Road Rescue is an insurance offered by some
private car insurers to their own policyholders to supplement
their car insurance.
Typically a policy covers the cost of call-out and roadside
repairs (subject to exceptions) to the car, vehicle recovery
to a garage, hire car to continue a journey or return home,
rail fare to cover cost of collecting the car after repair,
transportation, of the car and occupants to their destination
or home or overnight hotel accommodation up to specified limits.
Home rescue is an extra which involves:
(i) assisting the insured at his home or within one mile thereof
in respect of all callout charges and up to One hour's labour:
(ii) the cost of transportation~ if necessary, of the car
and its occupants to the nearest suitable garage or home.
A flat premium. which increases with the age of the car. is
changed for insurances of this type.
