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2.1 Rating 296 Reviews
27 %
of reviewers recommend Green Flag
2.1
Based on 296 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
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Greater than 48%
Customer Service
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Telephone, Email, Live Chat
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Under An Hour
Customer Service
2.1 out of 5

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Green Flag 1 star review on 3rd March 2025
Nathan Witwer
Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
Graham Voss
Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
Graham Voss
Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
Graham Voss
Green Flag 5 star review on 18th July 2024
Graham Voss
Green Flag 5 star review on 9th February 2024
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Green Flag 5 star review on 9th February 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Not suitable for business recovery Unfortunately, we will not be renewing our Business Policy, due to poor service. One of our vans was left in central London on the Embankment at 4 pm on a Friday. This was because the van was listed on the DVLA as more than 7m long and more than 3m high. I explained several times to the telephone operative that the DVLA was wrong. It was a custom rear but they wouldn't believe me and I had to pay £700 for another recovery company to do it, which at such short notice took 3 hours to find. I then had another van breakdown, I explained on the phone that it just needed to be recovered and I didn't need someone to come and look at it, but they sent someone anyway, in a small non-recovery van. This is fair enough, as some customers may be wrong, but I then had to wait from 11 am until 8 pm for them to recover the van. For anyone looking for reliable business-friendly recovery, I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Posted 2 years ago
I had a fleet policy for a van for over a year and when I rang up with what I guessed was a flat battery due to cold weather, they told me my vehicle was out of their dimensions and they could not cover me. They had already taken payment for the following year so I asked for a refund which I got. But they clearly just take your money and hope nothing happens but if it does try to get out of doing anything. I would definitely stay well clear of this company.
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Posted 2 years ago
abysmal, called after had a puncture and wheel nuts were not coming off. Technician arrived in an hour about 2pm, wheel security nut broke so wheel not coming off, technician asked how puncture happened, I had no idea, he asked if I hit a pot hole I said no, I was in a rural area I said I had been driving normally all day apart from pulling to the side to let cars pass on smaller road. Technician rang in as recovery home was needed told them I had hit a kerb which Green Flag regard as an accident and you should claim on your insurance and they won’t cover it, I had said no such thing. Technician abandoned me 30 miles from home in a rural area, while walking miles in the rain to a train station I called them back and after an hour the call handler had managed to get consent for a 10 mile recovery, I would have to pay the extra miles to get car home, now 6pm agreed to do next day I had to get home to take medications, there were no trains, relative had to do a 60 mile round trip to get me, got home late, soaked and freezing. Next day rang 10:30 call handler read notes as agreed yesterday booked job said they would be an hour, drove 30 miles to car they rang to say it wasn’t covered and there were no notes on the system re the 10 mile recovery agreement, denied everything and said would they like me to call a recovery company for me, after remonstrating at length they just cut me off. Spoke to claims who miraculously could see the notes and rebooked the job gave up after the eta was 6 hours, checked at 3, eta still the same, the area is so busy at their eta there is no way it would be anything but late so cancelled. Car is still abandoned 30 miles away, I need it every day for work which is with vulnerable elderly people, cancelled my policy with them screw them
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Posted 2 years ago
21 weeks pregnant with a Toddler and sick with Pneumonia broke down visiting family in Wales on my way home on the A48 as had a doctors appointment to get to as the Pneumonia had got worse. Was dropped off at a service station in Swansea as they couldn't recover me back home to Hampshire and couldn't get me a courtesy car. Partner had to travel up on a working day and pay for a hotel for us to stay in. A week later and still no car. Not my own car or a courtesy car. My only 4 days off after Christmas I have spent 2 of them wasted at home with the promise my car will be delivered. Self employed and a pregnant mother left with no car to get to work or take my son to preschool next week. Bravo Green Flag for the worst service I've ever experienced. Avoid avoid avoid!
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Posted 2 years ago
Broke down on the M56 at 2.30pm on my way home to Anglesey. I waited for 3hrs only to be told they were taking me to a safe place where somebody else would come to do the repair and if it couldn't be repaired they would send somebody else to take me home. I'm now sat at Lymn services waiting for the potential repairer to arrive and that should be at 10.30pm. As I'm in a safe place I'm no longer a priority despite being a lone female whose now been stranded for nearly 8hrs. Absolute joke!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Please don’t bother taking out a national coverage breakdown policy with Green Flag. It doesn’t exist. I broke down in Cornwall on my way to Northampton and they said they couldn’t do anything for the next 2 weeks leaving me stranded. What a joke. Now I want my money back. It’s a con and so are Green Flag. The one time you need them is the one time they let you down.
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Posted 2 years ago
Don’t work with this company ever! My car broke down on the M1 and I am waiting for my car to be delivered to my garage last two days. They changed the delivery time each time I called them. Unprofessional company!
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Posted 2 years ago
I've been waiting since 12.45 for a green flag vehicle to pickup my car and take it to a garage to get repaired. Its now 15.00 hours and I've just been updated that they may be able to pick it up at 16.45. This isn't the service I signed up for it's a joke. I will cancel my policy as soon as I'm able. After all there's no point in having a break down service that doesn't support you when you brake down. It's seems to be a futile waste of money. Greenflag state they have had to divert to other more important jobs that's understandable but unfortunate. If you offer a breakdown service the least you can do is honour it. Update; It's now 6pm and green flag have still not picked up my car, instead they keep giving me excuses. I've missed my slot at my repair garage a slot that could have been given to someone else and tomorrow is Saturday. I informed Green flag of my slot with the garage and asked them to inform so I could phone the garage and let them know if my car wasn't going to be picked up so mechanic's wouldn't be waiting around. No one from greenflag even phoned me back. You've been warned ⚠️ find another rescue company. But don't go with Greenflag
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Posted 2 years ago
What an absolute joke this company is, if I could give 0 stars I absolutely would! Waiting for more than 8 hours for recovery, atrocious service! Steer clear!
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Posted 2 years ago
Been sitting in a car park with no-one else around for 4 hrs now. Had to call on numerous accossions as no updates. I'm a woman on my own. I'm absolutely distraught. This is not good enough. Shame on you green flag. Be cancelling asap
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Posted 2 years ago
A memorial day I have a breakdown policy with greeflag and I have the paperwork to prove it as well as the receipt for payment. Yet they mumbled on the phone this policy was dealt by another number and they put me through back to the switchboard, this type of behaviour lasted 5 times! Then I was told I need to upload their app to make a call out, I did so but their system did not recognised my policy number and when it did the policy number and the dates were erroneous and belong to an old car I used to have! Finally, and must admit very quick, the engineer arrived, he was kind and knowledgeable. He found it was the 12v battery needing replacing. Despite greenflag advertising they would replace batteries no attempt to suggest they could do so. Was left with a car still in needs of mechanic because the battery needs replacing. Time wasting? Yes.
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Posted 2 years ago
10am 21 Oct 2022. The car would start after being parked on the hospital car park for 45 mins. Rang Green Flag. Someon will with you by 11am. Apprx 10.40am local breakdown service arrived. the car needed transporting to a garage. 11am Driver(name available) said he would arrange it and the garage would ring me 15/20mins before arrival so I could go for a walk. 12.10pm I rang GF. Breakdown firm said I should have rung to arrange pickup. Lies! Pickup would be now 1pm. Pickup arrived approx. 2pm. Terrible service. A similar breakdown on 8 August 2022. Brokedown 12 noon. Much lies and inefficency. Recovered at 6pm. 95 degrees heatwave. At 83yrs I don't need it.
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Posted 2 years ago
I broke down on way to barrow in furness. I was assigned a firm local to there. They sent a guy out... It took over 2 hours for that to happen. The guy said you need a tow truck and phoned for one. I'd already said that I'd need a tow truck. So now I've got to wait for one to come from the other side of Preston 2 hours away from my present predicament. I'm perched on a hill, on a very busy main road to barrow. Feeling stranded. Would they be like this if I were a lone female.. Very disappointed. Considering leaving this dire company
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Posted 2 years ago
Broke down 10 miles from home took 6 hours to get recovery
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Posted 2 years ago
I purchased European breakdown cover as I planned to visit different areas in EU for some business trip and pleasure. Whilst visiting south France on a short trip my car broke down on the toll road on 23rd August. It was a self diagnosed blown turbo on a BMW so little chance of having a roadside repair. The police organised recovery from toll rd to a safe garage which was great service but the rest was a total nightmare. Green flag U.K. contract out to a EU company called Opteven so you have to deal directly with them for assistance. When calling the average on hold time before answer was 40 minutes, then the assistance on the phone was vague. We were instructed to book a hotel to stay in overnight until they update us, suggesting they need to diagnose the fault. I explained my vehicle was in the middle of France miles away from Any BMW specialist so diagnosis on a major engine fault may be a challenge especially as my vehicle was dropped off at a Renault garage. So one hotel night later and after no response from optevan I called and waited again. Once I got through I said I will organise a hire car and make our way back to Calais and I would like my car repatriated back to U.K. to be diagnosed and repaired there as I had no idea how many days or weeks we would have to wait for a repair to be done in France. They agreed and after some hassle Optevan hired us a car and I covered the 150 Euro taxi to get the the hire company. I then asked if Optevan could hire a car for me from Dover so we can get back to our home address in the U.K. and they said they would work on that for us. So after me booking a hotel and again covering the cost plus paying extra for the ferry trip home, I also has to hire the car at Dover as I heard nothing from Optevan or GreenFlag U.K. I then try and claim Back the money paid and I am informed that I need to fill out forms and send to Direct lime, now dealing with three separate companies. After all this Amd many phone calls later to chase up when my vehicle will return to the U.K. so I can get it repaired it fixed ally arrived at the garage on the 11th October. Yes that’s correct, 50 days later from the day of our break down in France. Optevan seemed to think this timescale was fine. So I had to hire a car for 49 days in U.K. and GreenFlag would only cover 1 day cost to get back to my U.K. address. So although GreenFlag have a good name and I believe give great service for U.K. breakdowns, from my experience I highly recommend never ever using them for EU breakdown cover unless you have a large bank account. Pay more and get better cover with a company that cares.
Green Flag 1 star review on 12th October 2022
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Posted 2 years ago
I broke down on the 18th aug.with a non m.o.t.fault .rang the control who refused to attend as my m.o.t. had ran out 2 days previous.i was stranded and they refused come out.imagine your a single girl stranded on the motorway at night and your m.o.t.had run out that day they would refuse to help you.i called out a private breakdown company who turned up in 20 mins.but at a cost.the control just keep quoting ts & cs which is not helpful when your stuck in the middle of nowhere. if your thinking of joining green flag " dont "".even the police give you 14 days to get your m.o.t.done. it's a dereliction of duty of green flag to leave people stranded.
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Posted 2 years ago
I wish there was a minus one star On a weekend if your motorcycle gets puncture and if you have Green Flag breakdown you do not expect anything They said they need a tow truck to take the motorcycle to garage and fix puncture I thought the whole point of breakdown service to inspect and try to fix simple puncture on site then recommend to go garage if not possible Please do not use green flag as they have staff without any supervisor and the staff both breakdown team or customer service have basic knowledge how to provide service This is not breakdown company it’s a fraud in name of company Please don’t buy policy use AAA OR RAC MY POLICY NUMBER 2977181201 Date of experience: 10 September 2022
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Posted 2 years ago
Broke down when my drive belt snapped,having just arrived at Caravan Club CL.,WHICH OF COURSE MEAENT i HAD'T POWER STEERING OR ALTERNATER CHARGING.Phoned GF,and the operater was only interested in recovery,aasking which garage did I want the car recovering to.Not being local to the area of Gt.Yarmouth,I had no idea.Iphoned again,and spoke to a very helpful lady,who googled ad gave me some phone numbers to ring in the morning to arrange for the car to be recoveed to them.Rang GF again,told them where I was,just outsid e of Gt Yarmouth.They agreed to send a recovery truck to pick up the car.texrted me to say the vehicle would be with me at 10.24am. Iwaited by the roadside until 12.00 midday.NO TRUCK. RANG GF AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE DRIVER COULDN'T FIND ME.I was then told that as they had sent a vehicle,that a further vehicle would cost me £150.After several more phone calls and failed promises to call me back,I was told that GF had sent the first recovery truck to ABERGELE in WALES.(Remember I was just outside of Gt Yarmouth in Norfolk) LITTLE WONDER THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE COULDN'T FIND ME. Another free recovery vehicle was booked,which duly arrived on time. I rang and complained about experience,and was finally offerred £30 IN COMPENSATION.IT IS STILL NOT IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. Disgruntled with your service,seeing as I paid for PREMIUM SERVICE. David Grindrod
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Posted 2 years ago
Was broken down end of m69 slip road, called for recovery and I was told all I could have would be a tow to a garage of my choice BUT ONLY within a 10-mile radius! At just before 5 pm halfway between my destination and my start point I had no clue as to where a garage might be and what will be open and so explained this saying that I understood that my car recovery covered being recovered to the site of the recovery repairers own garage on a 24-hour basi. I was told it wasn't true, and it was explained that if I wanted to be recovered home it would cost me between £500 and £800 but if I didn't want that and couldn't give a garage within the 10 miles then she said she'd been on the phone long enough and she was finished with me and I should only call back when I know what to do! I was completely distraught I was still on the motorway at the slip road before the roundabout and I was on the point of just calling the police! But then I put all the water and oil I had in my car and risked driving very slowly with hazard lights on around the corner and luckily there was an Esso garage. At this point I went on the app to make a complaint and found I could call for the recovery by the app and amazingly it was accepted ! eventually the technician arrived and did fix the problem which the person on the phone was adamant couldn't be done and I was able to slowly go away but by now I'd also already driven my car after it overheated and was adding a risk of it being damaged further. ( today I'm having it checked over for any damage to seals and everything else potentially caused by my drive both after I'd actually driven off and my return) I then got through to them to complain and read out the policy document paragraph to the person at the other end of the phone and he disagreed with what it clearly stated ! " I would be recovered to a repair irrespective of the distance and will be taken home ifthat couldn't be done as long as it wasn't any further than that distance. There was" no minimum 10 miles unless I myself preferred to! none of this was offered to me on the original phone call and I lodged a complaint but this was absolutely disgraceful. Company should be stripped of any allowances to carry out recovery, they should be with the company should be taken off the system nobody should use this company it should be - 5 Stars
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Posted 2 years ago
Took them 7hrs to get to us. Only for them to send only road side assistance when we have total gearbox failure in a automatic car.So again had to wait for another truck to take us. Police assistance was needed earlier as we had broken down on a very dangerous junction to get us to safety. They kept changing our times. They only responded to one phone call never got back to us with the second We are elderly in extreme heat, ran out of water no food nowhere to go. Er was in the middle of nowhere In total 12hrs they only took car to garage and we had to get ourselves home but at 3am no buses no trains. One of our friends had to drive and get us. Never again will we use this company. Just grateful we didn’t have our young grandchildren with us. Today we both feel very unwell! Only good point was the first driver refused to sign off and leave us until the other driver came. Even they had trouble getting through to green flag! We was 47miles from home!
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Posted 2 years ago
Green Flag is rated 2.1 based on 296 reviews