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Breakdown recovery companies
Types of
breakdown recovery include:
- Roadside
breakdown recovery rescue service, will quickly get you moving
again or towed to the nearest garage within a specified radius.
If the car can be fixed at the roadside you should receive minutes
(up to 60) of free labour to repair minor mechanical or electrical
faults. All you are likely to pay for are the parts.
- Roadside
Rescue and Home Rescue, provides the same level as cover as roadside
rescue but will also extend the cover to your house. In addition
your vehicle should be returned to your local garage.
- Roadside
Rescue extra, provides all the benefits of Roadside Rescue and
Home Rescue to cover your car at your home address, plus a choice
of either; a hire car to either return home or continue your journey,
the cost of alternative transport to enable your journey or return
home to be completed, Accommodation in a local hotel while awaiting
completion of repairs providing the incident occurs more than
a set number of miles away from your home.
- European
Rescue, some insurers provide this free of charge with their car
insurance policy, so check the small print. Some of the benefits
of cover include; roadside breakdown, the cost of travelling home
if your car is stolen, the return of you vehicle if it cannot
be driven, legal cover and pay for the delivery of replacement
parts if they're not available locally.
- Breakdown
cover as part of the car insurance policy, which means minimal
additional work for you, discounts on the policy for 2nd and 3rd
cars kept at the same address. It is also essential that you use
a well known company, the larger the company providing cover the
larger their recovery operator network is likely to be.
Many motor manufacturers
offer free breakdown recovery cover as part of their warranty, here
are just a few; Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW , Chrysler, Citroen, Daewoo,
Fiat, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes
Benz, Mini, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Rover, Saab, Skoda,
Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen |
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