Cheap car breakdown cover

Cheap Car Breakdown Cover

Do you really need breakdown cover? Well that’s a good question. It can cost a lot of money and numerous people go without breakdown cover or have a new car and don’t expect they’ll ever breakdown. It’s not often you foresee a breakdown it just happens when you’re least expecting it. The AA alone had to attend to 3.3 million UK breakdowns in 2007, now that’s a lot! If you’re unfortunate enough to be in a breakdown situation and don’t have cover you are going to pay through the teeth for it. If you join a service provider in a breakdown situation you will have to pay a Sur charge around the £200 mark is a typical.

Some people think breakdown cover companies are very similar just as good or as bad as each other therefore strive for the cheapest. We have tried to give a brief over view of the top services pros and cons as well as a price index for the basic level of cover.


  Select level of cover you want and compare prices!
roadsideassistance Roadside assistance

The most basic level of cover if you breakdown and are more than 1/4 of a mile from your home a mechanic will be sent to repair your car. If your car cannot be repaired then you will be given a local tow home or the nearest garage whichever is closer
relay_service Relay/Recovery

If your car cannot be repaired at the side of the road then you and your passengers will be taken to any mainland UK destination of your choice.
breakdown_homestart_recovery_logo Home start

Having homestart entitles you to help at home, without homestart you need to be at least 1/4 mile away from your home to recieve breakdown assistance.
breakdown_onward_travel_logo Onward travel

If your car cannot be started you will be given the option of alternative travel arrangements usually a hire car for 48hrs, travel expenses or hotel expenses paid.
Who’s covered?

Personal (single) Joint Family Vehicle
The AA
RAC
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Service conditions will vary from each breakdown provider, the guide above is a rough guide check with the provider for the exact terms and conditions.

Cheapest breakdown cover - compare breakdown cover prices above

There are a few things you can do to help you get cheap car breakdown cover one of them is buying the cover online to get a large discount. All companies give substantial discounts with the AA giving a limited time offer of 34% off, If your looking for cheap car breakdown cover purchase it online. A lot of members don’t even renew their policy they close their current policy and take out a new one to receive the online discount again. It’s really easy and self explanatory to go through the process online just follows the links in our table. The time in which the cover comes into effect after taking out the policy online varies but is normally not more than 24hrs. The main competitors claim to fix 80% and upwards of vehicles when they breakdown and if not will give it a local tow. So at the very minimum buying the basic breakdown package is a huge improvement over no cover at all.