A new app offers on-demand roadside recovery for broken down drivers
The RESQYOU app can be used to summon roadside assistance in similar fashion to Uber.
Car breakdown membership could soon become a thing of the past because of a new app that offers on-demand recovery.
RESQYOU enables users to request roadside support from within the app, with users then able to track the arrival time of help and only pay if and when they need to use the service.
The app has been developed by Allianz Global Assistance, which says it hopes to offer more financial flexibility to roadside recovery options.
The RESQYOU app can be downloaded free from the iOS and Google Play app stores, with prices starting at £79.99 for a basic assistance call out, rising to £249.99 if you put the wrong type of fuel in your car.
The basic assistance call out is also capped at 30 minutes of help time.
However, not every vehicle on the road is eligible and RESQYOU’s website says that the service is currently not available to provide assistance for commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes or cars towing caravans or trailers.
