Media centre Tesco Finance & Insurance

The offer is valid on all first year Standard Care, Extra Care and Total Care policies.  The unique product requires no form-filling, gives instant roadside cover and can be bought in many Tesco stores, Tesco petrol stations, online or over the phone and means your car is covered instantly. 

Below is an example of how much drivers can save by taking advantage of the limited offer:

Allan Burns, Head of Insurance at Tesco Personal Finance comments: "Families up and down the country will be taking to the roads this Christmas and winter driving conditions, as well as over-excited children in the backseat, can be stressful enough without having the worry of the car breaking down.  Tesco Car Breakdown Cover can instantly protect families from roadside breakdown nightmares and save them money over the Christmas period.  The great thing about this product is it’s the car that is covered rather than just the individual, which means that the car is covered regardless of who is driving.”

Tesco Car Breakdown Cover is provided by Green Flag Motoring Assistance, giving consumers peace of mind the good value and excellent service they have come to expect from Tesco

To apply, visit: www.tescofinance.com or call 0845 246 3258

For further information, please contact:

Matthew Dransfield
Head of PR
Tesco personal Finance
Tel: 0131 523 9001

Nicola McGowan
Media Relations Manager
Tesco Personal Finance
Tel: 0131 523 5533

·         Offer available to new customers in their first year only.

·         We have teamed up with Green Flag Motoring Assistance, one of the UK's leading breakdown providers to bring you great service at a great price Winner of the ‘Your Money’ 2007 Best Direct Breakdown Cover Provider for the fourth year running.

·         No mileage or callout charges

·         Roadside recovery - 80% of our cars are fixed at the roadside so you get back on the road in no time (internal monitoring between March 06 and February 2007

·         Quick response time - our average response time is around 40 minutes! And we are so confident that we'll reach you quickly that if we don't get to you within the hour, you can claim £10  (based on research undertaken between March 2006 and February 2007)

·         More than 85% of Tesco Car Breakdown customers get assistance within the hour (internal monitoring between Markch 2006 and February 2007)

·         Quick and easy to buy - simply buy online for instant cover

·         Customers have access to a national network of thousands of independent recovery agents in the UK and on mainland Europe.

·         Tesco Car Breakdown Cover is underwritten by UK Insurance Limited.

Tesco Personal Finance, the financial services arm of the UK's number one supermarket chain, was launched in July 1997 and offers a combination of Internet, supermarket and telephone banking. Tesco Personal Finance now has over 5 million customer accounts and provides a range of low cost, value for money financial services. It is a joint venture between The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and Tesco PLC. Tesco Personal Finance Limited. Registered in Scotland No 173199 Registered Office 24 St Andrew Square Edinburgh.

• Offer available to new customers in their first year only.
• We have teamed up with Green Flag Motoring Assistance, one of the UK's leading breakdown providers to bring you great service at a great price Winner of the ‘Your Money’ 2007 Best Direct Breakdown Cover Provider for the fourth year running.
• No mileage or callout charges
• Roadside recovery - 80% of our cars are fixed at the roadside so you get back on the road in no time (internal monitoring between March 06 and February 2007
• Quick response time - our average response time is around 40 minutes! And we are so confident that we'll reach you quickly that if we don't get to you within the hour, you can claim £10  (based on research undertaken between March 2006 and February 2007)
• More than 85% of Tesco Car Breakdown customers get assistance within the hour (internal monitoring between Markch 2006 and February 2007)
• Quick and easy to buy - simply buy online for instant cover
• Customers have access to a national network of thousands of independent recovery agents in the UK and on mainland Europe.