What is Onward Travel?
Onward Travel is usually an add-on for your breakdown cover. It helps you stay mobile if your vehicle needs a repair in a garage after a breakdown
Onward Travel is available to buy as an add-on with all our cover levels. When upgrading, we’ll provide you with a hire car for up to 3 days (age and licence restrictions apply). Or if you prefer, we can arrange overnight accommodation or public transport instead.
Benefits of having Onward Travel with your breakdown cover
- You’ll have a back-up plan if your vehicle needs a repair in the garage
- You can get a hire car for up to 3 days
- If you prefer, we can arrange a hotel or cover the cost of public transport instead
Can I add Onward Travel to my policy?
Yes, you can add Onward Travel to your policy any time.
To add Onward Travel to your breakdown cover, just give us a call. You can do this at any time.
If you can’t add Onward Travel to your policy online, call a member of our team on 0330 159 8454.
What’s covered with Onward Travel?
Onward Travel is there to keep you moving after a breakdown. Here’s how it works.
We’ll keep you moving if we can’t fix you on the spot
Our patrols fix 4 out of 5 at the roadside. But if your problem can’t be solved then and there, you won’t be left stranded.
Your choice of transport
If your car’s out of action or stuck in the garage, we’ll help you keep moving with a choice of alternative travel.
Hire car
If your car’s in the garage overnight, we can get you a hire car for up to 3 days.
Public transport
If you prefer, instead of a hire car we can cover the costs of public transport, like taxis home or to work, up to the value of £150 per person or £500 in total.
Accommodation
Alternatively, we can pay for accommodation in a hotel, so you can stay near your car while it’s being fixed.
We fix most vehicles on the spot. And repairs are done in just 30 minutes on average.
With Basic, Extra and Complete – plus a range of add-ons – we have car breakdown cover to suit your needs.
Our Complete cover with Onward Travel is rated 5 stars by Defaqto.
Answers to your questions
Q. Is Onward Travel worth it?
Onward Travel can be very helpful if you break down and your vehicle needs a repair in the garage. It’s there to help you carry on with your journey.
For example, Onward Travel covers you for a taxi ride after a breakdown – which can help you get where you need to go. Or, if your car’s stuck in the garage for repairs, you can get a hire car for up to 3 days to help you stay mobile (age and licence restrictions apply).
Q. What does Onward Travel mean on breakdown cover?
Adding Onward Travel to your breakdown cover means we can help you stay mobile if your car needs repairs in a garage after a breakdown. You’ll be covered for a taxi home or a hire car for up to 3 days (age and licence restrictions apply). Or if you prefer, we can even arrange public transport or overnight accommodation instead – we’ll cover up to £150 per person or £500 in total.
Q. Does the RAC pay for your taxi?
With all our cover levels, following a breakdown if you’re taken to a garage, we’ll reimburse you for a taxi home up to 20 miles. If you have our Onward Travel add-on, we can cover the cost of a longer taxi ride, or a hire car for up to 3 days (age and licence restrictions apply).
Q. Will my Onward Travel cover start straight away?
Your Onward Travel will be active just 24 hours after you buy it. But you can’t add Onward Travel when you’ve already broken down – so it’s worth getting it in advance so you don’t get caught out.
Q. How long can I have a courtesy car for with Onward Travel cover?
You’ll get a courtesy car for up to 3 days if your car is out of action for repairs.
Q. Does RAC breakdown provide a courtesy car?
If you add Onward Travel to your breakdown cover, you’ll get a courtesy hire car for up to 3 days if your car can’t be fixed that day.
Q. Will the RAC take my car to a garage?
Yes – we offer a 10-mile tow as standard on all cover levels. So if your car can’t be fixed on the spot, we’ll tow it to a nearby garage within 10 miles, for free. Or if you have our Extra or Complete cover level, we’ll tow you anywhere in the UK if you break down.
Q. Does breakdown cover include courtesy car?
Most breakdown cover policies don’t include a courtesy or hire car as standard. But with Onward Travel you can get a courtesy car if your car’s out of action or if we cannot fix you at the roadside.