I am a gold member of the AA and I have been with them for 23 years and they have never let me down until now. As extra cover for myself and my son I took ot the AA Repair Plan 3 years ago. I am retired and on a limited income so I thought it would be sensible to have this extra cover. My son's car broke down last week The pipe which takes the coolant to the engine broke and his engine was damaged to the tune of about £800. the AA who initially said they would pay me up to £500 are now refusing to pay as I did not have the car serviced exactly twelve months after the previous service in 2012. My stupid fault I know as I should have read the small print of the policy much more carefully. I have appealed to the AA and Vauxhall have supported me, as this fault could not have been predicted and could have happened at any time even an hour after servicing. I know I have made a mistake but I feel the decision by the AA is very harsh in not offering me anything at all after all the years I have been with them. How stupid of me to think that loyalty counted for something. I am a single parent so this bill is down to me and I don't have the money to pay for it. Thanks AA and a happy Christmas to you too.

Thanks but I need to get it sorted so no other person hurts themselves. :O)

Dear green_and_mean Most signs of this type you are able to walk under. I am sure you may now begin to observe signage just to prove me wrong. I did see the sign but did not assess it's height prior to cracking my head open on it as I had no idea I was going to have an accident. I did not set out to injure myself that day. I did not walk into it. I dropped my glasses and as I straightened up I cut my head open on it. It is positioned too low. My concern is that had it been positioned at a higher level ,which other signs I have now noticed are, my head would not have made any contact with it as I straightened up.

Thanks Jambersom - i raised it with the council the same day I had the accident and was promised by the person I spoke to that he would send his men out to move the signs up. He felt sure that the snow and bad winter had caused them to slip down. He also promised to send forms to me so that I could give him all the details. That was in April of this year. I have received no paper work from this person and the signs remain at the same height. It was only when I contacted the Council last week to inquire as to why I had heard nothing that I received the reply that they "concluded that the signs are of a standard height & size and not regarded as dangerous"

Thank you for your comment but we are not looking at street lights which could be identified by pedestrians and those who were visually impaired by the use of their stick. I am sure that signage should be placed above 6ft - every other sign that I have observed is this height or higher and is still clearly visible. This is not about making money. It is about ensuring safety.

I realise the need for signage but if you look at other signs in supermarket car parks and on roads they are not at head height - please just look. This is a serious issue. I am not a careless person but I am disabled and this incident hurt me physically and emotionally. I was in A&E for a long time being treated.

I also thought about blind people . These signs have been positioned too low.

I want safer signs.

Thanks Ashmk but did take photo's and asked my solicitor to take this up but she told me that she couldn't find any legal height for signs - she said it was not worth pursuing - don't think it was worth her while financially to be honest.

Please does anyone know if there is a legal height for parking signs? I recently cut my head open on a parking sign in a local authority car park. I dropped something and as i straightened up I hit my head very hard on this metal parking sign which I am sure should not be at head height but much higher. I now look at all signs and they all seem much higher. High enough to easily walk under. I wrote to my local council but their reply was " the signs are of a standard height and size and not regarded as dangerous for anyone taking due care and attention" I am sure these signs are dangerous and should be raised higher but I cannot find any laws or guidance on statutory heights for signs. Can anyone help please ? Thank you.