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Temporary Car Insurance Extras

When you get a quote for our Temporary Car Insurance, you can choose to add further cover, as it suits your needs.

Temporary Breakdown Cover (UK only)
Temporary Car Insurance (in Europe)
Temporary Breakdown Cover (Europe only)
Excess Protection
FAQs

Temporary Breakdown Cover (UK only)

RAC Short Term Breakdown Cover is a policy that covers a driver or vehicle for a limited period and can be added to your Temporary Car Insurance. It could be just for a single day, or for several days. It’s the ideal solution if you don’t need an annual policy, but want to be covered for breakdowns alongside your insurance. 

Cover levels

1. Roadside only cover

For the first 4 hours of your cover, or if you have only taken out a policy for 4 hours or less, you will get Roadside only cover. Please see the table below for more detail. 

2. Roadside, Recovery, At Home and Onward Travel cover

If your policy is longer than 4 hours and your cover has been active for over 4 hours, you will get a greater level of protection – our Roadside, Recovery, At Home and Onward Travel cover. Please see the table below.

Roadside

Roadside, Recovery, At Home and Onward Travel

Roadside assistance more than ¼ mile away from home

Recovery of the vehicle and 8 passengers to any UK destination

Assistance if the vehicle breaks down at home or within ¼ mile from home

If the vehicle can’t be fixed at the roadside, choice of Alternative Transport, Hire Car or Overnight Accommodation

Why choose RAC Breakdown cover?

  1. Our patrols fix 4 out of 5 vehicles at the roadside. Repairs are done in 30 minutes on average
  2. 80% of customers who experienced a breakdown would recommend our service to family and friends
  3. The RAC is the UK's most experienced breakdown provider
  4. RAC patrol vans carry over 500 parts and tools to get you going again

View policy documents.

Temporary Car Insurance (in Europe)

Available for cars registered in the UK only

Optional cover for foreign use is available at an additional premium, should you wish to drive your car on the continent of Europe (see policy wording for territorial limits).

The following restrictions apply:

  • Journeys must originate and terminate within Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man
  • Cover is only available for cars registered in the UK

View policy documents

Temporary European Breakdown Cover (Europe only)

If you’re travelling abroad and already have suitable insurance, our single-trip European breakdown cover is likely to be a better option to keep you on the road.

Excess Protection

The option to protect your excess can be added when you purchase your policy.

FAQs

Yes, you can add short term breakdown to cover you for the duration of your policy.

You’ll get all the benefits of our RAC Breakdown cover including Roadside Assistance, Recovery for up to 8 people and your car to any single destination in the UK. Plus, Onward Travel benefits such as a replacement car, overnight accommodation or alternative transport. Policies that are 4 hours or less are only eligible for Roadside Assistance breakdown cover.

Just make sure you add RAC Breakdown cover when you purchase an RAC Temporary Car Insurance policy online.

Yes, it does, providing you are not transporting goods or people for hire or reward (for example, a taxi service or courier).

Our cover is perfect if you’re insuring a car for a few days away at another office or business conference. Alternatively, if you only travel for business now and then, our short term car insurance could be more cost effective then adding business cover on your annual car insurance policy.

Yes. You will need to buy our additional cover for Europe (this is an optional extra). Journeys must start and finish within Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and cover is only available for cars registered in the UK. We can only provide temporary car insurance for travelling to countries within the EU, EEA, and Switzerland. See the government website for a list of countries.