My trusty little VW Fox went in for its annual MOT on Tuesday. I gave her a little lecture about staying calm and behaving, and explained it would be just like me having my dental checkup. Nothing to worry about 😊 (yes, I know I'm becoming eccentric 😜). A few hours later I had a phone call to say that she had failed......... .but only on the windscreen wipers! It would cost under £20 to put her right and they could do it there and then as they had some wipers in stock. Phew 😓 The total cost was £68.37 and I'm officially roadworthy for another year. Such a relief.....
Oh, and they did a free health check on my battery for peace of mind. It's 90% so no worries there.
The staff at the garage are so lovely and never let me tip them in cash so I took a box of biscuits for them to enjoy with their mugs of tea. Sean was happy to accept those 😂 and I was happy to say a big thank you in that way.
As my Fox is now 14 years old I've splashed the cash from savings to pay for local recovery insurance for 12 months. £33.49 gives me a years worth of not worrying about breaking down anywhere. I don't travel far but would be able to summon help if I did break down. Well worth the cost, I think.
Do you have breakdown insurance?
Have you needed to use it recently?
Thanks so much for popping in and stay safe wherever you happen to be,
Angie ❤️
Congratulations on your old girl getting through her MOT, it's always a relief isn't it. I just needed a rear wiper this year, but luckily it had shredded before I went in for the MOT so I replaced it myself first and my boy passed, yes my Fiat 500 is a boy. :-)
ReplyDeleteI do have breakdown insurance, AA Gold membership. Alan never used to when we first met then his car died on the motorway, it cost him £350 just to be taken to a garage!! So I added him to mine after that, I've not had to call them out for about 4 years, but I still consider it money well spent.
£350 wow! It was definitely money well spent then. I know I don't travel far but I have a dread of being stuck down a little lane in the pouring rain or, worse still, in the snow. My old girl is serving me well :)
DeleteYay! to your Fiat being a boy ...lol...