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- Acura
Plus Roadside Assistance Service protects the
"Driver" of the vehicle (regardless of
ownership), 24 hours a day 365 days a year,
whenever the driver needs help, by calling
1-800-565-PLUS (7587).
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| PROGRAM BENEFITS |
- 24 hour
toll-free Acura Plus Roadside Assistance number
- Dispatch
emergency roadside services
- Emergency
lockout service
- Winching
- Mechanical
breakdown towing
- Emergency
transportation
- Trip
interruption benefits
- Traffic
accident services
- Emergency
message relay service
- Tire road
hazard
- Car rental
- Trip planning
service
- Dealer locator
service
- Fully bilingual
counsellors on duty 24 hours a day,365 days a
year
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| HOW IT WORKS |
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- As a valued
owner of a new Acura vehicle, you are entitled to
the Roadside Assistance Program, in addition to
your "Manufacturers Vehicle Warranty".
- In the event of
a breakdown or an emergency anywhere in Canada or
the USA, simply call 1-800-565-PLUS (7587) and
help will be on the way.
- Acura Plus
provides a network of more than 20,000 approved
towing and roadside service facilities. Every one
is pre-screened and qualified to provide
round-the-clock towing and roadside technical
assistance.
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| TERMS COVERED |
- For a period of
three (3) years, commencing from the date of
first registration, Acura Plus Roadside
Assistance will automatically provide you with
Roadside coverage to minimize inconvenience
resulting from unforeseen mechanical breakdowns,
lockouts and accidents.
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| WHAT IT COVERS |
- The following
services are provided under the Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance Program.
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- 1.
Dispatch Emergency Roadside Service
- Emergency
Roadside Assistance will be dispatched if your
battery requires boosting, if you need help
changing a flat tire or, if you need gas
delivered to a stranded vehicle. If you incur
expenses in seeking help yourself, Acura Plus
will reimburse you up to a maximum of $100.00.
Simply call Acura Plus for authorization.
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- 2.
Emergency Lockout Service
- If you lose,
break or lock your keys in the car and are unable
to gain access to your vehicle, Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance will dispatch an authorized
locksmith or transport the vehicle to the nearest
Acura/ Honda dealership. In the event that new
keys are required, you will be responsible for
the cost of the keys.
- If you incur
expenses in seeking help yourself, Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance will reimburse you up to a
maximum of $100.00. Simply call Acura Plus for
authorization.
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- 3.
Winching
- Acura Plus will
arrange for service and pay up to $100.00 per
call when your Acura requires winching (for
example stuck in snow, mud or ditch) and, once
removed, can proceed under its own power.
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- 4.
Mechanical Breakdown Towing (Limit - 100
km from Breakdown)
- Acura Roadside
Assistance Services will arrange to have your
vehicle towed from the site of the breakdown to
the nearest Acura dealer or alternative service
establishment as authorized by Acura.
- If distance and
the nature of the repair make towing to an Acura
dealership impractical, simply call us for
authorization to seek alternate service and we
will reimburse you up to $100.00 for towing.
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- 5.
Emergency Transportation
- In the event of
a mechanical breakdown less than 100 km from
home, Acura Plus will reimburse you for expenses
of up to $100.00 for the cost of emergency
commercial transportation to your destination
and/or back to the dealership.
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- 6. Trip
Interruption Benefits
- In the event of
a warranty related breakdown more than 100 km
from your home, you are also entitled to Trip
Interruption Benefits.
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- These benefits
include:
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- Emergency
accommodation and meals,
- Car rental or
commercial transportation to your destination,
- Return to the
repair site, if necessary,
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- A limit of
$500.00 per incident applies to warranty related
breakdown.
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- 7.
Traffic Accident Services
- Where a
breakdown results from an accident, the following
benefits apply:
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- For distances
of less than 100 km, reimbursement for towing
charges of up to $100.00 per incident.
- For distances
over 100 km, reimbursement for:
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- Towing charges
to nearest Acura Dealer or other authorized
service establishments,
- Car rental or
commercial transportation for all passengers from
the accident to your home or destination,
- Hotel
accommodation and meals, should you stay at the
repair site while your Acura is being repaired,
- Return of
passengers back home or to their destination in
the event of hospitalization resulting from an
accident,
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- Maximum of
$500.00 reimbursement per incident on breakdowns
resulting from accidents.
- Note: Traffic
accident benefits are provided when not covered
by regular insurance.
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- 8.
Emergency Message Relay Service
- In the event of
an emergency, Acura Plus will make every effort
to get a message to family, friends or business
associates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
anywhere in Canada or the United States.
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- 9. Tire
Road Hazard
- While driving
on the road, if any of the tires (other than a
temporary spare) of your vehicle become damaged
and rendered unsafe due to hazards such as nails,
pot holes, debris or sharp objects, you are
required to have your tire repaired, or, if
necessary, replaced at the Acura Dealer.
Specifically excluded are tires dam aged due to
accident, fire, improper inflation, lack of
rotation, overloading, off-road use, misuse and
damage from curb impact.
- The
manufacturer's price for the original equipment
tire supplied with your vehicle will be used as
the base value. This value will then be prorated
depending on the remaining tread depth at the
time of loss and will include installation and
balancing charges.
- Maximum
allowable coverage of four (4) individual tire
losses or claims.
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- 10.Car
Rental (less than 100 km)
- In the event of
a warranteed breakdown that results in the
vehicle being held overnight for more than five
(5) hours of repair time,or due to temporary
non-availability of parts from Acura, you will be
reimbursed for car rental expenses, of up to
$35.00 per day to a maximum of five (5) days. The
servicing dealership must secure preapproval from
and submit all claims to Acura Plus.
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- 11. The
Acura Trip Planning Service
- Call us before
you go on a trip and we'll send you this helpful
touring information package:
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- A custom
computerized trip routing map depicting the
fastest, or the most scenic routes, with
distances and projected driving time,
- Road, city and
vacation area maps,
- Places of
interest along the route to be travelled, and
more,
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- Acura Plus
provides you with everything you need to plan a
great trip. Including the peace of mind that
comes from knowing we're just a phone call away -
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To order your
free travel routing, call us at least 14 days
before you leave at 1-800-565-PLUS (7587).
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- 12.
Dealer Locator Service
- When necessary,
Acura Plus will provide you with the exact
location and phone number of the nearest
authorized Acura dealership anywhere in Canada or
the United States that will enable you to locate
original parts and quality Acura service.
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| HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE |
- Should you
require any of our Emergency Road Services,
simply call 1-800-565-PLUS (7587). Provide the
Acura service counselor with a brief description
of your vehicle including the model, license
plate number, vehicle identification number
(V.I.N.), your current location and the nature of
your difficulty/ problem.
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| HOW TO CLAIM ACURA
PLUS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE |
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- In the event
you incur any cost for services, as previously
defined, you may request reimbursement by
following the steps- outlined below:
- (i) Contact
Acura Plus Roadside Assistance within thirty (30)
days of the date of a mechanical breakdown or
accident. A questionnaire will be mailed to you.
- (ii) On the
questionnaire please indicate cause and location
of breakdown. Towing claims must be accompanied
by the original towing bill and detailed repair
bill.
- (iii) Enclose
the original invoice(s) that indicate the cost
incurred for lodging, meals, transportation,
battery boost, or lockout service, and the police
report if the service relates to a traffic
accident.
- Alterations on
bills will render them invalid for claims
reimbursement.
- Note:
Reimbursement applies only to expenses incurred
within seventy-two (72) hours from the time of
your vehicle breakdown.
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| ACURA PLUS ROADSIDE
ASSISTANCE CONDITIONS |
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- (i) All service
operators providing service are independent
contractors and are not employees of the Acura
Plus Roadside Assistance Program. Therefore, the
Acura Plus Roadside Assistance Program cannot and
does not assume any liability or responsibility
for any loss or damage to your vehicle or to any
of your personal property resulting from the
rendering of such service.
- (ii) Any loss
or damage is the sole responsibility of the
servicing facility and should be reported to the
proprietor of the facility and your own insurance
company within 24 hours and prior to any repairs
being carried out.
- (iii) Only
originals or receipts and/or charge copies
submitted by you will be accepted for
consideration for reimbursement.
- Originals will
be returned upon request.
- (iv) Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance reserves the right to decline
any claim presented for payment later than thirty
(30) days from the date the service was performed
and not in conformity with the conditions as
stated.
- (v) Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance covers the registered
vehicle, the owner of the vehicle, and any
authorized driver of the vehicle.
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| EXCLUSIONS |
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- Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance is not a warranty, but a
service provided to you as part of the Acura
commitment to minimize unforeseen vehicle
operation inconvenience.
- Acura Plus
Roadside Assistance as described in this
agreement will NOT be provided under the
following circumstances:
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- a) Where there
is any indication at the time of the traffic
accident or incident that you were committing or
attempting to commit a criminal offense.
- b) While a
vehicle is not covered by Public Liability and
Property Damage automobile insurance.
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- Note: Acura
Plus Roadside Assistance does not pay for
gasoline and for maintenance related parts and
labour. Parts, repairs or labour covered under
your warranty will be provided by your Acura
dealer.
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- All
questions concerning the Acura Plus Roadside
Assistance Program should be directed to: Acura
Plus Roadside Assistance, 248 Pall Mall Street,
Box 5845, London, Ontario, N6A 5P6.
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