I had a discussion with our insurance agent about this less than 2 weeks ago.
As far as Erie Insurance is concerned,
- roadside assistance does not count as a claim. Just a note, if you will. I have made one such call and Erie cut me a check for that amount. It did not raise my rates (Erie doesn't raise the rate because of one or two roadside assistance calls).
- the roadside assistance covers only 10 miles of towing, above that, you end up paying per mile. If you generally travel in smaller towns then you may want to get AAA. She herself has AAA.
- For me, it is $4/vehicle, peanuts compared to $1200/year I pay otherwise. So I leave it in place.
Originally Posted by jcartwright99
Originally Posted by Elkins45
......I like being able to use their trip planning services and access to their maps and travel books.
Wait...what? You mean they still offer that and people still use it. Interesting. I just assumed with GPS and internet resources, people didn't use that anymore.
My uncle who worked with IBM (now 84) used to use these resources from AAA until 2 years ago. Now he is homebound due to health issues but pretty sure he would still be using them.