Breakdown Cover
Choose the cover that's right for you from one of our five levels of breakdown. Remember, buy online today and you'll receive up to 10% off.
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| Your vehicle towed to the nearest garage |
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| Cover at your home address |
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Take you and your vehicle home or to your preferred destination |
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Choice of:
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| Friends and relatives message service |
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| Cover in Europe |
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1. Rescue
Roadside assistance, once you’re ¼ mile from home and, if your vehicle cannot be fixed at the roadside, we’ll take you and your vehicle to a suitable garage. We also offer a message service to let friends and family know what has happened.
2. Rescue Plus
All of the above, plus we cover your vehicle at your home address.
3. Recovery
All the benefits of Rescue apply. If it's apparent that we can't fix your vehicle by the end of the working day, we'll take you, your vehicle and any passengers, in a single journey, to your original destination, your home address or a suitable garage.
4. Recovery Plus
Extends all the benefits of Recovery to your home address, plus a choice of either:
- A hire vehicle for up to 24 hours, or
- The cost of alternative travel to return home or continue your journey
- Overnight accommodation (including breakfast) in a local hotel while your vehicle is fixed (providing you are more than 25 miles from home)
If necessary, we will also pay for a single standard class rail ticket for you or another driver to collect the vehicle.
5. EuroPlus
For protection when driving on the continent, EuroPlus offers extensive cover designed to put your mind at rest. The level of cover offers all the benefits of Recovery Plus as well as European roadside help, the cost of travel home if necessary, and the cost of getting your vehicle back too, plus free legal cover and more.
6. Personal Cover
With all our options, your vehicle is covered whoever is driving it. For a small extra premium, you can choose Personal Cover, which covers you whatever vehicle you are travelling in – even as a passenger! And you can also extend this to include your partner too. Personal cover is only available for incidents occurring in the UK.
Direct Line breakdown cover is underwritten by U K Insurance Limited and provided by Green Flag Motoring Assistance. Direct Line and Green Flag are members of the same group.
Tips and advice
Expert tips on everything from motorway safety to precautions you should take when driving alone.
Breaking down abroad
Motorway safety
FAQs
Online discount
Up to 10% off all level of annual breakdown cover when you buy online.
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0845 246 8702
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Policy documents
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