Yep, they provide cover for the driver and not the car so if you are in a friends car and it breaks down they will come out. I got in trouble with them before for this - car started steaming, managed to get it to my sisters house, called AA, had to leave to go to work while my sister waited for them to arrive. They were not impressed when I wasn't there (but my sister with keys and problem description was) when they arrived. Fair dues, they patched it up anyway.
I had a look at the link and it seems to cover what they don't cover (like the cost of oil, petrol, etc . . .), but I didn't see a concise description of what they do cover.
I certainly do appreciate them when they do come out, and I'm not trying to knock them at all. I am just wondering what they can actually fix these days, or in other words what people on the board have had fixed by the AA/RAC.
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