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Green Flag Reviews

2.1 Rating 310 Reviews
27 %
of reviewers recommend Green Flag
2.1
Based on 310 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
On-time Delivery
Greater than 48%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
2.1 out of 5

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Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
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Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
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Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
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Green Flag 5 star review on 9th February 2024
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Green Flag 5 star review on 9th February 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
My car broke down on the motorway, green flag organised for a subcontrator to attend but the mechanic was unable to fix my car. I was taken with my car to my destination and left to defend for myself without any offer of further assist from Green Flag. I subsequently organised for my car to be taken to a local garage but the garage was unable to repair my car. I rang Green Flag for advice and to organise a car hire, plus recovery my car back to my home address and I was told no assistance could be offerred because I arranged for my car to be taken to the garage and not them. I was totally surprised by this response, I was under the impression that Green Flag should have advised me that if my car could not be fixed then they would take me to a garage for the car to be repaired, offer what assisstance they can with car hire etc, instead the opposite happen and I left stranded 100 miles away from home and had to organise for my car to be recovered but to my home at the cost of £200. Absolutely terrible service and would never under any circumstances recommend this company.
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Posted 3 years ago
If you go with green flag you will regret it
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Posted 3 years ago
My car wouldn’t start so I called Greenflag. While I was waiting I managed to start the car. I rang Greenflag and told them to cancel the booking and was told to still wait for Greenflag to attend. An hour later gf turned up and couldn’t find a fault with my car and told me to drive it home, so I did. Gf sent me a text to say that I must get the car repaired and if I call gf again with the same fault (even though they hadn’t found a fault), they would charge me. I have been a customer with gf for some years and have never needed to call them out. I was unhappy and rang gf customer service. I wasn’t happy with their response so I cancelled my cover. I will never use gf again and will take my business elsewhere
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Posted 3 years ago
It is too busy to rescue women on their own. Their subcontractors did not have anyone available but no-one told me! Horrible experience
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Posted 3 years ago
Not at all
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Posted 3 years ago
23 hrs in South mimms services still.not.been recovered !!!!
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Posted 3 years ago
Green flag app is worst ever
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Posted 3 years ago
On the hottest day recorded as in above date, I was unfortunate to have my vehicle breakdown on me, I pulled over as quickly and safely as traffic would allow, put my hazards on, then through the passenger side me and my eight-year-old grandson hopped over the barrier and up the embankment, (this came as second nature as running my own rescue/recovery business for the RAC as the main contractor for best part of 30yrs), so I called the Green Flag at 2.16pm, at 2.22pm I had a message of Green Flag saying we got your rescue request, our trusty technician from Celtic Recovery Ltd, will aim to be with you by 3.23pm, at 4.23pm another message about our trusty technician from Celtic Recovery Ltd, will aim to be with you by 5.23pm ( note still stuck on embankment with grandson in baking heat), at 4.25pm and 5.10pm and 5.51pm from 01633 246622 ( later found out it was Walls trucks Newport), still no trusty technician had turned up, due to the extreme heat a crying grandson nothing to drink on the hottest day, last sense of time, then a plain blue small van turned up, no signage to say who they were or he was, not comfortable at all, then he said he was from Green Flag ( the van when I showed my husband he said it was an ex gas board van, now this firm is your representative for Green Flag), note for a breakdown firm he was in no position to move me at all, he said your fan belt has gone, then started taking photos of my vehicle, he did not attempt to put water in my radiator as it was now stone cold, instead he said he would follow me off into Cardiff International sports stadium car park, no toilets anywhere not good at all, had to walk to a Asda for water, he then said I will organise a recovery vehicle, he then said the wait for the recovery truck will be about one hour ( told him there will be two people), this turned out to be nearly two hours, he turned up in a dinky toy car transporter the sort car breakers use and in about the same condition, white in colour, reg number VU68 YUF, AGAIN NO SIGNAGE to say what the hell was turning up or who dressed in a vest, the winch strained like hell to get my vehicle on and it looked overloaded, I thought at last we are going home, then this so called representative for Green Flag ( looking scruffy and not professional in any way ( but he was polite), then dropped a bomb shell he could only take one passenger,( what was I supposed to do leave my grandson go with him and I stay behind or the other way for god sake!) , he then said a taxi will be sent for you, at 6.42pm I had a message to say CMAC ref number 3578122, have received your request for a taxi on behalf of Green Flag (nothing like the web page that is shown for Celtic or Green Flag ) the recovery driver drove off with my vehicle at 7.04pm to recover to my home address, and we were still stranded stressed out heated up grandson crying and scared, then I phoned my husband and he sent my daughter to pick us up, she phoned me and stressed out with worry about me and her son, this was 8.02pm still no taxi, when my daughter turned up 8.45pm then a 16 seated minibus turned up, by then my head was gone and just left with my daughter, stranded for six and half hours. Like I said I was in the recovery game, and I well know that your service was rubbish, if I operated my recovery/rescue in that manner that would have been the end, this morning I cancelled my DD, I then put it on social media to warn people of this Celtic Recovery firm and the terrible service your firm delt me with, I was with the RAC for best part of 32yrs, never in that time did we have cowboys in mickey mouse vehicles no signage or drivers in uniforms turn up, and best of all did not know how to operate a breakdown service, they were just tuppeny bit drivers on poor pay, it just looked that way, you know what I am trying to say ( GOD DAMN IMAGE ), I have since joined the RAC cost a lot more, but you know what they say pay peanuts! you can rest assured I will never recommend Green Flag or that Celtic Recovery firm.
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Posted 3 years ago
On holiday 350 miles away from home, needing to get home tomorrow, my windscreen was shattered by a bird, rang greenflag, what a joke, they said they only do mechanical breakdowns, said I needed to contact my insurance company. I shall be cancelling my cover, the woman on the phone wasn't bothered. Avoid this company.
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Posted 3 years ago
One of the worst experience with green flag for brake down. They kept me in between for full night without attending. So I have to make my own arrangement. No point in having brake down with them. AA is much better
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Posted 3 years ago
They left my partner -a single woman in her 60s on her own on a dangerous busy main road known to have had a couple of fatalities waiting for over 2 hours terrified in ditch - never use this company they do not respect safety!
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Posted 3 years ago
I changed my address to one which is 2 miles further away from the old one and it is now more expensive because 'there is more breakdowns in that area'. Wow, what rubbish. As I would probably not be home when my car breaks down, why does it matter that I live 2 miles away from the old address?
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Posted 3 years ago
I had broken down at 6pm near my shop. I could smell petrol. The engine would not stay on . So i called green flag to rescue me. I was told by operator that their third party partner will attend. I didnt mind as long as i get help so can go home. The third party mechanic arrived at 815pm. I went to the arrived mechanic and told him i think there is fuel leak. The mechanic immediately refused to help me or check my car for the fault as he said i cant check or go under the car incase somebody throws a match stick. To my shock i said you not serious. Its only 2 cars here mine and yours. Road totally empty of any traffic or people. I begged him to help me so can go home after 14 hours shift as live in wembley. I lifted the back seat and i showed him the fuel pump area as i had new pump fitted few months ago. The mechanic saw the spilled fuel and customarily refused to touch or check if the pipe has come out. I begged him again. He reluctantly put his gloves, looked at the pump, moved the tube and said its not fitting, keeps coming out. I said so u cannot help me. He confidently said NO. I had to spend the evening and night in my shop and sleep on the floor till my own mechanic can help me. In the morning my own mechanic came and fixed the issue in five minutes. Pushed the tube in its place, secured it and car worked fine. This level of service by green flag is DIRE,DISGRACEFUL, SHOCKING,DIGUSTING, so angry with this level of service was provided to me. Cannot go home to my son, left completely STRANDED. Green flag should be ASHAMED after my experience on 6.7.21
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Posted 3 years ago
In this day and age its ridiculous you can only renew your policy by spending best part of the day in a queue waiting to speak to someone on the end of a phone line, surely you could let customers do this online
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Posted 3 years ago
Told to use app . Booked rescue at 6pm. ETA given at 7.30. At 8pm spoke to greenflag, told ETA now 8.30 - 9. Rescue man called at 8.15 thinking I had broken gearbox, I actually had flat battery. Rescue man arrived at 8.45. Since changed to rac.
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Posted 3 years ago
Just got new policy tried for the last two weeks to put policy details to app waste of time app not working reported problems last weekend end still the same last time I renew with them
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Posted 3 years ago
Got stranded down a country lane it was slightly snowy and icey on the road . We rang them up for help and to be recovered they sent a recovery lorry out .Approximately 5 hours later only to be told he didn't want to risk getting his lorry stuck . We rang green flag again and they suggested to call them back when the snow had gone.. seriously WHAT A JOKE!!. We got a local with a 4x4 to help us put grit down on the road so we could eventually get out. I have complained to green flag several times but never got a reply.
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Posted 3 years ago
STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!! Renewed my policy without my authorisation even though I requested my policy not to be renewed. Now I’ve been 2 days into he phone for 2 days to request my full refund and cancellation and guess what they won’t even pick up their phone calls. What a bunch of incompetents fraudsters stay away front them 🤬
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Posted 3 years ago
Sandra was completely amazing with handling with my concern. She is professional, kind and proactive with her response. Green Flag are the way to go, especially with employees like her. It’s an absolute testament to the company.
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Posted 3 years ago
Absolutely terrible service after… Absolutely terrible service after breaking down just after 7.00pm I phoned green flag who said I would be priority because I was on my own in a lay-by the operator asked for my location but she said she couldn’t find me, so I had to ask a lorry driver who had just pulled in to give her the exact location, a while after I received text to say someone would be with me at 10.30pm,( a woman from green flag did phone me I told her that there’s no lights around and I was on my own and it’s quite scary but she didn’t seem bothered) that time came and went then received another text saying someone will be there at 11.39, then 12.15, then another text changing time to 12.29, still no sign of anyone at just after 1.00am rescue driver phoned me saying he couldn’t find me so again I explained where I was he said he was going in the opposite direction and needed to turn around he eventually got to me put my car on his truck without looking at engine first, I asked him if he could take my car to my local garage which I had arranged earlier while waiting to be recovered but he said he was allowed to take it anywhere else but to my home address, after me asking again he agreed we dropped car off and I asked if he could then drop me off at my address he reluctantly said yes but he didn’t take me to my address he dropped me off at the top off the road and I had to walk the rest, I definitely feel let down by green flag been paying them for years for recovery plus and only used them twice. Green flag on my other review left you say click on link to respond to you but it doesn’t do anything!!
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Posted 3 years ago
Green Flag is rated 2.1 based on 310 reviews