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Rated Poor 1.92/5

RAC reviews

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Review summary

People rate this company as Poor based on 421 product reviews

Average score of 1.92/5
5 star
15%
4 star
6%
3 star
1%
2 star
2%
1 star
76%
Reviews for RAC have trended negatively over the past 90 days

Latest positive rating

5.00/5

Good renewal price .

Good renewal price ....................

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Car insurance
John r 14th August 2026

Latest negative rating

1.00/5

Avoid RAC at all costs!

Avoid RAC at all costs! Over promise and mis-selling for breakdown cover and tow service. Raised a complaint with reference no. CC56520139 regarding the company’s... Avoid RAC at all costs! Over promise and mis-selling for breakdown cover and tow service. Raised a complaint with reference no. CC56520139 regarding the company’s over promise about the tow service. After our car broke down on 18 Jul morning, we called RAC for assistance. The staff provided us tow service information and asked if we need break down cover. At that moment, minimal information was provided by the staff. We didn’t have much information about the service and details of the policy. The staff also didn’t mention there is a cancellation charge for the policy. However given that we would like to settle the case soon, we agreed to pay upfront to start the services. After around 2.5 hours, a truck came. The driver asked us the destination. Since we were in the middle of the trip and didn’t know what was available around the stop point. We tried to check with the driver for advice and the garage service nearby. However, he said no information or advice could be provided. This is totally different from what RAC mentioned on its materials on Website that professional advice will be provided by trusted partners. He said what he could do was towing the car to the designation we provided. As a result, we have no choice but to ask him to tow the car to our home area Manchester. Driver said he checked with RAC and it was ok to arrange another truck for that. We then waited for another half an hour. No one came and we called the RAC again to check the status. To our surprise, the staff said Manchester was not covered due to the distance limitation. A surcharge of £600 was required. This is totally nonsense and not what we agreed. After transferring our call to many teams, we finally got no solution on our case with a long for more than 4 hours. The staff told me this was because I bought the policy on that day, some of the cover won’t be available until the next day. This very important information was not provided by the staff who sold the policy to us. With a long conversation which our call was transferred to different teams, the only suggestion for us is to pay £600 to tow our car. I then requested for a full refund of both the tow service and the policy as they were totally not fitting our needs and not matching with the service level promised by RAC. The staff told me that I could only get back the full amount if I cancelled the policy. Again this was not mentioned during the sale of it. The staff also queried about why we cancelled the tow service and asked the driver to leave. Actually, we didn’t asked him to leave. That was the driver said another truck would come and take us to Manchester. Again, only 10 miles cover without any advice on which garage available is totally useless. It was also misleading to ask us to further wait at the point. I can’t see the service quality of “professional and trusted partners” offered by RAC. Now, RAC just agrees to refund the policy premium and rejected to refund the tow fee even they provided towing service. A totally ridiculous and non-professional company. Read more Read less

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Breakdown cover
Iris 18th August 2026

About RAC

The RAC provides complete peace of mind to more than 12.7m UK personal and business members, whatever their driving needs – from breakdown assistance to insurance and a range of other motoring services.

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Avoid RAC at all costs!

Breakdown cover 18th August 2026

Avoid RAC at all costs! Over promise and mis-selling for breakdown cover and tow service. Raised a complaint with reference no. CC56520139 regarding the company’s... Avoid RAC at all costs! Over promise and mis-selling for breakdown cover and tow service. Raised a complaint with reference no. CC56520139 regarding the company’s over promise about the tow service. After our car broke down on 18 Jul morning, we called RAC for assistance. The staff provided us tow service information and asked if we need break down cover. At that moment, minimal information was provided by the staff. We didn’t have much information about the service and details of the policy. The staff also didn’t mention there is a cancellation charge for the policy. However given that we would like to settle the case soon, we agreed to pay upfront to start the services. After around 2.5 hours, a truck came. The driver asked us the destination. Since we were in the middle of the trip and didn’t know what was available around the stop point. We tried to check with the driver for advice and the garage service nearby. However, he said no information or advice could be provided. This is totally different from what RAC mentioned on its materials on Website that professional advice will be provided by trusted partners. He said what he could do was towing the car to the designation we provided. As a result, we have no choice but to ask him to tow the car to our home area Manchester. Driver said he checked with RAC and it was ok to arrange another truck for that. We then waited for another half an hour. No one came and we called the RAC again to check the status. To our surprise, the staff said Manchester was not covered due to the distance limitation. A surcharge of £600 was required. This is totally nonsense and not what we agreed. After transferring our call to many teams, we finally got no solution on our case with a long for more than 4 hours. The staff told me this was because I bought the policy on that day, some of the cover won’t be available until the next day. This very important information was not provided by the staff who sold the policy to us. With a long conversation which our call was transferred to different teams, the only suggestion for us is to pay £600 to tow our car. I then requested for a full refund of both the tow service and the policy as they were totally not fitting our needs and not matching with the service level promised by RAC. The staff told me that I could only get back the full amount if I cancelled the policy. Again this was not mentioned during the sale of it. The staff also queried about why we cancelled the tow service and asked the driver to leave. Actually, we didn’t asked him to leave. That was the driver said another truck would come and take us to Manchester. Again, only 10 miles cover without any advice on which garage available is totally useless. It was also misleading to ask us to further wait at the point. I can’t see the service quality of “professional and trusted partners” offered by RAC. Now, RAC just agrees to refund the policy premium and rejected to refund the tow fee even they provided towing service. A totally ridiculous and non-professional company. Read more Read less

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Good renewal price .

Car insurance 14th August 2026

Good renewal price ....................

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  • 5.00/5

    Exemplary customer service supprt

    RAC customer support is exemplary with excellent customer service.

  • 3.00/5

    I was unable to change my car mid term.

    I was unable to change my car mid term.

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    Car insurance
    Aj 13th August 2026
  • 1.00/5

    They have stolen £2600 from our account over 5 years.

    They have stolen £2600 from our account over 5 years. This is theft. I asked them to sort it and they refused citing that they... They have stolen £2600 from our account over 5 years. This is theft. I asked them to sort it and they refused citing that they cant trace where money goes to. They are the most dishonest company I have ever dealt with and I urge you to avoid them at all costs. Read more Read less

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    Breakdown cover
    John P 5th August 2026
  • 1.00/5

    RAC: Breakdown cover that breaks down.

    I pay RAC so I don't get left stranded. When I actually needed them, they completely failed. After hitting a pothole, I was left at... I pay RAC so I don't get left stranded. When I actually needed them, they completely failed. After hitting a pothole, I was left at the roadside with my two young children. The first patrol didn't arrive for more than 2 hours. Then he realised he had forgotten the hydraulic trolley jack needed to change the tyre. Instead of fixing the problem, he refused to recover us to the town he had just driven from. To make matters even worse, he drove away in such a rush that he left his hydraulic trolley jack under my car while we were still sitting inside with one side of the car raised. He only came back 30 minutes later to collect it. You simply couldn't make this level of incompetence up. By then, I had completely lost confidence in RAC. After around 5 hours of waiting, I had to arrange and pay £250 for my own recovery because RAC couldn't provide the service I was paying for. Their response? An insulting offer of £50 compensation. RAC didn't recover my car. RAC recovered their jack. If you think breakdown cover means help when you actually break down, think again. When it matters most, RAC leaves you stranded. Read more Read less

  • 1.00/5

    Really poor service

    Changed my car and they near-trebled the premium for a newer but not higher performance car, so I cancelled it and two months later they... Changed my car and they near-trebled the premium for a newer but not higher performance car, so I cancelled it and two months later they were still chasing for payments for those two months. Luckily I took a copy of the online chat transcript for the cancellation. Still not properly sorted out Read more Read less

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    Car insurance
    Ross P 30th July 2026
  • 1.00/5

    BE VERY CAREFUL.

    BE VERY CAREFUL. I had an online quote from the RAC for front disc and pads for my Ford Grand Tourney. The quoting system found... BE VERY CAREFUL. I had an online quote from the RAC for front disc and pads for my Ford Grand Tourney. The quoting system found the car and proceeded to give me a quote of £249. Very similar to the AA price. I booked the car in to have the job done. The tech turned up on Monday, stripped the car down removing the parts that needed replacing only to find that the parts supplied where the wrong parts. He then rebuilt the car , checked the parts locally and apologised and said he would return the next day between 10-12am to complete the job. Later that day I received an email to say this would now be done on Wednesday and not the Tuesday as said by the Tech. After speaking to the RAC they said it would be Wednesday at the earliest for the job and I would get contacted by another tech to sort the job. Wednesday came and I get a call late morning from a tech named Jay who said " your not gonna like this but the price is now £770" no explanation other than GSF where quoting more for the parts. I asked him to recheck and come back to me as my car had been off the road for 3 days and was costing meoney not working ( private hire vehicle) he didn't call back but text saying nothing he could do and gave me the wrong number to call customer services. Spoke to a nice girl at customer services who explained their was not a lot she could do on the day but escalate a complaint further on and she would pass me through to the tech booking team again. While on hold I contacted the local ford garage who quoted me £264 for genuine ford parts and GSF web site where they ranged from £120-£170 for non genuine parts. Got me thinking that they were going to charge over £500 just to fit the parts. Put through to a lady called Katie who just basically wanted me off the phone and not interested in the price. It was a case of that's the price. End of. She went away and spoke to somebody senior then came back to me and said that it was an inbound call centre and I could not speak to anyone senior even though she had. Again no explanation as to price increase of the job. I said I wanted to talk to someone more senior which her reply was I'm now going to terminate the call as nothing else I can do. Really disappointed in an organisation like the RAC to treat customers this way. It's left me in a really bad situation with a car that's off the road. I must not be the only person they have done this to and makes me question have they done this as they know I'm desperate to have the work done. I would never recommend RAC to anybody else again after this and would advise anyone to tread very careful because apparently it says in the small print they are allowed to change the quote. Read more Read less

  • 1.00/5

    Waiting for them two days no one comes and respond o...

    Waiting for them two days no one comes and respond on telephone, don’t waste your time and money

  • 1.00/5

    Horrendous lie after lie still haven’t brought my ca...

    Horrendous lie after lie still haven’t brought my car back to me called 1am and it’s now 18:30 lie after lie

  • 1.00/5

    Impossible to cancel auto renew car insurance

    It's impossible to cancel their autorenual car insurance.

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    Car insurance
    shan d 2nd July 2026

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