RAC Breakdown Cover

Breaking down in your taxi would be a real pain. You know that.

Our partnership with the RAC means Freeway customers can get their breakdown cover and taxi insurance cover sorted in one, hassle-free phone call.

RAC’s taxi breakdown cover, provided by Freeway, gives drivers guaranteed roadside assistance and recovery as well as assistance at home if your taxi won’t start.

Trusted by more than 8 million members, RAC is the breakdown specialist with expertise in taxi breakdown and repair. With expert patrols and state-of-the-art diagnostic technology, RAC do everything possible to fix your taxi at the roadside if you break down.

Roadside Assistance

We’ll fix your vehicle at the roadside, as long as you’re over 1/4 mile away from home.

Recovery

We’ll take you and your vehicle to your chosen destination anywhere in the UK.

At Home

We’ll attend if your car breaks down at home, or within 1/4 mile of your home.

Onward Travel

We’ll provide a courtesy car, hotel accommodation or alternative transport for you and your vehicle.

Want to add this to your existing policy?

You can easily add RAC Breakdown Cover to any of your motor insurance policies. Breakdown policies from the RAC cover all public and private hire vehicles including executive taxis and Uber taxis. To talk to an advisor about RAC breakdown cover for Freeway customers, call us today:

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Why Choose Freeway?

Freeway is focused solely on private hire, public hire, executive car and Uber taxi insurance. We deal with taxi insurance – nothing else – and we think we do it better than anyone else.

It means we have an in-depth understanding of the industry and we’ve tailored our products around what UK taxi drivers really need.

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The most comprehensive cover ‘as standard’. We’re confident we can't be matched on that.

Focused on speed. We know time is money and you want your cover sorted as quickly as possible.

We are constantly investing in technology so that we can make it easier for our customers to manage their policies.

Great track record in new driver prices. Less than two years no claims? We’re confident we can get you the very best price.

Our TrustPilot score says it all. We work hard to maintain our 5-star, Excellent rating.

We conduct regular research to stay on top of the changes affecting taxi drivers in the UK so we can keep you informed.

We have one of the best customer renewals rates in the industry. Our existing customers don’t need to look elsewhere.

We operate a 24/7/365 UK-based claims support team.

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