Motorists are set to benefit from lower cost vehicle breakdown cover following an agreement made between the UK-wide Good Garage Scheme with its 3000 independent garage members and the RAC organisation.

In an exclusive deal to the Good Garage Scheme, the RAC is offering major discounts on breakdown cover over one, two or three years, for drivers who go onto the Good Garage Scheme website www.goodgaragescheme.com home page.

All that visitors need to do is simply click on to the RAC link to find out more about the special offer which covers a substantial 40 per cent saving on any combination of roadside assistance, vehicle recovery and home call. They will also have the option of continuing with the 40 per cent discount into the second year and, if they choose, a 20 per cent discount for year three.

The exclusive offer includes a discounted price of £60.90 for roadside breakdown and recovery with a saving of £41.20, and another discounted price of £85.50 for roadside recovery and at home, offering a fantastic saving of £57.80.

The RAC assists almost 2.6 million breakdowns a year and last winter found that its members were 50% more likely to break down at home. It has more patrols per member than any other breakdown service and aims to reach customers in 40 minutes.

Rachel Greasby, Good Garage Scheme marketing director, said: “We are very excited to be associated with such a renowned organisation as the RAC and t’s great that they see the Good Garage Scheme as a major force in the industry to do business with. The real benefits of course are for motorists who can make significant savings on breakdown cover. The offer is open to anyone who visits our website and who follows the link to the RAC site.

“The added benefit is that with the direct link to the RAC site, motorists can also track back to the Good Garage Scheme site to search for their nearest member garage to carry out work on their vehicles if and when required.”

Launched by Forté over four years ago, the Good Garage Scheme’s membership comprises of independent garages, MOT stations and service and repair workshops where customers are assured of service excellence.

Now widely accepted as a mark of quality for independent garages across the UK, Good Garage Scheme garages are recognised as providing exceptional service to their customers based on a rigorously monitored mandatory code of practice. Customers looking for their nearest Good Garage can quickly locate one using the easy-to-use search facility on the Good Garage Scheme website.