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Are the RAC and AA breakdown services still working during Covid-19 lockdown?

Published 29 March 2020
By Graham King
Breakdown services tell us how their home and roadside breakdown assistance services have been affected during Covid-19.
Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday season

Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday...

As the summer holiday looms on the horizon like distant blue skies, nearly 1m British holidaymakers are preparing to dust off their passports...
Published 09 June 2016
George Osborne Budget 2016: What it means for motorists

Budget 2016: What it means for motorists and key points

The nation’s motorists are a soft target for the Treasury but drivers have escaped relatively lightly in today's Budget.
Published 16 March 2016

Which breakdown service can fix our car fastest?

Tim Shallcross, who used to train AA patrols, devised a test to find out which of Britain’s three main roadside assistance services is best.
Published 24 August 2015
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Do breakdown services carry tyre sealant for roadside...

Q. I have heard that the AA and other breakdown cover providers will not use tyre sealant if you call them out to fix a puncture. Is this true? I...
Published 12 November 2014