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TomTom To The Rescue? New Roadside Repair Venture
Article by: Darren Griffin
Date: 13 Oct 2010
 TomTom have quietly launched yet another new business venture.
TomTom Assist is a roadside repair and recovery service open to all drivers but with an extra discount for TomTom customers.
It offers the usual list of benefits you would expect of a roadside repair and recovery service. There are three packages, Assist, Assist Plus and Assist Europe and prices ranging from £26 - £140, all run by Mondial Assistance.
A useful additional string to add to TomTom's bow or a further dilution of the core speciality?
For more information see www.tomtomassist.com.
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 Posted by irishbiker on Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:42 pm |
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Lets hope the recovery service do not use TomTom devices to find us..... The latest Postcode files STILL do not have my street/house number (Streets only 200 years old)
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| Posted by Darren on Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:13 pm |
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And if a post by another member this week is anything to go by, don't break down on an unclassified road in the middle of nowhere as the call centres can't handle Lat/Lon locations!
Darren Griffin
Editor, PocketGPSWorld.com
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| Posted by Pocketgps on Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:46 pm |
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I was offered a road side assist from TomTom 18 months ago on a promotion. The link does not work any more but was http://www.tomtompromotions.co.uk/assist
They use a company called Mondial Assistace (UK) Limited for that offer.
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| Posted by Darren on Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:50 pm |
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| Pocketgps Wrote: | | They use a company called Mondial Assistace (UK) Limited for that offer. |
Same as here, wonder why it's been kept so quiet? I haven't bothered to do any price comparisons, how does it stack up to AA,RAC, National Breakdown etc?
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| Posted by dorsetwurzel on Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:57 pm |
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I have just renewed my breakdown cover which includes everything; Home start, European cover, etc with Skoda for £145 for two years.
Edit: spelling
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| Posted by Pocketgps on Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:04 pm |
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| Darren Wrote: | | Pocketgps Wrote: | | They use a company called Mondial Assistace (UK) Limited for that offer. |
Same as here, wonder why it's been kept so quiet? I haven't bothered to do any price comparisons, how does it stack up to AA,RAC, National Breakdown etc? |
I did not take much notice Darren. My two cars still have the manufacturers cover and road side assistance.
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| Posted by MaFt on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:05 pm |
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i presume it will be like Green Flag et al, rather than having their own fleet of vehicles they will simply get local garages etc to handle the lot?
or is that photo an actual 'assist' van that comes to rescue you?
MaFt
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| Posted by Darren on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:08 pm |
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| MaFt Wrote: | | i presume it will be like Green Flag et al, rather than having their own fleet of vehicles they will simply get local garages etc to handle the lot? |
You're as bad as pocketgps!
May I draw your attention to this part of my post above
| Quote: | | run by Mondial Assistance. |
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| Posted by MaFt on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:25 pm |
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never heard of Mondial Assistance. Do they have their own fleet of vans or do they work like Green Flag et al and get the local garages to sort you out?
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MaFt
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| Posted by Darren on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:31 pm |
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| MaFt Wrote: | | never heard of Mondial Assistance. Do they have their own fleet of vans or do they work like Green Flag et al and get the local garages to sort you out? |
Pretty sure they use local agents too.
Darren Griffin
Editor, PocketGPSWorld.com
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| Posted by PaulB2005 on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:34 pm |
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It looks like they use "service providers" however they are part of Allianz who are huge in main land Europe, so i understand.
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