Consumer NZ Recommends — AMI Roadside Rescue
Consumer NZ Recommends — AMI Roadside Rescue

Consumer NZ named AMI Roadside Rescue the best roadside assistance policy in New Zealand.

Rated best roadside assistance policy by Consumer NZ (December 2025) – thanks to comprehensive benefits, unique dual-cover protection, a higher lock-out limit, and emergency taxi transport included as standard.

Three things every AMI Roadside Rescue tier guarantees.

Unlimited callouts

Breakdowns don't have limits — neither do we.

Any car, any driver

Help for you driving any car, plus help for anyone driving your car.

Nationwide assistance

24/7 help anywhere in Aotearoa.

What's included with AMI Roadside Rescue.

Every callout, every feature — included in one simple plan.

AMI Roadside Rescue benefits — what's included in the plan.

  • Unlimited callouts
  • Help for you when driving any car, plus help for anyone driving your car
  • Assistance nationwide, available 24/7
  • Mechanical breakdown assistance
  • Emergency taxi transportUp to $80, or 50km
  • Towing to safety (including towed vehicles like boats, trailers, or caravans)
  • Jump starting and battery replacement
  • Emergency fuel delivery up to 5LUp to 3 times per year
  • Minor roadside repairs
  • Mechanical advice helpline
  • Windscreen/glass referral
  • Flat EV battery assistance
  • Flat tyres and spare tyre fitting
  • Key lockout assistanceUp to $200
  • Friends and family contact service
  • Free with AMI Motor Comprehensive Insurance
All welcome

Plans & Pricing

What best describes you?

Choose the option that suits you for unlimited, nationwide AMI Roadside Rescue.

Every plan includes the same cover

Unlimited call-outs, 24/7, nationwide

  • Unlimited callouts, nationwide, 24/7
  • Help for you in any car, plus anyone driving your car
  • Mechanical breakdown assistance & minor roadside repairs
  • Towing to safety (incl. boats, trailers, caravans)
  • Jump starting & battery replacement
  • Flat tyres & spare tyre fitting
  • Flat EV battery assistance
  • Emergency fuel delivery (up to 5L, 3× per year)
  • Key lockout assistance (up to $200)
  • Emergency taxi transport (up to $80 or 50km)
  • Mechanical advice helpline & friends-and-family contact
Important details and terms
  1. AMI Roadside Rescue is free with AMI Comprehensive Car policies. To be eligible, your vehicle must be motorised, roadworthy, and 3.5 tonnes GLW or less, legally used on NZ public roads. Terms & Conditions apply.
  2. A free year is available to all drivers who've passed their restricted or full NZ car driver licence within the last 12 months — whether they have an AMI policy or not. Terms & Conditions apply.
  3. The $49 per year offer is only available with a current AMI Insurance policy. Unless the immediate-cover Membership option is paid for, a 24-hour stand-down period applies. Terms & Conditions apply.
  4. The $79 per year price is available if you don't currently have an AMI Insurance policy. Annual subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each 12-month period unless cancelled. Terms & Conditions apply.

Terms & conditions.

To be eligible for AMI Roadside Rescue cover, your vehicle must be motorised and roadworthy, 3.5 tonnes GLW or less, and able to be legally used on New Zealand public roads.

  1. AMI Roadside Rescue is free with AMI Comprehensive Car policies taken out on or after 18 May 2025. Terms & Conditions apply.
  2. The $49 per year offer is only available with a current AMI Insurance policy. Unless the immediate cover Membership option is paid for, a 24-hour stand-down period applies to all Memberships. Terms & Conditions apply.
  3. The $79 per year price is available if you don't currently have an insurance policy with AMI. If you purchase AMI Roadside Rescue as an annual subscription service, it will automatically renew at the end of your 12-month subscription unless we hear from you advising us that you wish to cancel. Unless the immediate cover Membership option is paid for, a 24-hour stand-down period applies to all Memberships. Terms & Conditions apply.
  4. A free year of AMI Roadside Rescue is available to all drivers who have passed their restricted or full New Zealand car driver licence within the last 12 months, whether they have an insurance policy with AMI or not. Terms & Conditions apply.

Full terms and conditions: AMI Roadside Rescue (with a car policy) terms and conditions and AMI Roadside Rescue terms and conditions.

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