Benefits of RAC

The UK's longest established motoring organisation.

Car breakdown cover from £28 - a small price to pay for a year of worry free motoring!
With over 100 years experience and highly trained friendly patrols, RAC breakdown service is available 24/7, 365 days a year. 

• Sign up online from only £28!
• Get up to 37.5% off when you buy RAC Breakdown Cover online
• Special offer - FREE Recovery! Choose Roadside and At Home cover, and you will get Free Recovery worth up to £34 automatically added to your cover choice. This offer excludes Onward Travel option†
• RAC have been rated the No.1 UK brand for services*
• RAC has around 2,000 patrols** - more patrols per member than any other rescue organization**
• RAC assists to almost 2.6 million breakdowns a year***
• Prices start at just £28 - choose from a number of payment options including monthly direct debit
• Every 7 seconds someone, somewhere calls RAC Breakdown****
• Our patrols fix 4 out of 5 cars at the roadside - for our individual members - you're also covered for flat batteries, punctured tyres and running out of petrol*****
• Fantastic member offers & discounts
• Priority rescue for anyone in a vulnerable situation
• RAC patrol vehicles are constantly updated with leading edge technology to help assist members at the roadside with a demonstrable track record of innovation.

If I buy a new car or am borrowing a friends car etc - will my RAC membership cover me?
Yes (except for Vehicle Based membership). RAC membership is person based; it covers you whilst travelling as a driver or passenger with any vehicle.^ (For restrictions, please refer to terms of membership.)

How can I be sure of the standards of the garages?
RAC will only send your vehicle to a garage that is part of the RAC network. This means that they meet RAC's high standards and pass regular inspections.

^ Non commercial vehicles only
* Source: RAC have been rated the "number one UK brand for services" (Source as rated in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index, January 2010 by Institute of Customer Service)
** Source: RAC Measurement and Insight – Feb 2010. Source: Mintel UK Recovery Services November 2008. Based on service providers using their own dedicated patrol force.
*** Source: RAC Measurement and Insight – Feb 2010. Last year (2010) Nationwide (Inc ROI and Dedicated Patrols). RAC Attended 2,561,638 Service Breakdowns or 2.56 m
**** Source: Based on 4.34 million calls received in 2010. RAC Measurement and Insight – Feb 2010
***** Source: RAC Measurement and Insight – Feb 2010. Excludes accidents and extreme failures.
† RAC Free Recovery cover is only available when you purchase our standard UK combined Roadside, Recovery and At Home product. Our Horse Trailer Assistance and Blue Badge cover are excluded from the offer. The maximum online saving for this offer is £34 and is available when you select Family Cover (Personal Based Membership). This offer is not available to existing RAC Members, and may be withdrawn at any time.