AA patrol men never know what to expect

ATTENDING around 10,000 jobs per day, AA Patrols see some of the most challenging situations that drivers are likely to come across, and experience some of the more light-hearted moments that motoring can bring. These are just some of the jobs their patrols attended last year. George Davison, Cumbria AA Patrol, revealed: “I attended a job where a young couple were heading towards the Lake District in a luxury car belonging to young lad’s father. The nervous driver said a rattle had appeared from the middle of the car, just after he’d left the last motorway services. Wanting to do my best to save their weekend, I got to work, checking all the basics like wheel tightness, engine oil and the exhaust system. I decided to road test the car to hear the noise for myself and found the cause of the rattle straight away. I asked the lad if he’d bought anything when he stopped at the services, he replied, ‘Yes, some crisps and sweets, oh and a pack of Tic Tacs…’.” Daniel Leak, Manchester AA Patrol, recalled: “I was assisting a member at Birch Services, Manchester, after the wheel had fallen off his van. A lady came running over to us, frantic with worry. Her baby had become sick and she had pulled onto the services to check the baby, but when she got out to go around to the rear door, her door had closed and locked, leaving the poorly baby inside the car.

“I went straight over to the car and, using my AA toolkit, I was able to gain entry to the car pretty quickly.”

Edmund King, AA president said: “Five-star AA Patrols are renowned for fixing members first, then their cars. Some of these stories exemplify what it means to our patrols to be part of our members’ motoring story.”