RAC anticipates saving fleets more than £5 million in garage repair bills this year by helping fleets avoid downtime and costs as its patrols achieve a record number of roadside repairs.

It will carry out an extra 26,630 roadside repairs to fleet vehicles this year compared with 2008 and anticipates repairing 41,500 fleet vehicles at the roadside by the end of 2009.

Steve Whitmarsh, senior fleet partnership manager for RAC, said: “The benefits of breakdown cover are clear, as our patrols’ expertise is keeping more company car drivers on the road. In fact, in addition to more repairs, RAC is reducing the number of repeat attendances to fleet vehicles by as many as 1,200 per month.

“RAC is driving down the need for repeat callouts by working more closely with local garages and parts suppliers. In addition, constant innovations in the way our patrols operate.”