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    Renewing licence at AA, pushy staff!

    i went into AA today to renew my licence today, and by the time i left
    i was thoroughly annoyed...not at the service regarding my licence,
    but the realy pushy hard sell of AA products. such as..do you have
    roadside assistance sir?..no thanks. and what do you do when you breakdown?..i fix it myself or phone family or friend for help. you fix it yourself?? [condescending look] ..yes i do. and you must be luckier than me
    if your friends and family dont mind coming out [condescending tone]
    i prefer to be independant myself,which is the beauty of roadside assistance
    then i dont have to bother anyone else,so would you like to signup sir?
    etc etc!! and then it was on to insurance policys. did i want one? no.
    what would you do if you demolished a $30,000 car sir?
    now you get my drift,by the time i left with my temporary licence
    i was totaly annoyed and wondering if there is anywhere else
    that provides licencing services? ..somewhere without an agenda!
    Last edited by Virago; 30th May 2008 at 19:43. Reason: AA, not AMI
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    I think you mean the AA, not AMI, they are just insurers !

    After years of being in the AA, I left when they became a (virtual) part of the LTSA.

    There was a time when the AA defended motorists from the government. But they signed up pretty quick when the LTSA offered them money !

    Interestingly, Jenny Shipley attempted to bring in a national ID card called the KIWI card. Politically it crashed and burned.

    But only 2 years later, we got photo-ID drivers licences. And guess what. Until the last stage of their introduction, there was a drivers licence class for - yep you got it - No licence.

    So, the G'mint, having lost the battle for a national photo ID card, put it in through the back door as a drivers licence.

    A neat trick of turning a qualification - a measure of competency AKA drivers licence, into the ID card that kiwis had rejected.

    Hence my refusal to use my drivers licence for ID - If the G'mint want us to have an ID card they should form it as a policy, debate it, put it before select committee and face the voter over it.
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    oops,your dead right it was the AA thanks
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    lol do what I do, tell them my primary form of transport is a motorcycle hence the class 6, the car is the other half's and has insurance on it that provides roadside assistance far cheaper than the AA membership so thanks but no thanks, tends to take the wind out of their sails, (or should that be sales?).
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    Quote Originally Posted by davereid View Post
    Interestingly, Jenny Shipley attempted to bring in a national ID card called the KIWI card. Politically it crashed and burned.

    But only 2 years later, we got photo-ID drivers licences. And guess what. Until the last stage of their introduction, there was a drivers licence class for - yep you got it - No licence.

    So, the G'mint, having lost the battle for a national photo ID card, put it in through the back door as a drivers licence.

    A neat trick of turning a qualification - a measure of competency AKA drivers licence, into the ID card that kiwis had rejected.

    Hence my refusal to use my drivers licence for ID - If the G'mint want us to have an ID card they should form it as a policy, debate it, put it before select committee and face the voter over it.
    Yeap and we used to have lifetime licences (well until we hit what 65), and similar firearms licences etc.

    That aside we unfortunately now have many places where a form of photo ID is required, to enter where I work it is a legal requirement to carry photo ID and be able to produce it on request so the drivers licence is a favourite, how ever we will accept other forms, and one of the best is an 18 plus card, if you don't want to use your licence it might be a good idea to obtain one of these.
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    Welcome to New Zealand. It's bloody hard for any company to turn a profit here. Only way is to resort to pressure selling unfortunately.

    Get used to it as it will be spreading.
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    I don't like the AA either and always go elsewhere when I can. My bike insurance gives free AA cover anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fridayflash View Post
    i went into AA today to renew my licence today, and by the time i left
    i was thoroughly annoyed...not at the service regarding my licence,
    but the realy pushy hard sell of AA products. such as..do you have
    roadside assistance sir?..no thanks. and what do you do when you breakdown?..i fix it myself or phone family or friend for help. you fix it yourself?? [condescending look] ..yes i do. and you must be luckier than me
    if your friends and family dont mind coming out [condescending tone]
    i prefer to be independant myself,which is the beauty of roadside assistance
    then i dont have to bother anyone else,so would you like to signup sir?
    etc etc!! and then it was on to insurance policys. did i want one? no.
    what would you do if you demolished a $30,000 car sir?
    now you get my drift,by the time i left with my temporary licence
    i was totaly annoyed and wondering if there is anywhere else
    that provides licencing services? ..somewhere without an agenda!
    I thought u had your licence your not riding any more of my bikes till your fully licenced
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    Quote Originally Posted by fridayflash View Post
    i went into AA today to renew my licence today, and by the time i left
    i was thoroughly annoyed...not at the service regarding my licence,
    but the realy pushy hard sell of AA products.
    I find those institutions that like the hard sell method, are quite fun.

    A simple response of "would you like to go and get your manager, so that I can tell him personally to shove the hard-sell crap up his arse, or can I tell you directly?" seems to get some attention.

    ASB were one of the first to introduce this shit.
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    Just tell the smeghead behind the counter! yr doing AmWay & looking for a few key people & if there interested
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    Yeah when I went in to book my restricted licence, the lady was trying to sell me AA breakdown coverage stuff. I told her I used to have it, but found it wasn't really worth it as I usually just fix it myself on the side of the road. She asked if I carry a toolbox around in the back of my car, I said I do actually.... That was the end of that one.

    She then tried to sell me some "Great Finance Deals" on ticking up a car or somthing. I asked her that wouldn't you be better off just to save up and pay cash? She seemed to think that noone would do that, and I couldn't be bothered arguing. Such is life!
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    I do my license and rego stuff at VTNZ, they don't piss around with trying to sell you stuff. But you have to tolerate their ORANGE decor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steam View Post
    I do my license and rego stuff at VTNZ, they don't piss around with trying to sell you stuff. But you have to tolerate their ORANGE decor.
    lol went there to sort out my bike rego and they were awsome.

    wen i sat my learners at AA i had the lecture about being new to a bike and would no doubt need assistance any day soon! that comment pissed me off i know ill be a new rider but i really dont need to be put down jeez...so i said yes waited till she had wrote it up with a big smile on her face i must add. at which time i had a sudden change of heart. i left feeling better about myself since i had passed my test and had redeemed a bit of respect lol
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    Had the same experiance a couple of weeks back when i had to go sit my learners from there. I like your Idea Faredce, will deffinitly try it next time in there, Iv gota go back 3 times in the next 18 months, 1 for my restricted, 1 for my full, then a few months after that to get my car licence renewed, and dont even start me on why i cant have my car licence renewed at the same time i get my bike full so i wont have to pay for another card 3 months down the road

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    aa licence test

    i went to sit my test
    there was some boozehag there with her rug maggots and one of them was in the booth with me and kicking my chair
    went back to the counter and told the woman to jamb it up her ass and i would come back when there were no maggots there to annoy me

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