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When looking to compare breakdown assistance it is always important to check the level of car recovery included in your cover.

For example, the majority of car breakdown cover companies include local recovery but this will only take your vehicle to nearest local garage. For slightly greater cover you can get nationwide recovery which, depending on your cover, will take you to your destination or back home. If you are thinking of European breakdown cover, you should also compare the level of recovery and assistance whilst abroad.

Should you tow a caravan or trailer, you should consider whether you will need to have recovery for both your car and whatever you are towing.

Recovery from home should also be a factor in your decision. Some policies don't cover or charge an additional fee when your car breaks down at home. Some policies will also not recover within a short radius of your house.

In all cases, when considering car recovery, always check the number of persons who will be recovered with the car. For example, some providers only cover for recovery for 5-6 persons and consequently owners of people carriers with 7 seats could get stuck if they breakdown with a full car.

You should also ensure that you don't have cover included elsewhere. Some car insurance providers include breakdown cover as standard within their policy. Also should you have a car warranty, check if there is recovery or a contribution to recovery included in your policy.

In short, always check the detail and ensure your breakdown insurance meets your requirements.

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