AA discount

[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.

[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.

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.