AA discount

[aiki]

If you are an AA member or use their card, bomb their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AAsmartfuel?sk=wall with messages of annoyance at the $40 minimum spend to get the petrol discount.
They are showing no regard for us at all. Their excuse is it is the petrol companies policy but as far as I'm concerned it is their card.
It's only a small amount of discount but the principal of discrimination is worth standing against.

[wickle]

Are u going to bomb "flybuys" site as they run same sort of program.

[Woodman]

I don't see the problem.

The retailers where you can gain smartfuel points have minimum spend thresholds before the points are activated so whats the difference.

[aiki]

Flybuys usually have a $20 limit which is pretty easy to spend unless you are on a scooter, if you are then get off the road you nuisance, as for using the cards for points, the stations i've been to don't allow or can't be bothered if you don't spend the $40.
Most of us can't spend that amount at one refill ergo the promotions excludes the motorcyclist and only benefits the car user.
Come on people it's not a difficult concept to get your head around or is it a case of one too many spills without a helmet on.
Like the ACC levy if you don't tell them you aren't happy as the consumer you will get shafted.:bs:

[ffirman]

What I ended up doing was to apply for a Shell (now Z) fuel card. It has no min monthly spend, costs $2 mn, they bill you at the beginning of the next month, and they knock off 5c/l no matter what. So if you buy at least 40l /mn that will cover the cost of the card, and then you get the extra savings. That is outside of the convience of not having to pay up front, and getting a month of basically free credit.

I got it in new years, and so it has been great....

Fran

[Lelitu]

aiki

one question.
let's say you spend enough to get 0.1$/L off
and a 20L tank, bone dry

that's 0.1*20 = $2 off the full tank
less than the cost of 1L of gas.

is it even worth the effort it takes to pull the card out with every purchase?
basically if you have enough money to spend to get a decent discount
you have enough money to spend that the discount isn't worth your effort to get it.

it only starts to make economic sense on a much larger tank, with much more frequent fills.

edit - fix my broken math

[aiki]

aiki

one question.
let's say you spend enough to get 0.01$/L off
and a 20L tank, bone dry

that's 0.01*20 = $2 off the full tank
less than the cost of 1L of gas.

is it even worth the effort it takes to pull the card out with every purchase?
basically if you have enough money to spend to get a decent discount
you have enough money to spend that the discount isn't worth your effort to get it.

it only starts to make economic sense on a much larger tank, with much more frequent fills.

I know it's not much but the principle stands. It's all about marketing and promoting these savings to the consumer to try and entice us to use their products. But what they are really saying is they don't give a stuff about some of their customers. I regularly spend more than $40 on a day on gas but it isn't in one fill.
Yes I think it is always worth the effort to tell them you aren't satisfied. How do you think their ads would look if they said "excludes motorcycles" on the end.

[Gremlin]

Left a message... been a member for over a year.

When I first joined my intent was to get the kick-backs to be credited to the account, and hopefully make the membership free in future years. Shortly after Repco changes with less specials, Vodafone drops off... I get less and less. Then they bring in smartfuel which is stupidly complex and I've had such a variety at Caltex once it was introduced. One couldn't understand how to process, then you have to spend at least $40, which the Hornet can't do, only the BMW can.

It's ridiculous and effectively it's back to basic AA Plus membership. Only other benefit is you can get discounts on Interislander etc.

[Lelitu]

I know it's not much but the principle stands. It's all about marketing and promoting these savings to the consumer to try and entice us to use their products. But what they are really saying is they don't give a stuff about some of their customers. I regularly spend more than $40 on a day on gas but it isn't in one fill.
Yes I think it is always worth the effort to tell them you aren't satisfied. How do you think their ads would look if they said "excludes motorcycles" on the end.

they're really not exculding anyone that would derive any benefit from it
if you consider what your time is worth, by the time you pull the card out enough to get the discount built up to a decent level, and use the card to claim said discount, you've spent more time than the discount is actually worth
so you're effectively spending *more* on the fuel.

'tis why I don't bother with any of the fuel discount schemes, they're quite literally not worth the amount of hassle it is to just hand over the card/reciept/voucher, because the bike uses so little fuel.
now if the discounts were around 0.80$/L they'd start to make sense for bikes, but then petrol stations would go under when offered to cars.

[MSTRS]

aiki

one question.
let's say you spend enough to get 0.01$/L off
and a 20L tank, bone dry

that's 0.01*20 = $2 off the full tank
less than the cost of 1L of gas.

is it even worth the effort it takes to pull the card out with every purchase?
basically if you have enough money to spend to get a decent discount
you have enough money to spend that the discount isn't worth your effort to get it.

it only starts to make economic sense on a much larger tank, with much more frequent fills.

Am I missing something here? Where did $2.00 discount come from?
$0.01 (1 cent) per litre x 20 litre = $0.20 (20 cents).

[Renegade]

its like the mobil deal, spend $4 in store and get .04 cents off a litre ;) now id have spend a lot on gas to get that $4 back, more than a few tanks in the SV

[Scuba_Steve]

Flybuys usually have a $20 limit which is pretty easy to spend unless you are on a scooter, if you are then get off the road you nuisance, as for using the cards for points, the stations i've been to don't allow or can't be bothered if you don't spend the $40

Flibuys is 20l for 1 point, thats around 43$ at the moment, on a bike you've pretty much never been able to get flybuys points and your complaining about AA fuelcard :facepalm: Not only that your only complaining about the instant discount (which is retailers decision), I believe you'll find the accumulated discount you can use on any amount of fuel upto 50l

if your that worried next time you fill the car ask to accumulate rather than spend then when you fill your bike you can use the accumulated points, not a sensible way to do it but neither is complaining to AA about BP & caltex setting a 40$ spend limit to get the instant fuel discount when it's the retailer that decides the price

[Owl]

After 3 years and 2 cards, there are only 2 items we can purchase with 95 points.:lol:

[Gremlin]

I've got Flybuys as well, so use a lot of Shell. Remember that all the litres are added together at the end of the month for extra points. Something like 1 point per 100L or something.

I get the odd points from all the mileage I do, and the BMW can take over $60 of gas :rolleyes:

[Paul in NZ]

I was an AA member for decades and then told them to shove it when they started flapping their gums around the increase in bike rego.

The NZAA strongly opposes the continuing cross-subsidy for motorcycles. The consultation document states that if the owners of motorcycles were charged a levy that was unsubsidised by the other vehicle classes, it would be approximately $1500. There is no basis in equity, logic or fairness to continue this policy and it artificially encourages the uptake of an unsafe class of vehicle, by not covering their true costs. That said, we do not seek full recovery, but would like a strong price signal to identify the increased risk of motorcycles.


http://www.aa.co.nz/assets/about/events/government-submissions/2008/2009-acc-motor-vehicle-levy-07-10-2008.pdf

Face it - the AA don't like motorcycles or motorcyclists and frankly every dealing I have had with them has been shonky. (the maps were good though) I bloody hate them....

[Bald Eagle]

Yep when I last renewed my licence at zan AA outlet the poor girl was shocked. she tried to sell me an AA membership and didnt seem to know how anti m/cycle they where lmfao

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[Lelitu]

Am I missing something here? Where did $2.00 discount come from?
$0.01 (1 cent) per litre x 20 litre = $0.20 (20 cents).

yeah, I fucked up my math, I meant $0.1 = 10cents.

[Zedder]

I was an AA member for decades and then told them to shove it when they started flapping their gums around the increase in bike rego.

The NZAA strongly opposes the continuing cross-subsidy for motorcycles. The consultation document states that if the owners of motorcycles were charged a levy that was unsubsidised by the other vehicle classes, it would be approximately $1500. There is no basis in equity, logic or fairness to continue this policy and it artificially encourages the uptake of an unsafe class of vehicle, by not covering their true costs. That said, we do not seek full recovery, but would like a strong price signal to identify the increased risk of motorcycles.


http://www.aa.co.nz/assets/about/events/government-submissions/2008/2009-acc-motor-vehicle-levy-07-10-2008.pdf

Face it - the AA don't like motorcycles or motorcyclists and frankly every dealing I have had with them has been shonky. (the maps were good though) I bloody hate them....

Being the Automobile Association they have to say things like that, as biased and short sighted as they are.

[DangerMice]

its like the mobil deal, spend $4 in store and get .04 cents off a litre ;) now id have spend a lot on gas to get that $4 back, more than a few tanks in the SV

Yep and the discount only applies to the first 100l of your fill, so you can only ever get your $4 back, never more. I guess you'd get whatever you bought for $4 for free, but who has a 100l tank?

[superman]

Flibuys is 20l for 1 point, thats around 43$ at the moment, on a bike you've pretty much never been able to get flybuys points and your complaining about AA fuelcard :facepalm: Not only that your only complaining about the instant discount (which is retailers decision), I believe you'll find the accumulated discount you can use on any amount of fuel upto 50l

if your that worried next time you fill the car ask to accumulate rather than spend then when you fill your bike you can use the accumulated points, not a sensible way to do it but neither is complaining to AA about BP & caltex setting a 40$ spend limit to get the instant fuel discount when it's the retailer that decides the price

Fly buys you get 1 point per 20 litres cumulative so it doesn't matter if you make a 1 litre or 100 litre purchase at shell, it all goes towards the flybuys. My points are up past 300 now from nothing but fuel (mainly 15 litre fill ups from bike).

[superman]

Yep and the discount only applies to the first 100l of your fill, so you can only ever get your $4 back, never more. I guess you'd get whatever you bought for $4 for free, but who has a 100l tank?

I've bought a couple 20L containers, so when I fill up my car and manage to nab one of my mothers $0.20/L saving I get a full $20 saved. :yes:

[Paul in NZ]

Being the Automobile Association they have to say things like that, as biased and short sighted as they are.

No they don't. Nearly all motorcyclists are also car owners / drivers and they forget that. Originally they were like a union for vehicle owners and represented their interests, now they are just a rapacious money sucking marketting monster and insurance company concerned only with paying the top people a fortune. The sooner they collapse the better - their time has long since come and gone..

[Coolz]

Who would think the AA would be biased towards automobiles?

[Maha]

After 3 years and 2 cards, there are only 2 items we can purchase with 95 points.:lol:

Thats like my Air Points...all $19 worth, I said to Anne ''Pack ya bag, where do you want to go''...:cool:

[slofox]

AA wasn't always like it is now. The start was quite subversive for the times...I quote from Wiki...(this is British AA BTW.)

The Automobile Association was founded in 1905 to help motorists avoid police speed traps[1] in response to the Motor Car Act 1903 which introduced new penalties for breaking the speed limit, for reckless driving with fines, endorsements and the possibility of jail for speeding and other driving offenses. The act also required drivers to hold a driving license (which was obtained on payment of 5 shillings and did not require a driving test) and to display a vehicle registration plate on their vehicle.

By 1906 the AA had erected thousands of roadside danger and warning signs and managed road signage until responsibility was passed to local authorities in the early 1930s.[1] By 1926 the organization had installed 6,500 direction signs and 15,000 village signs[2] nearly all of which were removed during World War II.[3]

In 1908 the organization published its first AA Members' Special Handbook containing a list of nationwide agents and mechanics with a free legal service the following year.[1]

AA patrols on bicycles warned motorists of police speed traps ahead. In 1910 in legal test case ('Betts -v- Stevens') involving an AA patrolman and a potentially speeding motorist, the Chief Justice, Lord Alverston, ruled that where a patrolman signals to a speeding driver to slow down and thereby avoid a speed-trap, then that person would have committed the offence of 'obstructing an officer in the course of his duty' under the Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act 1885.[4][5]

Subsequently the organisation developed a coded warning system, which was used until the 1960s, whereby a patrolman would always salute the driver of a passing car which showed a visible AA Badge unless there was a speed trap nearby, on the understanding that their officers could not be prosecuted for failing to salute.[6] The AA Handbook included the following message many times "It cannot be too strongly emphasized that when a patrol fails to salute, the member should stop and ask the reason why, as it is certain that the patrol has something of importance to communicate.[2

[Zedder]

No they don't. Nearly all motorcyclists are also car owners / drivers and they forget that. Originally they were like a union for vehicle owners and represented their interests, now they are just a rapacious money sucking marketting monster and insurance company concerned only with paying the top people a fortune. The sooner they collapse the better - their time has long since come and gone..

You didn't get the sarcasm Paul. Their bias to cars has alienated them from motorbikes (short sightedness).

[Gremlin]

Times change aye slofox... now they're more likely to nod and agree with whatever NZTA/Police say...

Now I'll just pay my membership for AA Plus, coz it'll be useful if something happens far away from home (which is high odds considering how many times I'm in the middle of nowhere at night), and if they want my opinion as a member I'll bring the motorcyclist view point :cool:

[jim.cox]

You didn't get the sarcasm Paul. Their bias to cars has alienated them from motorbikes (short sightedness).

That, and their willingness to sell their address lists to marketing companies...

[Zedder]

That, and their willingness to sell their address lists to marketing companies...

Yes, like a lot of companies these days they've lost their way morally.

[Scuba_Steve]

Times change aye slofox... now they're more likely to nod and agree with whatever NZTA/Police say...

Now I'll just pay my membership for AA Plus, coz it'll be useful if something happens far away from home (which is high odds considering how many times I'm in the middle of nowhere at night), and if they want my opinion as a member I'll bring the motorcyclist view point :cool:

yep I'm the same. Their problem is they fell into corporate structure which in turn saw them hiring (for positions of power) people unsuitable/unqualified for the type of organisation AA is supposed to be.
People are focused on the "anti-bike" from the AA, if you look at some of what they are putting forth you'll find they're "anti-car" too.

[Devil]

I dont know why people still give the AA business given how anti-motorcycle they are.

[Gremlin]

I dont know why people still give the AA business given how anti-motorcycle they are.
$140 odd bucks a year, 6 callouts (will rise as I'm with them longer) a year, anything happens to the bike (and with the BMW if something breaks it's basically time for a dealer) anywhere in country (as long as it's a normal road - or I pushed it there), they will come along and take me all the way home... cheap insurance thanks.

If I only did 5k a year I might not think it prudent... doing more like 40-50k a year at the moment, so worth it (although I haven't used them yet). It's also on me, not the bike, so both bikes are covered.

[Paul in NZ]

You didn't get the sarcasm Paul. Their bias to cars has alienated them from motorbikes (short sightedness).

Oh I got the sarcasm - I just really REALLY don't like them.

[p.dath]

If you are an AA member or use their card, bomb their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AAsmartfuel?sk=wall with messages of annoyance at the $40 minimum spend to get the petrol discount.
They are showing no regard for us at all. Their excuse is it is the petrol companies policy but as far as I'm concerned it is their card.
It's only a small amount of discount but the principal of discrimination is worth standing against.

Just so I understand; your complaining because of the way someone is giving you something for free?

[Robert Taylor]

If people didnt offer discounts and the conditions of same then there would be something less to complain about.

[aiki]

Just so I understand; your complaining because of the way someone is giving you something for free?

There is no free offer for frack sake because it is unclaimable on a motorcycle. Again let me explain that AA, which is a society of members, which I am a member, is offering incentives to get you to use their card so they in return get funds from the companies AA are promoting but said incentives are unavailable to a subset of their members. This is like saying you can't get gas here if you can't pump it yourself. Fine if you are able bodied but not so cool if you are in a wheelchair.

Also I have used flybuys repeatedly at gas stations on my bike fills. I think you will find it is a $20 minimum. Though they could just be swiping it for the hell of it. Who knows.

To those who think a few cents aren't worth it to save, I imagine you are the types that spend all they earn and haven't a pot to piss in.:spanking:

[Woodman]

Just so I understand; your complaining because of the way someone is giving you something for free?

Agreed, again I fail to see the problem. Its their card so its their rules. If the $40 thing is an issue then put the gas in your car and use the money you save to fill your bike. Same same still saving a bit.

Mouth, Horse, Gift.

[BMWST?]

Agreed, again I fail to see the problem. Its their card so its their rules. If the $40 thing is an issue then put the gas in your car and use the money you save to fill your bike. Same same still saving a bit.

Mouth, Horse, Gift.

the discount builds up fast,i bought some gas(ithink it was the bike) and it immediately put a discount of 6c a litre....does the discount expire at he end of the month??
I dont ussually go to bp or caltex,we have a local shell and countdown,shell countdown vouchers and fly buys on petrol purchase AND visa card transaction to pay for it.....points build up reasonably quickly.

[aiki]

Agreed, again I fail to see the problem. Its their card so its their rules. If the $40 thing is an issue then put the gas in your car and use the money you save to fill your bike. Same same still saving a bit.

Mouth, Horse, Gift.

A. It's not their card as AA is owned by the members and always seems to go about how it looks out for their interest.
"In early May 1903, Dr George Thomas Humphrey de Clive Lowe posted a letter to approximately 20 motoring enthusiasts, asking if they would be interested in starting an automobile club. A couple of weeks later, on 26 May 1903, Dr de Clive Lowe and six others met to discuss a proposal and by the end of the evening they had formed the Auckland Automobile Association (AAA).

On 4 September 1903, the inaugural meeting of the Canterbury Automobile Association (CAA) took place. Following closely behind in 1904 was Nelson, and in 1905 Otago and Wellington associations were formed. By 1930 there were at least 15 associations: Wanganui (1907), Hawkes Bay (1911), Wairarapa (1912), Marlborough (1913), South Canterbury (1913), South Taranaki (1914), North Auckland (1915), Oamaru (1923), New Plymouth (1924) and Manawatu (1928).

The inauguration of an association, or club, was celebrated with a 'run'. The first run was organised by the AAA in 1903 and five cars took part, driving from Symonds Street to Howick. 'Runs' soon became part of life in the motoring clubs and it was not long before they involved more adventurous routes and distances. The CAA was the first to introduce motor racing, organising 'the great automobile gymkhana' on Boxing Day 1905 at Addington.

The automobile associations pioneered the concept of the New Zealand driver's licence. In 1903 the AAA issued 'Certificates of Competency' to those who passed the exam. However, from 1925 local bodies began issuing the licences.

The associations adopted a lobbying role very early on - the two major issues of concern to them being road improvement and the tax burden on motorists. The AAA launched the first campaign 'Better Roads' in 1904 and over the following two decades the campaign consumed much of it resources. "

B. I don't use a car but I often fill my tank more than once in a days ride and spend well over $40

[BMWST?]

18.4 l will put you over 40 bucks on average in welly (91 octane} i can do nearly twice that :)

[Woodman]

A. It's not their card as AA is owned by the members and always seems to go about how it looks out for their interest.
"In early May 1903, Dr George Thomas Humphrey de Clive Lowe posted a letter to approximately 20 motoring enthusiasts, asking if they would be interested in starting an automobile club. A couple of weeks later, on 26 May 1903, Dr de Clive Lowe and six others met to discuss a proposal and by the end of the evening they had formed the Auckland Automobile Association (AAA).

On 4 September 1903, the inaugural meeting of the Canterbury Automobile Association (CAA) took place. Following closely behind in 1904 was Nelson, and in 1905 Otago and Wellington associations were formed. By 1930 there were at least 15 associations: Wanganui (1907), Hawkes Bay (1911), Wairarapa (1912), Marlborough (1913), South Canterbury (1913), South Taranaki (1914), North Auckland (1915), Oamaru (1923), New Plymouth (1924) and Manawatu (1928).

The inauguration of an association, or club, was celebrated with a 'run'. The first run was organised by the AAA in 1903 and five cars took part, driving from Symonds Street to Howick. 'Runs' soon became part of life in the motoring clubs and it was not long before they involved more adventurous routes and distances. The CAA was the first to introduce motor racing, organising 'the great automobile gymkhana' on Boxing Day 1905 at Addington.

The automobile associations pioneered the concept of the New Zealand driver's licence. In 1903 the AAA issued 'Certificates of Competency' to those who passed the exam. However, from 1925 local bodies began issuing the licences.

The associations adopted a lobbying role very early on - the two major issues of concern to them being road improvement and the tax burden on motorists. The AAA launched the first campaign 'Better Roads' in 1904 and over the following two decades the campaign consumed much of it resources. "

B. I don't use a car but I often fill my tank more than once in a days ride and spend well over $40

A. Was from over 100 years ago. Take that how you like.

B. Some of us like BMWST regularly put in more than $40. Mine costs just under $60 to fill from empty so it isn't excluding bikers at all.

[p.dath]

There is no free offer for frack sake because it is unclaimable on a motorcycle. Again let me explain that AA, which is a society of members, which I am a member, is offering incentives to get you to use their card so they in return get funds from the companies AA are promoting but said incentives are unavailable to a subset of their members. This is like saying you can't get gas here if you can't pump it yourself. Fine if you are able bodied but not so cool if you are in a wheelchair.

Also I have used flybuys repeatedly at gas stations on my bike fills. I think you will find it is a $20 minimum. Though they could just be swiping it for the hell of it. Who knows.

To those who think a few cents aren't worth it to save, I imagine you are the types that spend all they earn and haven't a pot to piss in.:spanking:

So your complaining then that some people can get something for free, and that you can't? So if the AA can get a deal where 99% of their members get something for free they should turn it down because 1% of the members can't get it?

Have I understood correctly?

[aiki]

A. Was from over 100 years ago. Take that how you like.

B. Some of us like BMWST regularly put in more than $40. Mine costs just under $60 to fill from empty so it isn't excluding bikers at all.

I'm impressed you have such a big tank and astounded by the stupidity. The exclusion is to the majority of the biking fraternity if that helps clarify.

[aiki]

So your complaining then that some people can get something for free, and that you can't? So if the AA can get a deal where 99% of their members get something for free they should turn it down because 1% of the members can't get it?

Have I understood correctly?

You tag line should read:
Bad public relations: The result of a failure to plan.
Not:
Accidents: The result of a failure to plan.

Understand now.

[Scuba_Steve]

You tag line should read:
Bad public relations: The result of a failure to plan.
Not:
Accidents: The result of a failure to plan.

Understand now.

I don't think you seem to get it. It is the retailers that decide the price point NOT AA
Caltex & BP don't have to offer any discount at the pump, but they do. They just ask you spend 40$ to get it.
Telastra clear asks you to spend 75$ to get 3c/l discount I don't see you complaining about that & how you can't get it with your bike. Or repco offer 2c/l when you spend 60$ or more, they don't do bike's or bike parts, yet I don't see you complaining about that either.
But somehow you think it's right to complain about AA because BP & caltex make you spend 40$ which you can't put into your bike.

If you don't like AA & want to bitch about them that's one thing, but to bag them for something they effectively don't control, that's retarded.

[steve_t]

I don't think you seem to get it. It is the retailers that decide the price point NOT AA
Caltex & BP don't have to offer any discount at the pump, but they do. They just ask you spend 40$ to get it.
Telastra clear asks you to spend 75$ to get 3c/l discount I don't see you complaining about that & how you can't get it with your bike. Or repco offer 2c/l when you spend 60$ or more, they don't do bike's or bike parts, yet I don't see you complaining about that either.
But somehow you think it's right to complain about AA because BP & caltex make you spend 40$ which you can't put into your bike.

If you don't like AA & want to bitch about them that's one thing, but to bag them for something they effectively don't control, that's retarded.

Who are you and what are you doing on Scuba Steve's account? :whistle:

[Woodman]

I'm impressed you have such a big tank and astounded by the stupidity. The exclusion is to the majority of the biking fraternity if that helps clarify.

Is that you John Campbell? Probarbly not but you seem to have latched onto basically a non issue and blown it out of all proportion.

[jafar]

What I ended up doing was to apply for a Shell (now Z) fuel card. It has no min monthly spend, costs $2 mn, they bill you at the beginning of the next month, and they knock off 5c/l no matter what. So if you buy at least 40l /mn that will cover the cost of the card, and then you get the extra savings. That is outside of the convience of not having to pay up front, and getting a month of basically free credit.

I got it in new years, and so it has been great....

Fran

Yep I did the same, got my one last year via the suzuki website. $.05 per litre off the pump price & pay next month.

Not rocket science is it:clap:

[aiki]

I don't think you seem to get it. It is the retailers that decide the price point NOT AA
Caltex & BP don't have to offer any discount at the pump, but they do. They just ask you spend 40$ to get it.
Telastra clear asks you to spend 75$ to get 3c/l discount I don't see you complaining about that & how you can't get it with your bike. Or repco offer 2c/l when you spend 60$ or more, they don't do bike's or bike parts, yet I don't see you complaining about that either.
But somehow you think it's right to complain about AA because BP & caltex make you spend 40$ which you can't put into your bike.

If you don't like AA & want to bitch about them that's one thing, but to bag them for something they effectively don't control, that's retarded.

They do control it as it is their card that gathers revenue for their company, it would be a simple thing for AA to say to the gas retailers to allow for the users of smaller tanks so as not to discriminate against them. We live in a computerized society that functions on 0's & 1's, this discussion is proof of that. Change a few 1's or 0's and everyone is catered for. It is just an example of poor planning without thinking through the consequences, much the same as some comments on this discussion board.:2thumbsup

[Scuba_Steve]

Who are you and what are you doing on Scuba Steve's account? :whistle:

:scratch: What? I actually get the spelling right for once or something :confused:

[Shadows]

The AA are a bunch of cunts which is why I canned my membership.

[Robert Taylor]

If you dig only moderatley you could come to the conclusion that to varying degrees all businesses ''discriminate''. Or should I say target differing customer groups.
Just get over it, the world isnt going to change just to pander to every minority group, and the brutal truth is thats what we are.

[p.dath]

You tag line should read:
Bad public relations: The result of a failure to plan.
Not:
Accidents: The result of a failure to plan.

Understand now.

Lots of AA members need $40 of Petrol or more when then go to a service station. Some can't buy that much. Believe it or not, some AA members use diesel as well. Some even use LPG, and a small number like, like Bogan, now also use electricity. Some just want to fill up the lawn mower or chainsaw. Some just want a pie at 2am.

If the AA could get a diesel discount for all it's members I'd say got for it! If they could get half price pies for those people who wanted them at 2am in the morning I say go for it!
There is no reason to deny all the members who use diesel a special discount because petrol users can't get it, or late night people cheap pies because most people weren't hungry at 2am.


There is no bad public PR involved here. The AA is just simply getting whatever deals it can for its members, and those members are free to pick and choose what deals they want to use.


Listen, if you're really that upset why don't you go and buy a 44 gallon drum and get it filled up at the service station so you can still claim your fuel discount. You can then fill up your bike at home whenever you want, without the inconvenience of having to even go to the service station. Hell, just imagine how much extra you'd save on all those extra journeys!

[steve_t]

Listen, if you're really that upset why don't you go and buy a 44 gallon drum and get it filled up at the service station so you can still claim your fuel discount. You can then fill up your bike at home whenever you want, without the inconvenience of having to even go to the service station. Hell, just imagine how much extra you'd save on all those extra journeys!

The AA discount is limited to the first 50 litres each time ;)

[steve_t]

:scratch: What? I actually get the spelling right for once or something :confused:

Nah, cos your post made sense and I agreed with it :gob:

[Scuba_Steve]

Nah, cos your post made sense and I agreed with it :gob:

ah that just means your starting to see reason & accept the fact I am a fucking genius :Pokey: :lol: :innocent:

[The Lone Rider]

AA Smarfuel Card = Cheap Bookmark


Their recovery of bikes and their riders when you have a break down, is utter shit as well.

[slowpoke]

.... but who has a 100l tank?

Me....and it takes Ultimate 98 :crybaby: