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RAC vs Emergency

A detailed comparison of RAC and Emergency Assist breakdown cover.

Verdict

Pick Emergency.

Best score, and the cheaper of the two.

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RAC

£5.29/mo

New or unchanged

Emergency

Quote-based

New or unchanged

Tracked snapshot

6 Jun 2026

One side may still be quote-led or missing a clean public price

Feature Comparison

FeatureRACEmergency
Latest Public Price£5.29/moQuote-based
Starting Price£5.29/mo£1.61/mo
Annual PriceQuote-based£19.32/year
Roadside Assistance
Home Start
National Recovery
Onward Travel
European Cover
Personal Cover
Vehicle Cover
EV Supportgoodbasic
Callout Limit5 callouts per yearUnlimited

CoverKit Scores

CategoryRACEmergency
Value Score74/10070/100
Family Score80/100100/100
EV Score75/10050/100
Older Car Score50/10080/100
Budget Score57/10050/100
Premium Score95/10095/100
RAC

RAC, publicly showed entry pricing from £5.29 per month in this crawl, and publicly referenced home start, national recovery, onward travel.

Latest tracked public price

£5.29/mo

Snapshot: 6 Jun 2026

Emergency Assist

Emergency Assist, looked more quote-led than fixed-price-led in this crawl, and publicly referenced home start, national recovery, onward travel.

Latest tracked public price

£19.32/annual

Snapshot: 6 Jun 2026

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