Roadside Assistance

It is important to have a roadside assistance plan that closely matches your needs. In many cases, insurers offer roadside assistance as part of an auto insurance deal to give the appearance of a value-for-money package. However, in may instances, the assistance offered is minimal, and may not suit your needs.

For instance, I know of someone who had such a deal, and their car broke down about 100 miles away from home and 120 miles away from their destination. The roadside assistance only offered recovery within 50 miles of the breakdown, so the traveller was left being able to neither get home, or get to their destination. In this case, the cover was inadequate - it is always worth reading the small-print if you buy a package in this way, otherwise go shopping for the deal which suits you best.