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08/8/2018 at 1:35pm
Location: West - North Yorkshi
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Last night on the way back from a restaurant in Collonges la Rouge the engine management light came on, in our son's car. This morning at around 11.00 he phoned his breakdown service - the AA. We were given an arrival time, and a good few minutes earlier than expected a British Yellow AA van arrived!
The AA now have a team of twelve British mechanics - two in Nantes, two in Bordeaux, two in Beziers, two in Nice, and four in Lyon. Our van came out from Bordeaux, via another job somewhere else.
He diagnosed the problem - with the spark plugs or the coils, and initially replaced the spark plugs, took the car out for a test drive, and then reported it running OK. He suggested our son took the car out, being more familiar with how it normally runs, and he was quite happy that the problem had been solved.
The mechanic also brought a set of coils out with him, just in case, but thought that they weren't needed. However, if there are any subsequent problems during the course of their holiday he will come back and fit them!
Fantastic service - everything sorted within a couple of hours, English spoken, everything familiar. It will be very reassuring to those who have worries about breakdowns in France, during the summer, that if you call out the AA anywhere except on the peage, that it's likely a British Yellow Van will turn up.
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08/8/2018 at 4:28pm
Location: Swanage Dorset
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The Dutch ANWB and German ADAC have been operating this service for some years.Sending some of their Patrols to popular tourist areas where the Dutch and Germans holiday in high season.
Aswell as France the ANWB and ADAC also operate in parts of Italy and Spain.
Many of the Patrols are based on Campsites, staying in 'Statics' as their summer home.
The Dutch ANWB has quite a Youtube following where you can see them in action dealing with problems, many of which are on Campsites.
The ANWB and ADAC share the same Emergency Centre with the AA in Lyon
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08/8/2018 at 8:50pm
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Quote: The ANWB and ADAC share the same Emergency Centre with the AA in Lyon
It's a shame ADAC no longer accept new UK members and us current members will be cancelled on Brexit.
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11/8/2018 at 9:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by masekwm on 08/8/2018
It's a shame ADAC no longer accept new UK members and us current members will be cancelled on Brexit.
Have you had that confirmed by ADAC that existing UK Memberships will be cancelled on Brexit?
Or is that just a nasty rumour?
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13/8/2018 at 1:45pm
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There's an even nastier rumour going round that we're coming out of the EU!
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