I've just got home and really want to praise the AA today!!
I drive from Derbyshire to Northampton every day due to an unfortunate secondment.
I was halfway home tonight just coming up to junction 21A in the fourth lane going about 60mph due to traffic when my car suddenly went sluggish, started to pull hard to the left and I could hear that rumbling sound of a flat tyre.
I was surprisingly calm and put my hazards on and took my foot of the accelerator. BUT no one would let me get across I managed to get to the 3rd lane and in the end, as my car had nearly stopped, just had to force my way over.
I then found myself underneath the footbridge at Leicester forest east services with NO hard shoulder and massive lorries trying to squeeze by me. My only option was to limp the car to the service exit and across on to the hard shoulder.
It seemed to take ages and I was really on the rim of the wheel all cars and lorries just didn't seem to care.
Anyway the AA came in 10 minutes and I was back on the road within another 10. Really good.
I've used them before when my brakes suddenly failed and the guy was really nice and towed me to my local garage and was really reassuring as I was obviously a bit shocked and upset at finding myself coming up to a junction with no brakes.
I drive from Derbyshire to Northampton every day due to an unfortunate secondment.
I was halfway home tonight just coming up to junction 21A in the fourth lane going about 60mph due to traffic when my car suddenly went sluggish, started to pull hard to the left and I could hear that rumbling sound of a flat tyre.
I was surprisingly calm and put my hazards on and took my foot of the accelerator. BUT no one would let me get across I managed to get to the 3rd lane and in the end, as my car had nearly stopped, just had to force my way over.
I then found myself underneath the footbridge at Leicester forest east services with NO hard shoulder and massive lorries trying to squeeze by me. My only option was to limp the car to the service exit and across on to the hard shoulder.
It seemed to take ages and I was really on the rim of the wheel all cars and lorries just didn't seem to care.
Anyway the AA came in 10 minutes and I was back on the road within another 10. Really good.
I've used them before when my brakes suddenly failed and the guy was really nice and towed me to my local garage and was really reassuring as I was obviously a bit shocked and upset at finding myself coming up to a junction with no brakes.