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Car Breakdown Cover Comparison

We offer unbiased information and compare car breakdown services available to you. Go ahead and browse our site to find information on the best breakdown cover offers, and find the membership deal that suits you from our breakdown cover comparison tables .

  Breakdown Cover Comparison  
 CompanyLevelRoadsideRecoveryHomeOnward
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 Greenflag RescueRoadside AssistanceYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £20Green Flag Membership Prices 
 The AA - roadsideRoadside AssistanceYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £30Up to 45%AA membership 
 RAC roadsideRoadside AssistanceYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £29.99Upto 48%RAC Membership Prices 
 Greenflag RecoveryRoadside & RecoveryYes_iconYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £40Green Flag Breakdown Recovery Prices 
 The AA - roadside + relayRoadside & RecoveryYes_iconYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £69.00Up to 46%AA Breakdown Recovery Prices 
 RAC RecoveryRoadside & RecoveryYes_iconYes_iconNo_iconNo_iconFrom £71Upto 48%RAC Breakdown Recovery Prices 
 Greenflag Rescue PlusRoadside & Home StartYes_iconNo_iconYes_iconNo_iconFrom £45Green Flag Home Start Prices 
 AA Home StartRoadside & Home StartYes_iconNo_iconYes_iconNo_iconFrom £75.95Up to 45%AA Home Start Prices 
 RAC Home CoverRoadside & Home StartYes_iconNo_iconYes_iconNo_iconFrom £68Upto 48%RAC Home Start Prices 
 The AA - HomestartRecovery & Home StartYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconNo_iconFrom £99.00Up to 46%AA Relay & Home Start Prices 
 RAC Recovery + HomeRecovery & Home StartYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconNo_iconFrom £99Upto 48%RAC Breakdown Cover Membership Prices 
 The AA - Stay MobileRecovery, Home Start & Onward TravelYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconFrom £147.70Up to 46%AA Car Breakdown Cover Prices 
 Greenflag Recovery PlusRecovery, Home Start & Onward TravelYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconFrom £60Green Flag Car Breakdown Cover Prices 
 RAC Recovery, Home & onward travelRecovery, Home Start & Onward TravelYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconYes_iconFrom £131Upto 48%RAC Car Breakdown Cover Prices 
 
 
Breakdown Cover Offers (Roadside Assistance)

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Why Buy Car Breakdown Cover?

According to statistics from UK breakdown cover companies, Britain's vehicle breakdown services are called into action around 20,000 times each day. The reasons are numerous - punctured tyres, flat batteries and engine trouble being up there as among the most common reasons for car break down call outs.

A high percentage of these breakdown and recovery issues are resolved by the Green Flag, AA or RAC breakdown patrolman at the roadside. Emergency repair success rates are now up at around 85% for many of the UK breakdown cover companies. It means that the majority of drivers who call Greenflag, RAC or AA roadside assistance, are back on the road in their own vehicles without suffering a huge delay, and can complete their onward journey trouble-free.

For vehicles that cannot be repaired at the roadside, assistance in the form of a tow to the nearest repair garage is included as standard. But if you'd like more flexibility you can opt for home start breakdown cover or car breakdown recovery that includes full van or car recovery to your home address or local garage, plus options that cover the cost of a replacement vehicle and any emergency accommodation needed as a result of the break down. Cover can also include a european breakdown cover option that provides complete peace of mind where ever you are, at home, on the roads around the UK or on a driving holiday in Europe.

Safety First

We've all heard the motoring horror stories that have resulted from broken down vehicles being in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are many cases of stricken vehicles on the side of the road being hit by passing traffic. For some the simple act of changing a flat tyre on a motorway hard shoulder has ended tragically.

But why take the risk?

Taking out car breakdown cover offers you access to vehicle rescue and recovery services by experienced patrols, your safety and the safety of your passengers and other road users is their priority. If your vehicle breaks down in a dangerous location, such as at a blind corner or on the side of a busy stretch of fast road, the Green Flag, AA or RAC breakdown patrol unit will know what to do to make the situation as safe as possible for all concerned.

When you buy breakdown cover this is what you are buying into -- an experienced company that not only knows how to fix your vehicle and get you to your destination with the minimum of fuss, but an organisation that makes your safety a priority.

The complexity of the modern vehicle

As cars become more like computers it is perhaps not surprising that fewer of us than ever before dive under the bonnet whenever we experience a vehicle breakdown. With high-tech devices now controlling much of a modern car's engine performance, and a laptop instead of a set of ramps and a torch being the diagnostic tool of choice, it seems a safer and quicker bet these days to call one of the best car breakdown company services to help rather than to try and fathom out the problem ourselves.

Another reason to buy breakdown insurance is the rising use of such things as satellite navigation and CD changers! These seemingly innocuous systems designed to improve our driving experience are increasingly the root cause of flat batteries - the second most common reason for calling on breakdown assistance companies like the AA and RAC and Green Flag, who have quickly established themselves as one of the most popular breakdown cover providers in the UK.

Also on the rise are call outs for cars that won't start because the immobiliser has been activated, either by accident or through driver error, and call outs to drivers who've locked themselves out of their cars. Data from a leading UK vehicle patrol in fact cited immobiliser issues and lockouts as the two fastest growing reasons for car breakdown assistance calls.

Whether you're locked out, stranded by the roadside or stuck at home with a car that just won't start, if you buy breakdown cover online now you'll get instant cover and you'll have no need to worry. Just pick up the phone.