets the car booked in for 9am Tuesday to be towed and taken to my mechanic as it had a dead alternator. No one turns up in the morning I rang them up, got told to wait and recovery will arrive within the next two hour, also got booked in for a replacement car which I got told I will get before 5pm. No recovery arrives and I rang every hour for an update since and only to be told ( we are sorry , we will escalate it for and there is nothing else we can do ) the whole day. Gets to 4pm and I get told no replacement car available and still no recovery. I start to lose patients as I have lost a full day work. My complaints gets passed over to the special intervention team and a manger gets put on on my case. She apologised and promised me the car will be picked up in the morning between 10-10:30 and a replacement car will arrive 12:30 . she promised she would deal with it herself and gave me a direct number to call if there is any issues. Wednesday morning, still no recovery so I rang again and get told the exact same things I have been hearing all day the day before. I asked to speak with the manger and I get told I will receive a call within half hour . Same thing happens every hour I am forced to ring . Recovery gets booked in and strongly promised for 1:30 the 2:26 . To end the story .. day about to end and garage about to close still no recovery , no replacement car and no call from the manager. All I have is a phone full of messages saying someone will call you shortly, job has been assigned and they are on their way to you. So after two days of waiting , I am forced to get private recovery and use taxies as I could not have my business being closed any longer. Two days business being closed Ended up paying more than £200 on private recovery and taxies. Completely drained with no energy left after being on for two days. I cancelled my membership and got the same one with GreenFlag which cost me £5 a month. I have referred the matter to financial ombudsman and will hire a solicitor if I have to to recover my loses. Two things still sticks at the back of my head. 1- On Tuesday I got told by one of the members that there were more priorities than me with motorways breakdowns and it resulted on recoveries on the way to me being cancelled and send elsewhere. 2- On Wednesday after complaining about a replacement car I got told that replacement cars were subject to availability and it was written in terms and condition and if I am not happy about it I am free to go make complaints and there will be nothing I could gain from it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Thank you to James Weir Belfast who came to my assistance when my battery was flat. I had a very difficult day and he was quick, efficient and put me at ease.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Please don’t use RAC this dodgy company, I don’t want to waste my time here, my experience I can’t describe because too many things happened. I never call this company ever in my Life”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Broke down one afternoon after RAC attended told I would need recovery of my motor home . From about 5pm until midnight I lost count of the number of call made to try and establish a time of arrival for the recovery vehicle . At about midnight told they would be unable to get a recovery vehicle one until next morning. A number of deadlines came and went the following day I was eventually transported to a garage around 5.30pm. In total I had been subject to await of over 24 hrs. Very poor service and after reading other reviews I see that other drivers have also experience a very poor level of service.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Shocking service waited 45 minutes to be told someone will be with you in approximately 5 hours Knights of the road really haha 4th emergency service I don't think so Ahh well time to cancel and join green flag as recommended”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I had to phone my break down service to help my daughter, she broke down on her way back from work and was told by rac that they would not be able get to her for 3 hours, after waiting for two and a half hours I phoned AA and they came straight away, can not be leave you would leave a young girl in the dark on her own shame on you”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Worst experience ever 48 hours and still would of be waiting Van left in a very Dangerous Place lorry’s have to go up the pavement to get past I’m very lucky my vans not been hit must of told them 20 times Flat battery unable to get my van out the back I’m a diabetic there not bothered must of told them 20 times No clothes no food It’s cost me £100 for a hotel Just getting fobbed of by the so called dedicated team they just there telling lies I’ve been escalated 20 times to priority still nothing What’s the point paying £240 a year at least Dick Turpin wore a mask Rang a recovery guy up 7.30am was told I’d be there 9.30am that he’d be there and he’d ring 15 min before and he did was on the way home 10.40 that a service £540 for recovery plus £100 hotel will never use RAC again and will tel everybody never to use them”

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Posted 3 years ago

“If I could but 0 stars I would. We called the RAC at 8 in the morning, and it’s currently 6 on the evening and we have been left stranded with our baby in the freezing cold. We have explained that it’s a dangerous environment for the baby and we are running out of his milk, however no help or call back in over 3 hours! I’m beyond furious and I’m hoping my child will not become Ill. They told us to leave the keys in the car, which isn’t safe at all! They lack empathy or any care at all. I would stay clear of going with this company. I’m disgusting beyond belief that they are happy to leave a baby in the cold, with no where to take him, and no updates at all to when someone will come and help us!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Still waiting for recovery since 3.30pm, it is now 1pm and call centre is no longer answering. What am I paying for? Obviously not a breakdown service recovery plan, appalling, disgraceful and utterly shameful to treat paying customers this way!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Do not..do not..do not use these people. My vehicles is in the same place it broke down 48 hours later. Told to leave the key at a local shop and they would be a couple of hours. This was 1.30am having already waited 8 hours. Call centre say they will call back, manager busy, etc etc. I will have to try and get it recovered myself. That will be 60 hours. They are mis selling cover. There must be some legal redress. I am going to report them to the trading standards. If any other company sold a product and didn’t deliver like these people the Courts would be knocking on their door.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Complete disgrace of a company. Shocking. Do not use under any circumstances.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Angry my daughter still stranded and waiting for recovery, since 3.30pm insulin dependant ,lone female on lonely road. Every 30 minutes being texted to say update in another 30 minutes this service is not good enough.”

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Posted 3 years ago

RAC is rated 1.4 based on 2,960 reviews