Car towing help

BohsCeltic · 03-07-2015 9:24am #1

Anyone ever dealt with 25 plus.ie ?
Car won't start so need to get the car towed to house where mechanic will look at it but they are saying we'll have to pay as they will only tow to a garage free of charge.
The house is closer than the garage and it's only a steering lock issue so mechanic can work on it there.
Any advice on how to avoid this charge ?

Atlantic Dawn · 03-07-2015 9:26am

Perhaps get the mechanic to the car?

endacl · 03-07-2015 9:26am

Give your address as the address of your garage. Or chat to the driver when he arrives. He doesn't work directly for the insurance company and probably won't give a polite shyte where you want to be dropped. Shorter trip the better, I'd imagine.

BohsCeltic · 03-07-2015 9:37am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Perhaps get the mechanic to the car?

Not possible at the moment

endacl wrote: »

Give your address as the address of your garage. Or chat to the driver when he arrives. He doesn't work directly for the insurance company and probably won't give a polite shyte where you want to be dropped. Shorter trip the better, I'd imagine.

We did but they said it has to be a garage, my mechanic works from his garage attached to his house, they seem like they don't want to know and will phone back with a price

Atlantic Dawn · 03-07-2015 9:39am

Would the mechanic have a contact of someone who could tow it cheaply for you over to him?

BohsCeltic · 03-07-2015 9:41am

Sorted, they are sending out a mechanic

Atlantic Dawn · 03-07-2015 9:42am

BohsCeltic wrote: »

Sorted, they are sending out a mechanic

Let us know how you get on, will be interesting if they get it sorted for no charge.

BohsCeltic · 04-07-2015 10:51am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Let us know how you get on, will be interesting if they get it sorted for no charge.

Got it towed to house as he couldn't fix it. New ignition barrel needed

cplwhisper · 04-07-2015 11:54am

BohsCeltic wrote: »

Got it towed to house as he couldn't fix it. New ignition barrel needed

Hope it's not a Renault as if u need one , then u'll need buy 2( my Clio ate them)

All the best

BohsCeltic · 04-07-2015 4:59pm

cplwhisper wrote: »

Hope it's not a Renault as if u need one , then u'll need buy 2( my Clio ate them)

All the best

It is

cplwhisper · 04-07-2015 7:49pm

BohsCeltic wrote: »

It is

My clio '03 model failed to start and Renault garage had it visiting 7 times at least, 2 new ign packs, new relays and every time their computer would give back 100% faults cleared but yet few days later same fault.... Pushed the dealer to explain this issue and their head mechanic says that maybe the ecu gone and it tricks their diagnostic to say car 100%....

Left garage and a small 'Local garage' fixed same.. Sure that's the crankshaft sensor fault !!! Got rid of car at next best chance but have a spare sensor as 2 ordered in error. Midlands based

BohsCeltic · 05-07-2015 9:13am

It's working now

All that WD40 i put in done it's job

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