Breakdown Cover

Breakdown services from a Which? Recommended Provider

Access to over 3,000 breakdown professionals to keep you moving
We've got an average response time of 46 minutes and 4 out of 5 cars are fixed at the roadside*
We're 5 star rated by Defaqto for our UK Recovery & Home Assist and UK & European Assist cover

* Average response time of 45.81 mins. 84.28% of customers were able to complete their journey, based on 105,150 jobs from Agent Performance Review Report. Jul - Dec '16

Which? Recommended Provider - Breakdown Services May 2017

Get a breakdown quote

Or call our UK call centre on

0800 022 3948

Existing customer contact details

8am - 8pm Monday to Friday
9am - 5pm Saturday and bank holidays
10am - 4pm Sunday

Calls may be recorded

Here are some of the benefits of choosing LV= Britannia Rescue breakdown cover:

Tailor your breakdown cover to suit you - choose from our five levels of cover and only pay for what you need
No call out charges and a 24 hour breakdown assistance number if your car lets you down
Recovery for caravans and trailers attached to your vehicle should you break down more than 1/4 of a mile from your home address
Optional personal cover for you and your spouse/partner when travelling in any vehicle in the UK
Cover for the nominated vehicle - so anyone driving the vehicle is covered too, as long as they have permission to use it
Friendly, UK only call centres

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Which level of breakdown cover is right for you?

We offer five different options so that you only pay for the cover that you need.

Roadside Assist

Roadside assistance when you're away from home with a local recovery if we can't fix your vehicle.

More about Roadside Assist

Assistance more than 1/4 mile from home
Local recovery up to 10 miles from the location of the breakdown

No home assistance
No recovery to anywhere in the UK
No hire car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation
No cover in Europe

£30

Roadside Assist quote

Roadside & Home Assist

Assistance at home and at the roadside with a local recovery if we can't fix your vehicle.

More about Roadside & Home Assist

Assistance more than 1/4 mile from home
Local recovery up to 10 miles from the location of the breakdown
Home assistance

No recovery to anywhere in the UK
No hire car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation
No cover in Europe

£61

Roadside & Home Assist quote

UK Recovery

Roadside assistance when you're away from home with a national recovery if we can't fix your vehicle by the end of the day.

More about UK Recovery

Assistance more than 1/4 mile from home
Local recovery up to 10 miles from the location of the breakdown
Recovery to anywhere in the UK

No home assistance
No hire car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation
No cover in Europe

£67

UK Recovery quote

UK Recovery & Home Assist

National recovery plus car hire, overnight accommodation or alternative travel arrangements if we can't fix your vehicle by the end of the day. Local recovery if we can't fix your vehicle at home.

More about UK Recovery & Home Assist

Assistance more than 1/4 mile from home
Local recovery up to 10 miles from the location of the breakdown
Home assistance
Recovery to anywhere in the UK
Hire car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation

No cover in Europe

£93

UK Recovery & Home Assist quote

UK & European Assist

As well as assistance and recovery in the UK, this option extends to European countries and includes hire car, alternative travel arrangements and vehicle repatriation.

More about UK & European Assist

Assistance more than 1/4 mile from home
Local recovery up to 10 miles from the location of the breakdown
Home assistance
Recovery to anywhere in the UK
Hire car, alternative transport or overnight accommodation
Cover in Europe

£134

UK & European Assist quote

Find out more about each of our cover options .

Add breakdown cover to your LV= car insurance today

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Call us on 0800 633 5211 to add our top-rated breakdown cover to your existing car insurance policy at any time.

If you don't already have car insurance with us but want to benefit from this competitive cover, get a car insurance quote and add breakdown cover as part of our quick and easy online application.