29 hour wait between initial call and car being recovered
Mechanic couldn’t fix our car and said he would call a recovery truck but failed to do so. After another 3 hours we called to check progress and were told no truck had been called and we should have done it. We were told several times that the recovery truck was 40 minutes away but nothing arrived. Eventually we left the keys in a nearby cafe and managed to get a lift home. The car was eventually recovered 29 hours after our initial call. I don’t think I’m being unreasonable in thinking a 29 hour wait is completely unacceptable.
To give a bit of context, I left the RAC last December because they took 7 hours to recover my car, one hour of that with their recovery truck sat in front of me and the driver eating his lunch. They offered me half price membership to stay with them but even that didn’t seem worth it for a poor service and Britannia had lots of good reviews. Looking back on the RAC’s 7 hours makes it look like the good old days.