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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Evaluating 587 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent service and the highly professional, friendly staff. People frequently highlight the quick response times for both phone calls and recovery assistance, often arriving sooner than expected. Reviewers also appreciate the helpful and reassuring communication from staff, who often provide regular updates and show genuine care during stressful situations. However, some customers also noted issues with communication after the initial contact, reporting a lack of updates or misleading information. Additionally, a few people experienced significantly longer waiting times for recovery than initially estimated.

What people talk about most

Service

People report positive experiences with service, often describing it as excellent, efficient, and superb.... See more

Staff

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of staff, consistently praising their politeness, friendliness, and... See more

Response time

Customers consistently note positive experiences with response times, with many reporting quick phone answers... See more

Customer service

Users describe positive interactions with customer service, highlighting quick response times and clear... See more

Customer communications

Clients share ambiguous opinions on contact, with some reviewers reporting easy contact and helpful... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phone answered quickly and good clear communication. I used what3words for my location which provided location easily. Very polite and friendly manner of person assisting me. Someone calledme ever... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wish all recovery companies were this good. Wife had a flat, managed to get parked up. Soft top no spare. Called in, answered in few minutes, very helpful, gave locations, on site for her within... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our car completely broke down on the M1 and was totally immobile. Brittania were brilliant and so was the recovery agent they used. Highways Traffic were made aware of our dangerous position and arriv... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time use of Brittania Rescue and blown away by such caring telephone communication and speed of pick up. Excellent breakdown services and so much better than AA! I was woman alone, broken down... See more

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Company details

  1. Insurance Company
  2. Accident Insurance Company
  3. Auto Insurance Agency
  4. Motorcycle Insurance Agency
  5. Personal Insurance Company

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Here at Britannia Rescue, we give our customers peace of mind whether they are on the road or at home, with our assistance and recovery cover. Our 4,000 breakdown professionals are available 24/7, 365 days a year so we can get you back on the road as quickly as possible. We are part of the Allianz Group, one of the largest general insurers in the UK. We’re the #1 insurance brand globally*, present in almost 70 countries worldwide with over 128 million customers. *Interbrand 2024 Best Global Brands Ranking.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

False promise of cashback

Don't be fooled by the cashback offers through various sites, Britannia never pays this cashback, myself and many others have fallen for this dodgy sales tactic.

June 2, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Hi Mike thanks for getting in touch. We’re really sorry to hear about this and would like to look into it for you, please email customer.support@britanniarescue.com and we’ll take it from there. ^Lisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic people on the end of the…

Fantastic people on the end of the phone, really helpful. The recovery driver was superb.

May 26, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

It's always nice to hear lovely feedback like this Kevin, we want to do all we can to help our customers. ^Lisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My motoring breakdown

From the first phonecall the person's friendliness and calmness put me at ease

May 29, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

We loved reading this Arthur, glad to hear our team members are great! ^Lisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ease of contact

Ease of contact. Promp response and service

May 30, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for taking the time to feed this back MD, glad it went smoothly for you :) ^Phil

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful staff

Helpful staff, easily contacted, quick response and good outcome

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

It's always nice to hear lovely feedback like this, Alison, we're happy to hear that went well for you :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor diagnosis of a failed alternator

Poor diagnosis of a failed alternator

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for getting in touch about your experience, Annette. We're sorry you feel this way. We appreciate your feedback, and we’ll review our processes to see where improvements can be made.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling service

Appalling service. Broke down at 1am and still awaiting recovery 16 hrs later. Poor communication incorrect and misleading information, refusal of team leader to speak about the situation.

May 30, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for getting in touch about your experience, Caroline. We're sorry you feel this way. We appreciate your feedback, and we’ll review our processes to see where improvements can be made. ^Lia

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time use of Brittania Rescue and…

First time use of Brittania Rescue and blown away by such caring telephone communication and speed of pick up. Excellent breakdown services and so much better than AA!
I was woman alone, broken down on a teeny crossroads in isolated Wales location, causing a jam, completely frazzled and temperature of 30C! Nick from Hough Green, Chester arrived very quickly and was truly the 4th emergency service. Highly professional and somehow quickly got my van on loader. Felt safe and reassured immediately. Great personality and actually enjoyed the ride back. Thank you so much for this 5 star service.

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

We’re happy to help and just glad you got back safely. ^Sam

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Britannia - super helpful

Britannia were super helpful and flexible when we broke down during our holiday. Recovery sorted no problem. The recovery agent was friendly and punctual too.

May 29, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

It's always nice to hear lovely feedback like this Paul, glad to hear our team members are great! ^Nic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful

Helpful, reassuring and flexible.

May 27, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

We loved reading this Ruth, your comments made us smile. ^Nic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An organisation and individuals who deliver great service

From the initial contact to report the breakdown to the agent arriving I was kept informed.
The loading of my car was carried out with care and attention by a very professional agent.
Outstanding service when you most need it.

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for taking the time to feed this back, glad to hear our team members are great! ^Nic

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t use Britannia Rescue

Don’t use Britannia Rescue

Stuck on motorway in dangerous position with Disabled wife in car for Hours

Once they arrived Very Poor Service

May 26, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

We’re sorry to hear you’re unhappy with the experience you’ve had with us. We’d like to look into this for you, please email customer.support@britanniarescue.com and we’ll take it from there. ^Nic

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Dislike boring repeated question

Dislike boring repeated question. Survey too long.
You have totally misrepresented my comments. Within the actual survey my comments/scores about Green Flag could not have been more complementary. They were exceptional. They boring bit is/should be aimed at Pilot, how could you possibly TRUST them.

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for getting in touch about your experience . We're sorry you feel this way. We appreciate your feedback, and we’ll review our processes to see where improvements can be made. ^Nic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

We were unlucky enough to break down on the side of the A1/M1 24 minutes from our destination, 100 miles from our home! The call handler was brilliant, reassuring, and put me immediately at ease. My 7 year old son and husband were with me. They gave an estimated recovery time of 90 minutes, and gave me a call every 30 minutes to check our welfare. The tracking for recovery was brilliant and the driver again friendly and helpful. We got taken to our planned destination, and recovery to our home booked swiftly. There was a hiccup with the hire car, mostly due to breaking down on a bank holiday weekend, but Britannia arranged for us to go home with the recovery instead of using the hire service in the end. Every person we spoke to was friendly, helpful and professional. Our chosen garage was unable to fix the car and one call to them and again they recovered the car super speedily to take it elsewhere. Britannia truly made a stressful situation so much easier to handle and we are just so grateful for taking out the cover on our insurance!

May 24, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

It's always nice to hear lovely feedback like this Sam, we’re happy to help and just glad you got back safely. ^Nic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had reason to contact and purchase…

Had reason to contact and purchase European Breakdown Cover from 'Brittania Rescue' earlier today to cover a forthcoming holiday in Europe. Their representative named Josh was excellent! We cannot thank him enough for all his help and advice.

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Thanks for taking the time to feed this back Evans, glad to hear our team members are great! ^Nic

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried calling for a tow but no anwers on the phone lines

Absolutely useless service. I broke down today and attempted to contact Britannia Rescue three separate times for assistance, waiting around 20 minutes on each call with no answer. There appears to be no alternative way to get support either — no live chat, no email, just a single phone line that nobody answers.

When you've broken down and need help, being unable to contact your breakdown provider is incredibly frustrating and frankly defeats the point of paying for cover in the first place.

Very disappointing experience and I will be cancelling my policy and returning to the AA, as at least they answer the phone.

May 27, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Hi Rachelle, we’re sorry to hear you’ve experienced a long wait. We hope you’ve managed to chat with us by now, but if you’re still experiencing problems, please drop us an email at customer.support@britanniarescue.com and we’ll get it sorted for you. ^Nic

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't find details pay twice

Had a policy for many years never needed to call,my daughter was on the policy and changed her car.phoned them to change details
informed by Britannia I have no policy.Told them they take the money each year by automatic renewal,they tried all addresses and vehicles etc no joy no policy was found.Lucky we didn't ever need to use it I thought 🤔.Paid for the cover I needed five months later I get an email stating their taking the money for the auto renewal.so I actually have 2 policies covering the same vehicles phoned and they tell me they won't charge for cancelling one of them as it was their mistake.The customer service chap says he'll send email to those with power to see if he can refund the 5 month period we have 2 policies, but he's not sure if anything can be done.
I can tell you this is also more than an hour of your life you'll never get back

May 27, 2026
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Reply from Britannia Rescue

Hi Janet, thanks for getting in touch. We’re really sorry to hear about this and would like to look into it for you, please email customer.support@britanniarescue.com and we’ll take it from there. ^Nic

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