Do you really need breakdown cover? Well that’s a good question. It can cost a lot of money and numerous people go without breakdown cover or have a new car and don’t expect they’ll ever breakdown. It’s not often you foresee a breakdown it just happens when you’re least expecting it. The AA alone had to attend to 3.3 million UK breakdowns in 2007, now that’s a lot! If you’re unfortunate enough to be in a breakdown situation and don’t have cover you are going to pay through the teeth for it. If you join a service provider in a breakdown situation you will have to pay a Sur charge around the £200 mark is a typical.