does LR assist come with the car as standard?

In Germany you get an ADAC tow truck.

Just to make you jealous of living in non rip off Britain. I have ADAC cover which givews me the following:

Myself and my wife as personal members i.e. we are the members and not the car. Full protection 24/7 for any length of stay in an EU county (all 27), homestart, full recovery of any trailer you are towing, recovery of the car if you are incapacitated back to Germany, and full travel insurance including medical air repatriation back home (this is worldwide). Now you are all thinking this must cost an arm and a leg...well €95 per year. Oh how I laugh when the AA/RAC man tries to sell me cover when they accost you at the service station.

It is well worth keeping it even with new cars just for the peace of mind. That said I cannot fault the levels of customer service from Mondial on the two occasions I have had to use them. Freelander 2.2e HSE , Privacy, Fully debadged, 19" Chrome SHadow alloys

LRA at the moment are Mondial who run services for BMW, Astons Jaguar and others. They have a fleet of guys who work 7-7 and are fully trained in LRs with all the diagnostic gear. If they are too busy you get a local recovery company who seem to just recover the car in all but the easiest situations.

In 2 months time Mondial loose the contract and AA run it. The technicians are mainly swapping across to the AA so hopefully the service will remain as good as ever.  D4 HSE Lux for me
FL2 HSE Zermatt & Alpacca for the wife now gone
Skoda Yeti L&K for the wife.

The last time i used LRA a nice chap in a disco 3 turned up and he sorted out vehicle replacement too ....

Just got the new HSE for 4 weeks and experienced a dreadful screaching noise at urban speed.Thought the worst and that the auto box was going or dont know what...Phoned up LRA and a Disco3 turned up within 45 mins Being Friday lunchtime and Bristol in the usual gridlock I was very impressed.Turned out a stone lodged between front brake disc and back plate and took 2 wheels to be taken off and checked.I rate this 100%.  2010 HSE Galway Green auto GONE

CF999,

Thats good to hear. I thought all the D3 technicians had gone over to the AA

Unusual set up....... immaculate dress and black tie service.{white & 2 sugars} 2010 HSE Galway Green auto GONE

CG Interesting barn, makes a change to hay, balers, tractors and assorted rubbish. still pining for my 3dr, no removeable hardtop, no drop glass tailgate, no roof rack, no pockets everywhere to stow all that man kit

I recently had to all LRA for the first time, operator was very good, but AA were sent to assit and the chap who arrived clearly did not know much about Freelanders!

I just got the local breakdown recovery agent to collect mine as all the LRA operatives were to busy. The driver promptly told me he had towed another one with a similar fault the previous week