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Parts and Garage Cover - how to claim

It's OK, you've got Parts and Garage Cover

One of our expert patrols is on the way

AA patrol van

Here's what will happen next

The patrol can fix your vehicle

If any parts are replaced at the roadside, you can claim for them if they're covered, up to the £535 claim limit – you'll just need to pay the £35 excess. The patrol will tell you how to do this.

The patrol can do a temporary repair but your car needs to go to a garage

The patrol will inform you about local AA approved garages that can do a complete repair. This should be done urgently to make sure the vehicle stays roadworthy and safe, and to prevent further damage to the vehicle. The repair must be carried out within 400 miles from the mileage at the breakdown.


Start your claim

 

Only use this booking link if you have Parts and Garage Cover and recently had a breakdown.


You start your Parts and Garage Cover claim by booking an AA approved garage. Here's how it works.

  • The garage will do a diagnostic check to find out what needs to be repaired. The cost for this service is £35.

  • If your Parts and Garage Cover claim for the repair is approved, the £35 diagnostic charge will be used as your excess for the claim.

  • Our team will then manage your claim and settle the costs directly with the garage.

  • If the fault is covered and the claim is under £535, you only have to pay the excess.

If there are no local AA approved garages, you can use your own repairer. They must first diagnose the fault, which may be chargeable – we'll only pay for this if the claim is approved.

Once they've diagnosed the fault the garage will need to ring our claims team on 0344 579 0042 to get authorisation for the repair.

If approved we'll give them a claim authorisation number – keep a note of it for reference.



Why use the AA approved garage network?
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  • Direct billing – the garages all have accounts with us, so if the authorised claim is below £535, you only have to pay the £35 excess
  • Trade parts pricing – via the Halfords or Prestige trade accounts with Euro Car Parts
  • Better hourly rates – lower than the national average
  • Parts guarantee – a no quibble 12-month or 12,000-mile warranty
  • National warranty – if a part fails in a different part of the country, it's still under warranty with a garage from our network
  • Service level agreement – repairs are completed to industry standards
Good to know
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Terms and conditions apply.

AA Parts and Garage Cover (AA Breakdown Repair Cover) is arranged by Automobile Association Insurance Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). You can check their register online.

Registered office: The AA, Level 3, Plant, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, RG21 4HG. Registered in England and Wales number 2414212.

The insurer of your AA Parts and Garage Cover (AA Breakdown Repair Cover) is Acromas Insurance Company Limited, 57-63 Line Wall Road, Gibraltar. Registered number 88716 (Gibraltar). UK branch address: Enbrook Park, Sandgate, Folkstone CT20 3SE. Acromas Insurance Company Limited is authorised by the Financial Services Commission, Gibraltar and is a member of the Association of British Insurers.


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