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Name: Breakdown cover
Rating: 1.72 (180 reviews)

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1.46

Based on 180 reviews, last reviewed 15th Dec 2025

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13% increase in 1 star reviews

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Latest highest rating:

5

Reliable and cheaper I have not had to use RAC this year but I have in the past and they came in a reasonable time. They are cheaper than the AA . I onl... Read more Reviewed on: 12th September 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Absolutely terrible company! Absolutely terrible company! Had an MOT with one of their vouchers you get from bri bf a member, I had the MOT with an EAC approved garage and the gar... Read more Reviewed on: 15th December 2025

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RAC breakdown cover is available in three levels – Basic, Standard and Extra.

RAC claim to get to most breakdowns in 60 mins or less and say that patrols fix 4/5 breakdowns on the spot. In the myRAC app you can get savings on fuel and tyres. Options are available for vehicle cover, personal cover and family cover.

RAC breakdown cover reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used RAC before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

RAC Breakdown cover reviews (180)

Review of the RAC, Breakdown cover:

Your service is a joke,

Your service is a joke, firstly you send a guy who charges me money to add brake fluid which made no difference to the issue, but as he never tried to move the car he didnt know if he had fixed it or not I then called for someone to come again, and it was getting later and later so I called again and said come in the morning - which someone eventually did past 10am - he was also trying to say it was ok until I insisted he meoved the car to see the issue - he then agreed it was undrivable and took it to the garage to get mended I called the next morning to get onward travel as I pay for and was told that I was too late is has to be done within 24 hours of the original call - which would have been impossible because it took longer than that to get someone to agree the car had an issue - I argued this and was told after some time I could have a car On hearing from Enterprise they have no cars avaliable today - which is not true as I could book a car with them direct from the same location online with no issue - when I called and spoke to onward travel - after another long wait - am told tough luck if there is no car avliable I just have to wait until there is one Why am I paying you - probably if i hadnt driven the car after you first engineer said it was ok then the problem would have been less bad, plus I have to argue to get any service and then Im left high and dry with no car JUST A JOKE I want to cancel this service because there is NO service given Reviewed on: 24th April 2024

Absolutely terrible company!

Absolutely terrible company! Had an MOT with one of their vouchers you get from bri bf a member, I had the MOT with an EAC approved garage and the garage are chasing me for the money as RAC are ignoring them! I’ve now called around 12 times and emailed 10 in the past month they’ve offered no compensation at all and still haven’t invoiced the garage! The stress levels are next level. Reviewed on: 15th December 2025

Worst breakdown cover ever

10 hours waiting and then told would not be seen until the following day.6 Calls to customer service and nothing. No manager call back... absolutely shocking service all round. Reviewed on: 2nd December 2025

Appalling service from the RAC,.

Appalling service from the RAC, don't believe their advertised response time of 60 minutes. Reported breakdown and initially quoted 4-6 hour wait. Rang them to ask if they could do it any quicker as had to take daughter somewhere and then had an update saying be 6-8 hours now. Rang again to see what was going on, told escalation team ring me back immediately, they didn't, but had text to say wait will be 24 hours now!!! Rang again to say needed take daughter somewhere and also take her to school early in morning so couldn't wait 24 hours and told I'm not priority and no manager available. Should be able to ring me back tomorrow Reviewed on: 30th November 2025

absolute disgrace .

absolute disgrace . cancelled within 24 hours , there was no mention of cancellation fee or admin fee to cancel . when told we wd be charged for cancelling even tho less than 24 hours i asked where did it tell me about cancellation fee . was told its in the paperwork that comes by post that has not been sent out yet !! so meant ti gave a crystal ball ?! told if didn’t pay wd affect my c/rating :spoke to manager who sd there wd be an investigation . told him wd make sure potential wd know about this scam customers 30 mins into call manager hung up cos he knew was 100% in wrong . reason all financial institutes ave to refund because did not inform of charges in advance . rac absolute disgrace customer service / care poorest ever experienced zero stars for this lot Reviewed on: 26th November 2025

the worst company i've ever had to deal with.

the worst company i've ever had to deal with. been stranded currently for 19 hours with no end in sight. they didn't care that my son has asthma and the cold has caused him to have an attack. had 8 calls with them (usually after spending 30 mins on hold), and everything they've said on all 8 calls has turned out to be a lie. what's on the website under my 'help' is also innaccurate - i'm pretty sure they're not arriving 3 hours ago. a few of them have also been extremely rude over the phone. i'm not the type to usually leave reviews, but this whole experience has been a nightmare. oh and they're blaming the weather but it's just a bit of light rain! i've got 10 months of this membership left but i'm about to sign up for the AA instead. So to sum up, please avoid this company at all costs! absolute shambles and rude at the same time Reviewed on: 22nd November 2025

Do not join RAC

Been paying for over 12cmths today had a burst tyre. Took me over 45 minutes to get through went round the automated system 8 times finally got through put on hold another 12 mins on told got cut off. Had to ring bk and wait and wait go through to a nice lady who said there system was down. Which is annoying as it pointed you to the we'd site only which didn't work! Booked my car in told that one of two things could happen either they send out a local tyre guy charging 3 times the value of the tyre or they tow me. I said don't you change tyres so wasn't hopeful. Gets a phone call 30 mins later l can send a guy with a tyre at a cost of just under 200 now or you can wait till 9.30pm I'm a disabled lady can't wall far and my car was in a secluded spot and l felt vunrable with all the stress my asthma kicked off and l was in a lot of pain as l was very cold. My phone battery was dying after trying for nearly an hour to get through. I'vI'had an update its now 9.40 till 11pm thats priority from 4.30pm Ive come across a forum on Facebook and the comments of customers experiance are utterly appalling! I will be cancelling my policy and I'd never use this scam company again. Reviewed on: 17th November 2025

Worst services, don't pay for a breakdown policy

Worst services, don't pay for a breakdown policy from RAC, you will be stranded for hours before they will send someone to pick you up. They are working with some contractors that don't care about you. At the moment I am waiting for 3 and a half hours, a contractor recovery truck was supposed to arrive 45 minutes ago and I have been told that I need to wait for another 2 hours. I have phone RAC and I told them that I can't wait that long, they laughed in my face and told me to make a complaint. Reviewed on: 15th November 2025

Let down.

While driving along the motorway at night, I hit a road sign lying abandoned in the middle of the lane. Luckily I wasn't injured, and the vehicle was OK, but I'd burst two tyres and became stranded at the roadside. I called the RAC, naturally, as I had full nationwide recovery with unlimited callouts. In my dismay, the call centre agent, who clearly couldn't care less and sounded like he'd rather have been at home, told me my situation was technically an accident rather than a breakdown. I'm not covered, should have read the small print, too bad. If I want recovered it'll be £218 or contact your insurance. So I contacted my insurance, who put me through to their breakdown team. Guess who they were? That's right. Two hundred quid please. So thanks to the RAC who, despite 15 years of membership, let me down when I needed them, to the tune of 200 quid. Reviewed on: 9th October 2025

10 hour wait to be towed. A disgrace.

I have never had worse customer service. My car broke down at 7.30pm. After leaving me, a solo female traveller, alone for 5 hours, without access to a bathroom or sanitation, they then said they don’t have enough tow trucks and the earliest my car could be collected would be 5am. I had to leave my car key with the local petrol station, and make my own onward journey. My car only arrived at its designated destination two days later. When I found the RAC and asked where my car was during this time, they were unable to tell me. They said it was with a trusted provider and was either in Milton Keynes or Northampton. To this day, they still are unable to tell me where they stored my car. Their customer service team ignored my messages, and then said they would uphold the complaint but offer no compensation. I found the whole process insulting and if I could give them zero stars, I would. I would be embarrassed to work for this company. Reviewed on: 28th September 2025

Reliable and cheaper

I have not had to use RAC this year but I have in the past and they came in a reasonable time. They are cheaper than the AA . I only have the basic breakdown . Reviewed on: 12th September 2025

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