AA
AA
Last checked 13 Aug 2026 · 6.2
Get UK breakdown cover from The AA. Roadside Assistance and recovery from £5.49 p/m – that's what 10% of customers pay.
Tracked price
£5.49/mo
Snapshot 13 Aug 2026
Unchanged
Editorial score
6.2
Weighted composite of the six axes.
Last checked
Last checked 13 Aug 2026
Pricing summary
What this provider itself publishes — entry tier, printed sale (when one exists), and the tier they label most popular. No prices are derived.
- Advertised “from”
- £65.88/yr
Price history
Daily tracked monthly entry price for AA (108 snapshots).
Score history
90 daily snapshots · flat over the window · currently Good
Score breakdown
Algorithmic per-audience axes (0–100).
- Value
- 40 / 100Features-per-pound balance.
- Family
- 100 / 100Home start, recovery, onward travel, personal cover.
- EV drivers
- 75 / 100Active EV / hybrid handling.
- Older cars
- 80 / 100No vehicle-age caps; unlimited callouts help.
- Budget
- 0 / 100Lowest published price percentile.
- Premium
- 95 / 100Feature breadth, Defaqto rating, underwriting.
Feature availability (6)
Feature | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
Roadside assistance | Included | — |
Home start | Available | — |
National recovery | Available | — |
Onward travel | Available | — |
European cover | Available | — |
EV support | Available | “akdown cover Report a breakdown Personal breakdown cover Multicar breakdown cover Family breakdown cover European breakdown cover Motorbike breakdown cover Electric car breakdown cover Business breakdown cover Caravan and motorhome breakdown cover Instant breakdown cover Report an accident Wrong fuel assistance Manage” |
Specifications
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Callout limit | unlimited |
Claims per year limit | — |
Tow distance (miles) | — |
Vehicle age cap (years) | — |
Home start distance threshold | 0.25 miles |
Garage labour cover | £535 |
EU cover trip length cap | — |
EV / hybrid handling | good |
Named tiers | 4 |
Tier price range | £36 /yr |
Trading entity | AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED |
Underwriter | — |
Founded | 1985 |
Available tiers (4)
Every named tier the provider publishes, with prices read verbatim. Annualised (£/year) so tiers can be compared without reasoning about monthly vs annual billing.
Stated positioning (2)
Phrases captured from the provider's own public pages, with citations.
Defaqto 5-star rated
“. Roadside success – We fix 4 out of 5 cars at the roadside Defaqto 5 Star rated cover – Defaqto has awarded 5 Stars to our Roadside Assistance cover when combined with Natio”
Active EV / electric-vehicle messaging
“all-out levels may affect future premiums Electric vehicles Electric and hybrid vehicles covered as standard, subject to vehicle eligibility and roadworthiness requirements More p”
Companies House
- Trading entity
- AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- Number
- 01878835
- Status
- active
- Incorporated
- 1985-01-18
Google reviews
2.4 / 5
— reviews
Limitations (1)
What this provider won't pay out for, cited from their own public pages.
Policy
Pre-existing faults not covered
“to assist you with your commercial vehicle or we may charge a service fee. Are repeat call-outs and pre-existing faults covered? We can’t provide you with assistance if we’ve attended your vehicle and you call us out fo”
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