Motor breakdown

This wide-ranging UK cover can take care of you in many circumstances, no matter where in the country your break down occurs. There is a UK-wide network of 2,500 breakdown specialists.

Take a look at these great benefits:

• Cover for people of any age
• Cover for vehicles of any age – as long as they are in a roadworthy condition
• Doorstep and Roadside service

If you break down you will be covered for the cost of the call-out and emergency  assistance charges

If your vehicle can’t be repaired you will be transported with your passengers and your vehicle to the nearest repairer. (Excludes the use of specialist off Highway recovery equipment or winching costs)

• Message Relay Service - A message can be sent to your friends or family to let them know what’s happening.
• Vehicle Recovery and Onward Transportation - where repairs cannot be effected by the end of the working day you will be provided with one of the following;

Transportation of you and your passengers and your vehicle to either your home, or to your original destination within the UK, or a repairer of your choice in the vicinity of either of these locations.

Up to £100 towards either a replacement self drive rental vehicle for up to 24 hours, or public transport costs or overnight accommodation costs where you are more than 25 miles from home.

• Medical Transfer Service - If you are more than 50 miles from home and someone travelling in your car is taken ill and needs to stay in hospital, Age UK Motor Breakdown will arrange and pay for the cost of the patient to be taken to a hospital near their home as soon as it’s safe to move them.
• Alternative Driver Service - If you are the only driver and have to stop because you’re ill or injured, you will be covered for the cost of your travel home by taxi, train or coach and for someone to return to collect your vehicle.
• No enrolment fee
• Caravans and small trailers are covered when attached to the vehicle
• Optional European cover available
• In good roadworthy condition

Cover is subject to satisfying the eligibility requirements  (see below and policy summary)

Age UK Motor Breakdown is provided by Europ Assistance Holdings Limited.

Eligibility list

You can get Age UK Motor Breakdown whatever your age. Eligible vehicles are the vehicles owned by or the responsibility of the policyholder or his/her immediate family:

• Cars
• Motorised caravans
• Light vans
• Estate cars
• 4x4 sport utility vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Minibuses
• Towed caravans or trailers of proprietary make
• Not used by you for hire or reward
• Registered in the UK
• Maintained and serviced to the manufacturer’s specifications
• Each not exceeding (including any load carried) the following  gross vehicle weight and dimensions 3500kg, length 7m, height 3m; width 2.25m;
• Carrying no more than the number of persons recommended by the manufacturer and for whom seats are available subject to a maximum of 8 persons including the driver
• In good roadworthy condition.

^For eligible vehicles under 11 years old.

*If you call the 0845 number you will be dealing with Ageas Insurance Limited who sell and administer Age UK Motor Breakdown policies. 

Age UK Enterprises Limited and Ageas Insurance Limited are not in the same group of companies.

The policy is underwritten by Europ Assistance Holdings Irish Branch.

Age UK is a registered trademark of Age UK (Charity number 1128267). The use of the name and logo Age UK is done so under licence agreement between Age UK and Age UK Enterprises Limited. Age UK Enterprises Limited is registered in England and Wales number 3156159. Registered address: Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 

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