What is Recovery Operator Insurance?

Recovery operator insurance – sometimes known as breakdown and recovery agent insurance – is specifically designed to cover those who recover or repair vehicles following a breakdown, incident or accident.

You’ll need motor trade road risks cover for your vehicles – whether it’s a single recovery vehicle, or a whole fleet of them. We know that recovery vehicles are often more expensive to repair or replace due to their specialist design and equipment, so you need the right level of cover for this.

If you have employees, you’ll need employers’ liability insurance to cover them, and public liability insurance is a must in case of a claim for damages to people or their property from a member of the public while you carry out your job.

Recovery operator insurance can cover all this, alongside the premises of larger businesses, your tools and your money, and more besides. Speak to us about your specific needs – we’re confident we can help you.

Working closely with the leading trade associations

We are the appointed insurance brokers for leading recovery operator associations:

RRRA – the Road Rescue Recovery Association
AXA Assistance
Nationwide Vehicle Assistance

Proud supporters of the Slow Down, Move Over campaign

Recovery operators work in difficult and often dangerous conditions. There is no telling where an accident might happen, or a vehicle might break down.

It’s not just about getting to inaccessible locations in all weather conditions or dealing with stressed members of the public in the aftermath of a breakdown or accident. You could be working on motorways or dual carriageways to recover a vehicle, with cars, vans and lorries flying past at high speed and in close proximity to you.

Bollington is proud to support the Slow Down, Move Over campaign, which aims to make the roads a safer place for recovery operators by educating road users about the risks recovery workers and stranded passengers face.

Find out more about the campaign on the Slow Down, Move Over website.

Who needs recovery operator insurance?

Anybody who carries out recovery or repair of vehicles at the roadside needs recovery operator insurance.

Whether you run your own recovery business or work as a sub-contractor, we’ll use our specialist knowledge of the industry and our influence with the leading insurers to search the market, find your best deal and negotiate competitive premiums.

We know that your business depends on providing speedy, round the clock service, and we strive to be just as responsive. Dependent on the size of your business, we offer an account managed service for your needs, and an optional risk management service for complete peace of mind.

Bollington is one of the biggest names in recovery operator insurance, so we offer a range of policies including exclusive schemes with benefits not available elsewhere.

Get a quote

Looking for road risks only breakdown and recovery agent cover? Call us on 01625 854458 for a quick quote and to take out cover.

For bigger recovery operators who require cover for multiple vehicles and premises, we can offer a highly competitive quotation from our specialist account management team. Call us on 0161 929 1851 to discuss your needs.