Our top pick for the best car insurance with Roadside Assistance is Coles Comprehensive. This policy stands out mostly because it's already a really good value comprehensive insurance policy.
You will pay an extra fee of $89.95 to get it, but here's the thing - Coles Comprehensive is a really good value base policy. At the time of writing, it has the highest Finder Score across the entire market. So much so that even when we added the cost of the roadside option, Coles still came out above other policies that include it as standard.
Also, the roadside you get with Coles is a more robust policy than some of the other offerings out there. Also also, if you do your shopping at Coles, then you're likely to get even more value through your policy, in the form of sign-up Flybuys points.
Is there an Ultimate cover Roadside assist which covers all states when travelling? We are with RACQ at the moment and just found out once we leave Qld our Roadside assist is only covered by the lowest assistance package ie: for breakdowns for batteries, fuel etc. this is NOT good if your travelling between every state.
Hi Mal,
Yes there are a number of providers for nation-wide coverage, such as National Roadservice Australia. It may also be possible to add roadside assist to your car insurance policy. This guide may be helpful as you sort through your options.
Hi Mal, As a rule of thumb, for broader coverage you’d need to look at standalone insurers (e.g. Budget, Allianz) rather than ones who originated with state-based roadside assistance providers (e.g. RACQ, NRMA). With that said, even providers who offer cross-border coverage generally impose limits on how far their crews will travel from major population centres and whether they’ll access 4WD-only roads – so while roadside assistance can be worth having, you’ll also need to budget for potentially paying some costs yourself.
I have a 2008 Ford Falcon egas wagon registered in Qld. I would like you to find me the cheapest quote for a third party insurance with road side assistance, p n tq.
Hi Jim,
You can review some options for third-party car insurance here. We don’t currently have the option to search for included roadside assist, but we’re working on it! For now,