Car insurance: family’s costs rise by 30% after AA auto-renewal

Driver is charged non-refundable sum of 747 when basic cover for a new customer would be 170

If you have ever had a subscription auto-renewed without realising, then spare a thought for Ben Wright*. His family's AA car breakdown cover was rolled over for an incredible 747. Had he gone on to the AA website as a new customer, he would have paid just 170 for the same policy.

While many firms offer discounted prices to entice customers only to charge dramatically more in subsequent years, it seems few can match the private equity-owned AA for the increases it hands out to longstanding customers.