Start Rescue Reviews 4,294

Burst a tyre on a flooded pothole in a remote country lane at night. Start Rescue sent out a local recovery garage, who were with me in 35 minutes, despite having to detour round road closure... See more

Amazing service at a very affordable price! I never tend to get extras or addons to things, but what start rescue offered was too good to pass up, coincidentally I needed them a few months into signi... See more

My car wouldn't start this morning after an extremely cold frosty night. I rang Start Rescue at 9.54am and within an hour they had arrived. Lovely, helpful, professional polite guy called Steve go... See more

Excellent service from the attending breakdown technician. He tried two tyre repair centres, the closest could not help as they were closing early, so he happily took me to another. Fantastic arr... See more

Great service and waited a reasonable amount of time for recovery to arrive. If potholes had been repaired then my burst tyre and damage to alloys would not have happened. Start Rescue “ Excellent... See more

Breakdown assistance right when I needed it My call for help was answered quickly, and efficiently. I was reassured that assistance would be with me as soon as possible, and indeed it arrived within... See more

Fantastic service today from start rescue! Wifes car tyre burst due to debris on the A3.Stuck on a verge around 2ft from constant cars/ lorries and coaches. They contacted a local breakdown company w... See more

What a breath of fresh air this breakdown service is. I recently moved to Startrescue. From the RAC Apprehensive about the low annual free but reassured by the many four and five start reviews I joine... See more

Very poor first experience with Start Rescue. My partner reported a breakdown through the app but they said they couldn’t find her policy for almost 2 hours even though the policy number etc was all o... See more

Unable to change a puncture because the alloy wheel had corroded to the hub an no amount of kicking from behind would loosen it. The technician from Yorkshire Rescue arrived within 15 minutes and usin... See more

Absolutely love this company since I joined some years ago. The call operator I spoke to this time was Megan who was absolutely brilliant explaining everything to me as we went along she was so p... See more

We broke down on the way to a family wedding 200 miles away from home. Start Rescue were excellent with their response, getting an initial assessment and then onward transport sorted quickly. Great co... See more

Start rescue gave a fab app that responds immediately and keeps you updated at all times. The support given if you are on your own is fab and I would 100% recommend them. I have been a customer for ma... See more

I broke down for the first time in 20 years & Start Rescue were absolutely brilliant. The lady on the phone was extremely calm, efficient & very reassuring, putting ne at ease in a stressful situatio... See more

1Oyo Octavia had suspected timing belt issue, after strange sounds from a belt. Called SR one morning. Flat bed recovery lorry collected my car from home within the hour. Really helpful ladies in the... See more

Absolutely shocking. They left my 85 year old mother and her friend for 4 hours in the freezing cold and the rain. Eventually she had to get a lift home because Start Rescue never arrived (despite pro... See more

Car broke down on busy road. I was alone. Used Start Rescue phone service. Prompt answer and clear instructions. Recovery arrived 45 mins later and within the stated 1 hour and me and my car were take... See more

Been with start rescue for just over a year, never had to use the service but today had a cylinder misfire on the motorway. Service was so easy to use, just popped my details in the app and a recovery... See more

Reported breakdown in south London at 08.56 - flat tyre on motorcycle. Was told rescue should arrive by 10.32, then told 11.32. Had to cancel as I had work commitments and couldn't wait to possibly be... See more

Burst tyre in middle of nowhere in Scotland. Female driver and had two children with me, both with additional needs. Start Rescue gave me amazing service. Prompt responses, kept me up to date and chec... See more

My call was answered quickly, and breakdown truck arrived within an hour. The mechanic was very knowledgable and although it wasn't an immediate fix, he didn't give up until he got the car going. Such... See more

Best breakdown cover! Have been using for many years to cover 2 cars due to living remotely I cover a lot of miles and need the reassurance of a good company. Always arrive promptly and because they u... See more

Excellent response from Start Rescue when our car broke down 50 miles from home. Technician unable to fix as it's a problem that has to be dealt with my the main dealership. Transporter arranged to ta... See more

Car refused to start at home. Booked a call out via the app and was given a window for a visit the same day despite it being snowy and icy. The mechanic was polite and informative but was unable to di... See more

First call out I have had to make using Start Rescue. Used the mobile app to report the breakdown, very straightforward and easy to use to complete my details. Contacted almost immediately by a cal... See more

Wife's car would not start at friends house, this over Bank Holiday weekend. Called SR (Elise) who could not have been more helpful. Arranged call out and within 15 minutes on site to deal with probl... See more

Great Breakdown Service. My car had broken down the previous evening but I was able to restart and get home. My garage could not help me for a week. I used the text service and said it was not urgent.... See more

Car wouldn’t start so called start rescue. Found them polite and easy to deal with. They sent Coventry breakdown who promptly got the car started and advised me to get a new battery which I did immedi... See more

Incredibly fast, efficient response from Start Rescue, an equally fast response from Connoisseur Recovery in Hemel Hempstead and a very quick fix. What looked like a big mechanical problem was... See more

Needed help to start my new Hybrid car. The Start Rescue receptionist quickly took details, arranged a visit and kept me informed about progress. I was able to monitor the location of the pickup tr... See more

I can 100% recommend START RESCUE. Response times excellent. All done via the app and the recovery people were fantastic, especially when we discovered my garage had recently changed hands without me... See more

I recently had a puncture after hitting a pot hole in a rural location. I called Start Rescue at 12.35pm and they gave me an ETA of just under 2 hours and informed me there would be an extra charge fo... See more

Felt very assured from the phone call until the mechanic left me. I was asked by francesca if I was alone and vulnerable and also if myself or my mom suffered with any medical conditions. The mechanic... See more

The technician contacted me within a short time of my reporting my breakdown. He informed me of his ETA and checked on my location. He arrived within the specified time. The issue with my car was d... See more

My car's battery was completely flat and would not accept any charge from my trickle charger. And my jumpstarter pack would not work either. I called Start Rescue and spoke to an intelligent and hel... See more

Start Rescue-needed their help on Bank Holiday far from home- as always the service was excellent. The technicians who came out were helpful and knowledgeable and made a difficult situation much easie... See more

I called Start Rescue at 8am when my car wouldn’t start, and they arrived just after 8:30am — a very quick response. The technician was efficient and professional and had my car jump started in no t... See more

Found this company online and was reassured by their status as Which recommended provider. Have used them a couple of times recently and they were really good. Let you know what's happening, arrived w... See more