Direct Line Breakdown Cover

Breakdown insurance comes in a number of forms, offering a varying level of protection, depending on how much you want to pay and the extent to which you wish to be covered. Direct Line breakdown cover is one of the most competitive on the market, offering good cover at a reasonable rate, and an extra 10% saving by buying online. The cover comes in the form of 5 policies:

1 Rescue:

• Roadside assistance, once you’re ¼ mile from home
• If your car cannot be fixed at the roadside, they’ll take you and your vehicle to a suitable garage
• Message service to let friends and family know what has happened

2 Rescue Plus:

• All of the above, plus cover for your car at your home address.

3 Recovery:

• All the benefits of Rescue, but including:
• Taking you, your vehicle and any passengers to your original destination, your home address or a suitable garage if your car cannot be repaired by the end of the working day

4 Recovery Plus:

• Extends all the benefits of Recovery to your home address, plus a choice of either:
• A hire car for up to 24 hours, or
• The cost of alternative travel to return home or
• Costs to continue your journey or
• Overnight accommodation (including breakfast) in a local hotel while your vehicle is repaired (providing you are more than 25 miles from home)
• They 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
• Includes all the benefits of Recovery Plus as well as European roadside help
• Provides the cost of travel home if necessary, for you and your car
• Includes free legal cover

6 Personal Cover

• Covers you whatever car you are travelling in
• Can also be extended to include your partner
• Available for incidents occurring in the UK

To see if Direct Line breakdown cover is the right one for you, use our free and simple comparison service which allows you to compare breakdown insurance from some of the leading providers in the UK.