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MAYDAY UK Breakdown Cover

Roadside recovery and assistance for your outfit, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Our Members’ MAYDAY UK Breakdown Cover reviews

 

Service you can trust

We hope you'll never need to use the MAYDAY service, however, we can assure you that MAYDAY is on call to ensure you get where you need to be.

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8 out of 10 choose to renew

8 out of 10 customers chose to renew with us last year

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Rescuing members for over 45 years

We have been providing UK breakdown cover since 1979

Cover from only £80

Our Roadside & Recovery cover level is available for only £80

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Levels of cover

Roadside & Recovery
£80

Premium UK
£113

Premium UK Plus
£143

Nationwide recovery

To a single UK destination including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man if your vehicle can’t be repaired. Roadside assistance also included day or night.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Double drop off

If your caravan or trailer needs to be taken to a different destination to you and your towing vehicle, we'll take it there as well. This second drop off has to be within 75-miles of your home.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Vehicle cover

Your vehicle is covered whoever is driving.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Misfuelling cover

If you put the wrong fuel in your vehicle, we'll drain the tank and give you enough fuel to get you going again.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Snow, flood and mud recovery

We don't charge any extra when specialist equipment is needed, even if you're stuck on site.

Yes

Yes

Yes

No size, weight or vehicle age restrictions

Cover for cars, caravans and motorhomes, big and small, old or new (within UK legal towing guidelines subject to using a standard 50mm tow-ball).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unlimited callouts

We'll come to you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (as long as it's not for the same problem within 28 days, at which point a charge may apply).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dual recovery

If you break down on your way to a site, or during your stay, and your car can't be fixed we'll take you to your destination and back home again after your holiday.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home call

Brings assistance to your doorstep or within 1/4 mile of your home address.

No

Yes

Yes

Pre-departure caravan cover

Gets your immobilised caravan or trailer moving, even when it’s at home.

No

No

Yes

Extra care

Your choice of car hire or alternative travel expenses (up to £100), or alternative accommodation up to five nights whilst awaiting repairs, to a maximum of £600 per breakdown, and even an emergency driver if the main driver is incapacitated.

No

Yes

Yes

Enhanced extra care

As Extra Care, but with a combination of car hire and alternative travel expenses (up to £150) and alternative accommodation up to five nights to a maximum of £900 per breakdown.

No

No

Yes

Optional extras

Personal cover for just £32

Personal cover extends your cover to allow you and your partner (residing at the same address) to be covered in any private vehicle you are travelling in, either as driver or passenger.

Additional vehicle cover for just £25 per vehicle

Additional vehicle cover provides cover for up to five other vehicles registered at the same address as the main insured vehicle.

 

 

 

Cover details explained

Nationwide recovery: If your vehicle is not able to be fixed at the roadside or locally at a garage by the end of the day, we can recover you, your vehicle, and your passengers to a single destination in the UK.

Dual recovery: This gives you peace of mind, under all three cover levels, if you are on your way to a pre-booked site and you break down. If we can’t fix your vehicle at the roadside we will take you, your vehicle, and your passengers to your site. And if it can’t be fixed locally to your site, we’ll take you, your vehicle and your passengers home or you can choose to stay at your site and continue your holiday. If the vehicle can’t be fixed by the end of your stay we’ll take you, your vehicle and passengers’ home at the end of your holiday.

Pre-departure caravan cover: You are covered for pre-departure if your caravan or trailer breaks down or is immobilised at your home before you start towing.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does using breakdown cover affect insurance?

    No, your breakdown cover and your vehicle insurance are completely separate, even if they are being provided by the same company. However, following an accident, you may need to use your breakdown cover before making a repair claim under your vehicle insurance.

  • Tell me more about the Home call

    If you have our Roadside & Recovery cover level, and you break down at home, where the vehicle is usually stored, or within a quarter of a mile of that location, you will not be covered.

    Not having cover for breakdowns occurring where the vehicle is kept is one of the main reasons assistance has to be declined under the MAYDAY UK Breakdown policy, and breaking down ‘at home’ is a very common occurrence! Our Premium UK and Premium UK Plus cover levels both include Home call cover. We’ll come to you at home, where the vehicle is normally stored (if different) or if you’ve broken down within a quarter of a mile of that location and, if it’s not possible to get you going again, we’ll take you and your vehicle (and even your passengers if required) to the nearest garage or any other single destination within 25 miles of where the breakdown happened.

  • How can I make a claim?

    If you experience a breakdown or are involved in an accident and need recovering, please use the Green Flag App to register a claim, or call 0800 051 5318.

  • How much does UK Breakdown Cover cost?

    Our Roadside and Recovery cover is available from only £80.

  • Can I get UK Breakdown Cover with car or motorhome insurance?

    MAYDAY Breakdown is only available in the UK. If you’re looking for breakdown cover for European travel please get a quote for our Red Pennant product which can provide breakdown cover and/or travel insurance.

  • Does the MAYDAY UK breakdown product cover caravans and motorhomes?

    Yes, our MAYDAY UK breakdown cover includes caravans, motorhomes and campervans of any age, weight, or size, providing you are operating within UK legal towing guidelines and using a standard 50mm tow-ball when towing a caravan.

  • Are there any length, width, or weight restrictions?

    Our MAYDAY UK breakdown and roadside recovery have no size, weight or vehicle age restrictions, providing you are operating within UK legal towing guidelines and using a standard 50mm tow-ball when towing a caravan. There are also no extra charges for specialist equipment if your outfit gets stuck on soft ground or other ‘off-road’ areas. Plus, our ‘Dual recovery’ feature means that if your vehicle breaks down on the way to (or during) a holiday and can’t be fixed, we'll take you on to your destination and, if your vehicle can’t be fixed during the holiday, we’ll take it (and you) back home again once your holiday is complete.

  • Are there different levels of cover?

    Yes, MAYDAY offers three different levels of cover, starting with our Roadside & Recovery level, which includes roadside assistance to try and get you going again; recovery to a single UK destination if your vehicle can’t be repaired; a second drop-off within 75 miles of your home if your caravan or trailer needs to be recovered to a different destination; misfuelling cover; and our Dual Recovery feature, which means that if your vehicle breaks down on the way to (or during) a holiday and can’t be fixed, we'll take you on to your destination and, if your vehicle can’t be fixed during the holiday, we’ll take it (and you) back home again once your holiday is complete.

    If you want extra peace of mind, we offer our ‘Premium UK’ cover level, which includes all the features of Roadside & Recovery, but adds on Home Call, fixing mechanical problems at your home or recovering your car or motorhome/campervan to your nearest repairer; and also includes Extra Care, which offers a choice of one of either accommodation, car hire or alternative travel expenses (up to £100 per person, to a maximum of £500), as well as deferred recovery and even an emergency driver if the main driver is incapacitated. And finally, our top-tier cover level, ‘Premium UK Plus’, which offers all the benefits of Premium UK but also includes Enhanced Extra Care, offering a combination of accommodation, car hire and/or alternative travel expenses (up to £150 per person, to a maximum of £900) as well as our unique Pre-Departure Caravan Cover element, which gets your immobilised caravan or trailer moving, even when it’s at home.

  • Am I covered if a towed caravan breaks down?

    Yes, if you take out cover for your caravan, this includes both your tow-car and your caravan when they are being used together, and your car alone when the caravan is not being used. This means all the elements of your chosen cover level will apply to your car/caravan combination, or just your car if you are driving it on its own.

  • Is breakdown cover worth having?

    Technical difficulties happen all of the time with all vehicles, regardless of their age, model and potentially whatever they’re towing. No matter how well you maintain your vehicles, there’s always the other guy, the weather and any number of other elements outside your control. MAYDAY UK Breakdown and Recovery offers you the peace of mind that wherever you’re going, we will be by your side if you do run into any difficulties, with unlimited call outs, 24/7, 365 days a year, as long as it’s not for the same problem!

  • What kind of cover do I need for making a single trip?

    All cover levels of MAYDAY UK Breakdown are annual policies that cover every trip you make throughout the year, which is why we say you are covered 24/7/365.

  • I make 2 or more trips a year – what kind of cover can I get?

    There are no limits on how many trips you make in a single year, nor on the length of those trips, as long as you are in the UK.

  • What is the average cost of breakdown cover?

    Breakdown cover pricing can vary significantly across providers based on a wide range of factors, not least how each provider structures its pricing. Many of the main providers adopt ‘risk-rated’ pricing, which means the price will increase depending on your vehicle and other circumstances. Your premium may also increase at renewal, depending on whether, and how many times you use the service. MAYDAY is a fixed-price policy – the price you see quoted on our website is the price you’ll pay. And it will not change at renewal, regardless of how many times you use the service, unless the overall ‘list price’ changes.

  • Can I get European breakdown cover for my motorhome or caravan?

    MAYDAY Breakdown is only available in the UK. If you’re looking for breakdown cover for European travel please get a quote for our Red Pennant product which can provide breakdown cover and/or travel insurance.

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MAYDAY UK Breakdown Cover is provided by Green Flag and underwritten by U K Insurance Limited. Registered office: The Wharf, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4AZ. Registered in England and Wales No. 1179980. U K Insurance Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Sales and support lines are open Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Breakdown assistance lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Calls may be recorded.

Clicking the “Get a quote” button on this page will take you through to a quote and buy page on the Green Flag website. A sample MAYDAY policy wording booklet, including the limitations and exclusions that apply, can be downloaded here.