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Start Rescue review

Updated September 28, 2026 · SumCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

Start Rescue suits UK households that want car, van, motorcycle, breakdown and home cover arranged through a single broker rather than shop each policy alone. It is regulated in the UK, and a policy starts at £31.58 with monthly payments available.

Key facts

Best for
UK breakdown cover with monthly payments and the lowest excess tier.
Premium from
£31.58↗
Insurance types
Breakdown, Auto, Motorcycle, Van, Home↗
Provider type
Broker↗
Monthly payments
Yes↗
Excess from
£0↗
Claims channels
Phone, Mobile-app↗
Legal entity
Call Assist Limited↗
Headquarters
United Kingdom↗
Founded
1998↗
Support channels
Phone, Help-centre↗
Pricing model
Monthly
Official website
startrescue.co.uk

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 3 sources

Apps and profiles

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Google Play
Elsewhere
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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Excess starts at £0, so the cheapest tier has nothing deducted from a repair bill.
  • Claims can be started on phone and mobile app, giving a stranded driver a phone line or the mobile app.
  • Monthly payments are available, which spreads the cost of £31.58 across the months of cover.
  • The range spans breakdown, auto and motorcycle, so a car, van, motorcycle and home can be arranged through one broker.

Cons

  • Support runs on phone and help centre only, with no email or live chat route.
  • breakdown, auto and motorcycle is the whole list, so life, health and travel cover sit elsewhere.
  • monthly is the only payment model listed, so a yearly lump sum does not appear as an option.
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Who it suits

  • UK drivers and riders who want roadside help on the lowest excess tier.
  • Households with a car, a van or a motorcycle plus a home, who prefer one broker for the lot.
  • People who would rather pay a policy monthly than commit to a yearly figure.

Who should look elsewhere

  • bunq, for euro account banking rather than UK breakdown cover.
  • bunq Spain, if the policy needs to sit in the UK rather than a euro account.
  • Linxea, for setting money aside rather than covering a repair bill.

Deposit protection

Start Rescue is a broker, so the policy sits with the underwriter it selects for you. It is authorised and supervised in the UK by the Prudential Regulation Authority, reference 202106. That is the body that polices insurers and brokers, and checking the reference shows the firm is allowed to operate here.

The company behind it

Start Rescue is run by Call Assist Limited, based in the United Kingdom and trading since 1998. It is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Prudential Regulation Authority, reference 202106. Support runs on phone and help centre, so help comes by phone or through the help centre.

How Start Rescue compares

Where Start Rescue is available

Available
United Kingdom
Licence in United Kingdom
Prudential Regulation Authority (202106), checked September 26, 2026

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Start Rescue policy cost?+

A policy starts at £31.58, and monthly payments are available so the yearly figure is spread out. The excess starts at £0, so on the lowest tier nothing is deducted from a repair bill.

Is Start Rescue regulated?+

It is a broker in the UK, authorised and supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority under reference 202106. Because it is a broker, the policy reaches you from the underwriter it selects, and that firm carries the risk.

How do I get help or make a claim?+

Support runs on phone and help centre, so policy questions go down a phone line or into the help centre. A claim is a separate route and runs on phone and mobile app, which lets a stranded driver call or open the mobile app.

What kinds of cover can I buy?+

The range covers breakdown, auto and motorcycle, so a car, van, motorcycle, home and roadside breakdown sit together. The focus is on getting a vehicle or a property fixed, and life, health or travel policies are not part of the list.

Can I pay monthly instead of yearly?+

Monthly payments are available, and monthly is the only payment model listed for the cover. Anyone who prefers to settle a year in a single payment would need to look elsewhere, since annual terms are not part of the model.

Who runs Start Rescue?+

The company is Call Assist Limited, based in the United Kingdom and trading since 1998. Length of trading carries weight in breakdown cover, where the help is often needed at short notice and away from home.

Where is Start Rescue available?+

It is a UK operation: the company sits in GB and its permission comes from the Prudential Regulation Authority, reference 202106. The premiums are quoted in pounds, so this fits UK households rather than euro banking customers.

Sources

  • startrescue.co.uk/breakdown-cover checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Claims channels, Excess from, Headquarters, Insurance types, Legal entity, Pricing model, Monthly payments, Premium from, Support channels

    “Once your vehicle has been reported either over the phone or via our mobile app, a recovery operator will be dispatched to repair or assist with the vehicle”

  • startrescue.co.uk/info/aboutus checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Founded

    “Established in 1998 Call Assist Ltd works with an extensive network of over 400 approved Recovery Operators throughout the UK”

  • startrescue.co.uk/info/regulatedby checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Provider type, Licences

    “Start Rescue is supplied and administered by Call Assist Ltd, Registered Company Number 3668383. Call Assist Ltd, Firm Reference Number 304838 is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct...”

Compiled from 3 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

Start Rescue

Start Rescue

UK breakdown cover with monthly payments and the lowest excess tier.

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