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UK Breakdown Cover
Why Choose RAC for your breakdown assistance?
- 4 out of 5 vehicles fixed at roadside1
- More patrols per member than any other breakdown service2 - we aim to reach you in 40 minutes
- Priority rescue for anyone in a vulnerable situation
- Accident care - friendly, RAC-approved solicitors and personal injury claims experts3.
- RAC have been rated the No.1 UK brand for services4.
Special offer - Free Recovery
Choose Personal cover with Roadside and At Home and you will get Free Recovery worth up to £34 automatically added to your cover choice. This offer excludes Onward Travel option and vehicle-based cover†
Simply follow the steps below to choose the breakdown cover that suits you.
Got a question?
Broken down now?
If you buy your Membership now, your cover will become valid after 24 hours.
If you are broken down already, we can still help. Call us for immediate cover.
find out more about what we can do if you have already broken down
Summary
You have selected:
- Roadside assistance
- Cover for 3 named vehicles whoever's driving
with extra cover:
- None
Full price
£45.00
Online discount
£17.00
You pay
£28.00
Similar AA offering £ - - †
buy RAC breakdown cover now
buy RAC breakdown cover now
As your car is over 10 years old, Roadside alone isn't available on vehicle cover. You must select an additional option from Step 3, or alternatively select Personal cover in Step 1.
RAC Solutions - Our range of breakdown covers
Personal cover
Looking for vehicle cover?| Roadside | Roadside, Recovery | Roadside, Recovery, Onward travel | Roadside, At home | Roadside, At home, Recovery | Roadside, At home, Recovery, Onward travel | |
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 buy Roadside breakdown cover now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with Recovery now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with Recovery and Onward travel now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover and At Home now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with At home and Recovery now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with At home, Recovery and Onward travel now |
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| Normal Price | £52.50 | £101.50 | £142.50 | £114.00 | £142.50 | £181.00 |
| Online Price | £34.50 | £73.25 | £103.77 | £82.07 | £82.07 | £132.43 |
| European cover | £108.75 | £147.50 | £178.02 | £156.32 | £177.82 | £206.68 |
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| Roadside assistance anywhere in the UK, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as long as you are at least ¼ of a mile from home | ||||||
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| We'll come to your assistance if your vehicle won't start when you're home, or if you break down within a ¼ of a mile of your house | ||||||
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| Our Recovery promise means that we'll transport you and up to seven others to your destination anywhere in the UK | ||||||
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| We'll give you a replacement vehicle for up to 3 days while yours is being fixed. Or we'll provide overnight accommodation or alternative transport costs. | ||||||
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| Get 10% off your renewal fee if you or anyone on your policy have not called us out during your membership year | ||||||
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| If we can't fix your vehicle at the roadside, we'll tow you to an approved garage within 10 miles, where you'll get priority attention | ||||||
| Joint cover | £61.50 | £98.25 | £128.77 | £107.63 | £107.63 | £169.63 |
| Joint cover Plus European cover | £135.75 | £172.50 | £203.02 | £181.88 | £215.00 | £243.88 |
| Family cover | £117.66 | £153.93 | £184.45 | £163.23 | £163.23 | £226.59 |
| Family cover Plus European cover | £191.91 | £228.18 | £258.70 | £237.48 | £272.09 | £300.84 |
Vehicle cover
Looking for personal cover?| Roadside | Roadside, Recovery | Roadside, Recovery, Onward travel | Roadside, At home | Roadside, At home, Recovery | Roadside, At home, Recovery, Onward travel | |
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buy Roadside breakdown cover with Recovery now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with Recovery and Onward travel now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover and At Home now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with At home and Recovery now |
buy Roadside breakdown cover with At home, Recovery and Onward travel now |
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| Normal Price | £45.00 | £98.00 | £139.00 | £110.50 | £151.50 | £192.50 |
| Online Price | £28.00 | £70.25 | £101.00 | £79.63 | £110.38 | £141.13 |
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| Roadside assistance anywhere in the UK, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as long as you are at least ¼ of a mile from home | ||||||
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| We'll come to your assistance if your vehicle won't start when you're home, or if you break down within a ¼ of a mile of your house | ||||||
| Recovery | |
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| Our Recovery promise means that we'll transport you and up to seven others to your destination anywhere in the UK | ||||||
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| We'll give you a replacement vehicle for up to 3 days while yours is being fixed. Or we'll provide overnight accommodation or alternative transport costs. | ||||||
| No call out discount | |
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| Get 10% off your renewal fee if you or anyone on your policy have not called us out during your membership year | ||||||
| Accident care | |
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| In the event of an accident, you get access to friendly, RAC approved solicitors and personal injury claims experts | ||||||
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| If we can't fix your vehicle at the roadside, we'll tow you to an approved garage within 10 miles, where you'll get priority attention | ||||||
| 2 vehicles | £61.00 | £103.25 | £134.00 | £112.63 | £143.38 | £174.13 |
| 3 vehicles | £91.00 | £133.25 | £164.00 | £142.63 | £173.38 | £204.13 |
Prices shown are for the first 12 months of membership with payment on a rolling annual basis. Offer may be withdrawn at any time.
Our full UK breakdown cover and European breakdown cover terms and conditions apply to this offer.
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- Non commercial vehicles only, excluding certain vehicle types.
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- RAC Free Recovery cover is only available when you purchase our standard UK combined Roadside, Recovery and At Home personal-based product. Our Horse Trailer Assistance and Blue Badge cover are excluded from the offer. This offer is not available to existing RAC Members, and may be withdrawn at any time. The maximum online saving for this offer is £34 and is available when you select Family Cover (Personal-based Membership).
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- RAC Measurement and Insight - Feb 2010. Excludes accidents and extreme failures
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- Source: Mintel UK Recovery Services, November 2008. Based on service providers using own dedicated patrol force.
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- Full service depends on whether in our judgement the accident was fault or non-fault. Charges may apply for services we arrange on your behalf.
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- Rated in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index, January 2010 by Institute of Customer Service.
- Note:
- RAC Breakdown Cover is not available to R.O.I residents. All prices quoted are available to new customers only. The current offer excludes 'response' cover and is not available on small business memberships.