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Roadside assistance

Meaning in insurance, with examples

nounCommon term

In insurance, roadside assistance means: A service, often included in car insurance, that helps drivers whose vehicle breaks down or has an accident, for example by towing it or changing a tyre.

In Turkish: yol yardım, yol yardım hizmeti, çekici hizmeti

How it is used

Usually provided by an assistance company on behalf of the insurer through a 24/7 phone line. Customers call roadside assistance for towing, jump-starts, fuel delivery or a locksmith. British speakers also say 'breakdown cover'.

Example sentences

  1. Call roadside assistance and they'll send a tow truck within an hour.

  2. The policy includes roadside assistance anywhere in Turkey.

Common collocations

  • call roadside assistance
  • 24-hour roadside assistance
  • roadside assistance cover
  • breakdown cover
  • car insuranceInsurance for a car and its driver that covers damage to other people and their property and, depending on the policy, damage to the car itself.
  • comprehensive insuranceCar insurance that pays for damage to the insured vehicle itself, for example from a collision, theft, fire or natural events.
  • accident reportA form describing a road accident, usually filled in and signed by the drivers involved or prepared by the police, and used to handle the claim.
  • travel insuranceInsurance for a trip that covers medical emergencies abroad and often trip cancellation, lost luggage and travel delays.

More terms: Motor Insurance

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