When I first became a driver, I didn’t have any Breakdown
Cover. There was a very good reason for this. My dad was a mechanic. I
don’t think he had it himself very often, he didn’t need to. Likewise, if there
was a problem with my car, I knew that Dad would fix it and being the dutiful
dad that he was, he’d come and rescue me.
Not that they would break down very often. Why? He
maintained it of course! Nor did he let me buy any old dodgy banger – he was on
hand for all my car buying and made sure there were no major issues before I
bought. Not that it was difficult to spot the lemons – we turned up to see one
car, the owner reversed it onto the steep drive and when he put the handbrake
on, the wheels stopped but the car kept
going backwards! We were leaving again within a couple of minutes.
Thinking back, I did take a bit of a risk because just 6
months after passing my test, I went off to University 100 miles away, taking
my car with me up the M1. Thankfully, I didn’t get stranded on the motorway and
when I went home, Dad would service the car.
Once I entered the big world of work, I still didn’t need
it. This time, it was because I was lucky enough to have company cars for many
years, where such cover was provided by my employers. In fact, one of them did
break down on me on the same M1 I had travelled up and down to University.
Now, without the luxury of my Dad to look after my car or
that of having a company car that someone else pays to maintain, and the added
complication of driving with children in the back, breakdown cover is a
necessity.
Thankfully, I have never had to use it for anything serious
– I’ve always been able to get going again – but the worry and the sense of
abandonment you feel when your car lets you down makes breakdown cover worth
the money. It was the first thing I
ensured was up to date before I took the children away on our roadtrip in
August. Even if I don’t use it, it’s worth it for the peace of mind, knowing
someone is there to help if things go wrong.
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