Yorkshire AA have been self-tasking for at least 5 years. Stand down rates immediately plunged dramatically in our own region, but unfortunately neighbouring areas still call us in for the flimsiest of reasons. (Usually because they have no road crews). Stand down rates are huge, but they insist we are needed even when we point out that we are at least 25 minutes from the incident.
15 minutes flying time later and we are stood down. Apart from one one famous occasion when they forgot to stand us down, and we arrived at a job 60 miles from base to find a policeman with a broom sweeping up the broken taillight glass from the "emergency".
I should be able to let it all flow over me by now, but it annoys me beyond all reason. Unfortunately I'm just the driver and have no say in the despatch procedure, this being the realm of the "medical professional". Ha.