"Almost two thirds of those we surveyed said they had needed a tradesperson in the past 12 months," Swift said.
"But unless they were connected through friends or family, getting someone to fix the problem fast was often difficult."
Customers who use AA Home pay a membership fee and then are charged for each callout or can pay a more expensive yearly fee to have six free callouts per annum.
Two services will be offered. The first, AA Home Response, will cost $32 per year for AA members and AA Insurance customers, with non-members paying $49. However, AA Insurance home and landlord customers will automatically be gifted AA Home Response with their policies.
Under this product, users pay a callout fee at the service's predetermined hourly rates prior to the tradesperson being dispatched. Those rates are based on research on market rates for callout fees throughout different trades and areas.
The second service, AA Home Response Plus, will cost $179 per year for members, with other homeowners and landlords paying $199. This subscription gives six free callouts a year, each including up to one hour of a tradesperson's time, plus unlimited additional callouts on a pay-per-use basis.
AA Insurance home and landlord policy holders will get the service complimentary with their policies.
The service has just launched in Auckland and will be rolled out to other parts of the country over time.
