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The AA and Green Flag are the largest and 3rd largest Breakdown services in the UK. There are two major differences you need to consider, the AA use their own patrols and offer person based cover, while Green Flag offer vehicle based cover and use a network of 6000 local breakdown patrols to respond to their call outs. Below we have produced comparison chart showing the levels of cover each company has to offer together with the price and what's included.

AA vs. Green Flag Comparison Chart.
KEY:
= included
O   = Optional
Roadside Recovery Home Cover Onward Travel European Cover Personal Cover Vehicle Cover No Claims Discount Online Discount Online Price  
Basic Breakdown Cover Prices (fix at the roadside)
The AA
Roadside
included       O O   Up to
45%
From
£30.00
quote
Green flag
Rescue
included       O O 0 From
£20.00
quote
Breakdown Cover & Home Call-Out Prices
The AA
Roadside, Home Start
included     O O Up to
46%
From
£75.95
quote
Green flag
Rescue Plus
included     O O 0 From
£45.00
quote
Breakdown Cover & Breakdown Recovery Service
The AA
Roadside, Relay
included     O O Up to
46%
From
£69.00
quote
Green flag
Recovery
included     O O 0 From
£40.00
quote
Breakdown Cover, Breakdown Recovery & Onward Travel Cover
The AA
Roadside, Relay plus
included   O O Up to
46%
From
£108.85
quote
Breakdown Cover, Breakdown Recovery & Home Call-Out
The AA
Roadside, Relay, Home Start
included   O O Up to
46%
From
£99.00
quote
Comprehensive Breakdown Cover, Breakdown Recovery, Home Call-Out & Onward Travel Cover
The AA
Roadside, Relay plus, Home Start
included O O Up to
46%
From
£147.70
quote
Green flag
Recovery Plus
included O O 0 From
£60.00
quote


Compare AA & Green Flag Breakdown Cover:
All prices in the above chart are updated weekly and show all the breakdown cover options both the AA and Green Flag offer. The chart is ordered by level of cover, by clicking on the title of each level you can see all companies compared together for that particular level.

For more information on each company see the www.AA.co.uk page or the www.GreenFlag.co.uk page.

AA & Green Flag breakdown Key Facts:
  • The AA offer an online discount (up to 46%) when you purchase breakdown cover online.
  • The AA has over 4000 of their own patrols.
  • Green Flag have access to 6000 independent local breakdown and recovery patrols.
  • AA have an average response time of about 40 minutes.
  • Green Flag offer a 10 cash back if one of their patrols does not reach you within 1 hour.
  • The AA offer personal cover as standard and vehicle based cover as an option.
  • Green Flag vehicle based cover is standard and personal based cover is an optional extra.
  • Green Flag offer European breakdown cover as part of their top level cover.
  • The AA offer European breakdown cover only as a separate policy.


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