It is always a bad time when your car breaks down.

Whether you’re five minutes from home or halfway to Manchester, breakdown cover ensures that you get fast, effective roadside assistance wherever you are.

Here are some useful tips on what to do if you breakdown.

·         Know where you are. Help will arrive sooner if you take note of your location, the road number, the name of the nearest town and any landmarks.

·         Keep a road map in the car. It can be very useful if you need to give directions to your location.

·         Keep small coins or a phonecard in your car. If your mobile is out of range, then you can at least call for help from a phone box.

·         Charge your mobile phone battery so that you can call for help if you need to.

·         Do get car insurance that includes breakdown cover and keep the emergency number with you.

·         Keep a warning triangle in the boot of your car to warn other traffic that you have broken down.

·         Keep an emergency supply of warm clothing, a blanket, chocolate and water in your car.

·         Always keep a torch in your car.

·         Keep a light-coloured weatherproof coat or reflective vest/jacket in the car. This will improve your visibility to other motorists if you have to go for help in the dark or bad weather.

Sub-header: Help is just a phone call away

Getting you back on the road as quickly as possible is what breakdown cover is all about. Help is never far away if you have car insurance that includes breakdown cover and belong to a breakdown and recovery service. The monthly membership cost of a breakdown and recovery service is a small price to pay for access to a network of breakdown professionals on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Most insurance companies offer a range of insurance options including third party accident, fire and theft, window and windscreen breakage and personal accidents. Plus there are a range of breakdown cover options to choose from to suit your budget. For more information about Privilege car insurance and Privilege breakdown cover visit our website at www.privilege.com