UK Breakdown Cover
Why choose RAC for your breakdown assistance?
- £25 free fuel card when you buy personal based Roadside, Recovery and At Home breakdown cover. Terms & conditions apply.††
- Breakdown cover from just £29.991
- Patrols fix 4 out of 5 vehicles at the roadside2
- More patrols per member than any other breakdown service3 - we aim to reach you in 40 minutes
- Priority rescue for anyone in a vulnerable situation
- Over 1700 highly trained and dedicated patrols
- We've been rated number 1 UK brand for services for the fourth time4
Simply follow the steps below to choose the breakdown cover that suits you.
Got a question?
Broken down now?
If your vehicle has already broken down, you cannot buy your RAC Membership online.
However, we can still help. Call us for immediate cover on 0800 197 7815.
find out more about what we can do if you have already broken down
Summary
You have chosen:
Vehicle cover
- Roadside assistance
- Cover for 3 named vehicles whoever's driving
with extra cover:
- None
New member price
£48.00
Online discount
£18.01
You pay
Order value
£29.99
Similar AA offering £ - - †
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Please note: Standard Roadside cover with Vehicle cover is only available for vehicles over 10 years old when chosen together with At home or Recovery options OR when you choose Personal cover.
Please select the age of your car to proceed.
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 | £55.50 | £106.00 | £148.50 | £118.50 | £148.50 | £188.50 |
| Online Price | £39.00 | £69.99 | £110.25 | £93.00 | £105.00 | £128.25 |
| European cover | £117.00 | £147.99 | £188.25 | £171.00 | £183.00 | £206.25 |
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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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| 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 | ||||||
| Joint cover | £69.00 | £94.99 | £135.25 | £119.00 | £135.00 | £166.75 |
| Joint cover Plus European cover | £147.00 | £172.99 | £213.25 | £197.00 | £213.00 | £244.75 |
| Family cover | £119.00 | £145.99 | £186.25 | £175.00 | £191.00 | £215.25 |
| Family cover Plus European cover | £197.00 | £223.99 | £264.25 | £253.00 | £269.00 | £293.25 |
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 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 | £48.00 | £102.50 | £145.00 | £115.00 | £157.50 | £200.00 |
| Online Price | £29.99 | £71.00 | £101.00 | £68.00 | £101.00 | £131.00 |
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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 | ||||||
| At 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 | ||||||
| Onward travel | ![]() |
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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 | ||||||
| Repair referrals | ![]() |
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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 | £62.99 | £104.00 | £134.00 | £101.00 | £134.00 | £164.00 |
| 3 vehicles | £92.99 | £134.00 | £164.00 | £131.00 | £164.00 | £194.00 |
Prices shown are for the first 12 months of membership with payment on a rolling annual basis. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. All prices quoted are available to new customers only. If you've had RAC Breakdown cover at any time in the past 4 months, please call us on 0800 096 6841 to renew your membership.
Our full UK breakdown cover and European breakdown cover terms and conditions apply to this offer.
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- Prepaid cards provide £25 to spend anywhere MasterCard® is accepted, including Service Stations. Available to new customers purchasing minimum of Personal Based Roadside, Recovery and At Home cover on a continuous annual basis. No cash alternatives. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with another offer and can be withdrawn at any time. Full terms and conditions apply which are available at www.rac.co.uk/freefuel
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- £29.99 price is available on the purchase of Roadside on Vehicle Based cover only with payment on a continuous annual basis for the first year of membership. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and may be withdrawn at any time.
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- Source: RAC Measurement and Insight - Jan 2011. Excludes accidents and extreme failures.
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- Source: Source: Mintel UK Recovery Services, September 2010. Based on service providers using own dedicated patrol force.
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- Rated UK's No.1 brand for services in Jan 2009, Jan 2010, July 2010, and July 2011 half yearly UK Customer Satisfaction Index from the Institute of Customer Service.
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- Non commercial vehicles only, excluding certain vehicle types.
- 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.

