Award winning UK Breakdown cover to suit your needs

  • Unlimited callouts
  • 24 hour emergency breakdown assistance
  • Average arrival time 60 minutes
  • Mis-fuelling cover as standard
  • 85% of our customers are satisfied with their ease of dealing with our partners
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Key benefits of our UK Breakdown Cover

Please ensure that the cover you choose meets your needs.

Services

Roadside Assistance beyond one mile from home
Assistance if your vehicle breaks down more than 1 mile from home
Recovery within 20 miles of the breakdown
Mis-fuelling
Out of Fuel
UK Recovery
Overnight accommodation
Car hire for up to 24 hours
Roadside Assistance within one mile from home
AXA Local
Breakdown Cover
AXA Nationwide
Breakdown Cover
AXA Nationwide & Homestart
Breakdown Cover
AXA Local Breakdown Cover
AXA Nationwide Breakdown Cover
AXA Nationwide & Homestart Breakdown Cover
Roadside Assistance beyond one mile from home
Roadside repair – up to one hour (UK only)
Local recovery within 20 miles
Mis-fuelling
Out of Fuel
UK Recovery
 
Overnight accommodation
 
Car hire for up to 24 hours
 
Roadside Assistance within one mile from home
   

Choose from 3 levels of cover:

We offer three levels of cover so that you can choose the one that’s right for you.

Local Cover
AXA Local Breakdown Cover includes up to one hour of roadside assistance or repair, if your vehicle has broken down more than 1 mile from your home. If we can’t repair your vehicle, we will take you, your passengers and your vehicle to a garage or destination of your choice, up to 20 miles from where you broke down.
Nationwide Cover
AXA Nationwide Breakdown Cover provides all benefits of our Local Cover, as well as recovery of you, your passengers and your vehicle anywhere in the UK. Or, we can offer overnight accommodation or car hire for up to 24 hours.
Nationwide and Homestart
Cover
AXA Nationwide + Homestart Breakdown Cover provides all the benefits of our Nationwide and Local Covers, as well as assistance if you break down within a mile from your home.
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What is Motor Breakdown Cover?

Motor Breakdown Cover provides you with protection and reassurance whilst you’re driving on the road.

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Types of Breakdown Cover

Vehicle Breakdown Cover – With AXA Vehicle Breakdown Cover, your vehicle (or vehicles) shown on your policy schedule will be covered.

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Are there any vehicle restrictions?

Cover is for private cars or motorcycles only that are less than 16 years old, and that are;

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Already broken down?

If you’ve broken down, please make sure you’re in a safe place, and as far left off the road as you can be.

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What is Motor Breakdown Cover?

Motor Breakdown Cover provides you with protection and reassurance whilst you’re driving on the road. If your car breaks down, we will send one of our recovery operators to try and fix the problem and get you moving again.

It’s important that you choose cover to suit your needs. Please take a look below at the different types of AXA Motor Breakdown Cover that are available.

Types of Breakdown Cover

Vehicle Breakdown Cover – With AXA Vehicle Breakdown Cover, your vehicle (or vehicles) shown on your policy schedule will be covered.

Personal Breakdown Cover – With AXA Personal Breakdown Cover you will be covered in any vehicle, when your name is on the policy as a passenger or driver.

Are there any vehicle restrictions?

Cover is for private cars or motorcycles only that are less than 16 years old, and that are;

  • no longer than 5.5 metres including tow bar;
  • no heavier than 3,500 kilograms;
  • no higher than 3 metres;
  • no wider than 2.3 metres including wing mirrors;
  • not used for commercial purposes.

For more information, please see our policy wording

Already broken down?

If you’ve broken down, please make sure you’re in a safe place, and as far left off the road as you can be. Stay well away from moving traffic. Put your hazard warning lights on and leave your vehicle using the nearside doors. If you are on the motorway, move over to the hard shoulder (if you can) and follow the above guidelines. If you break down in an outside lane, please stay in the vehicle and call the emergency services, as well as your break down provider.

AXA provides assistance to 90% of motor breakdowns within one hour. If you’ve broken down and hold either Nationwide & Home or European policy, you can use our online claim registration tool – e-Rescue - and recovery will be sent to you as quickly as possible. If you have any other policy, please give us a call on 0345 504 6391