How much does an ACI roadside assistance card cost?
An ACI roadside-assistance card costs EUR 35 a year for ACI Club; ACI Sistema costs EUR 79 and ACI Gold Premium costs EUR 99 a year.
Verifiable answer
An ACI roadside-assistance card costs EUR 35 a year for ACI Club; ACI Sistema costs EUR 79 and ACI Gold Premium costs EUR 99 a year.
- How much does an ACI roadside assistance card cost?
- €79 / year
- €35 – €99
- Italy; some plans include travel services
- 18 September 2026
- Confidence: High
- Annual ACI membership fee; Roadside assistance stated for private-member plans; Member and vehicle assistance included by the selected plan; Membership benefits and discounts stated by ACI
- Repair of the breakdown and vehicle parts; Fuel and tolls; Motor third-party liability insurance premium; Services outside the selected card's conditions
- Membership plan selected; Italian-only assistance or travel-related cover; Number of family members using the benefits; Cover already included in the motor policy; Historic-vehicle ownership, which needs a different plan
- 2 sources
Short answer
The price depends on the assistance level, not on the car. The entry plan covers roadside assistance in Italy, while higher plans add travel, family and home services.
An ACI card is often compared with roadside assistance bundled into Italian motor insurance, but it is not the same product. It is an annual membership with service packages for the member and vehicle. The first figure to check is therefore the annual membership price, not the price of one tow. ACI's current campaign lists three main private-member options: ACI Club at EUR 35, ACI Sistema at EUR 79 and ACI Gold Premium at EUR 99 a year. All mention roadside assistance, but the level changes. ACI Club is the essential Italian option; ACI Sistema adds broader assistance while travelling; Gold Premium extends help to family and home. The sensible choice depends on where you drive, how many people need the benefits and what your motor policy already includes. Paying twice for matching assistance is not automatically useful, while skipping foreign-travel cover may prove a false saving.
What is included
- Annual ACI membership fee
- Roadside assistance stated for private-member plans
- Member and vehicle assistance included by the selected plan
- Membership benefits and discounts stated by ACI
What is not included
- Repair of the breakdown and vehicle parts
- Fuel and tolls
- Motor third-party liability insurance premium
- Services outside the selected card's conditions
How the price breaks down
| Item | Type | Frequency | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACI ClubEUR 35 annual plan with roadside assistance in Italy, according to ACI's description. | Compulsory | per year | €35 |
| ACI SistemaEUR 79 annual plan intended for travel assistance for the member and vehicle. | Optional | per year | €79 |
| ACI Gold PremiumEUR 99 annual plan with assistance extended to family, home and travel. | Optional | per year | €99 |
What the price depends on
- Membership plan selected
- Italian-only assistance or travel-related cover
- Number of family members using the benefits
- Cover already included in the motor policy
- Historic-vehicle ownership, which needs a different plan
Hidden costs
- Annual renewal to budget alongside motor insurance
- Duplicated cover where motor insurance already provides equivalent assistance
- Repair bills that remain separate from towing or assistance
- Territorial and service limits to check in the chosen plan's conditions
Three realistic scenarios
Essential Italian roadside help
€35
ACI Club for someone seeking the basic national roadside assistance described by ACI.
Travel assistance
€79
ACI Sistema, the middle plan ACI describes for the member and vehicle while travelling.
Broader support
€99
ACI Gold Premium, presented by ACI with support for family, home and travel.
How to spend less
- Check whether your motor policy already includes roadside assistance and in which countries it applies.
- If you only need Italian roadside help, compare ACI Club's EUR 35 with the price of an insurance add-on.
- Choose ACI Sistema or Gold Premium only if you will use the travel, family or home services ACI lists.
- Read the card conditions before travelling abroad, rather than when the car has already stopped.
- Keep your card number and assistance contacts in both your phone and vehicle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest ACI card?
ACI Club costs EUR 35 a year. ACI presents it as an entry plan with roadside assistance in Italy. Before buying it, check whether your motor insurance already offers comparable assistance on similar terms.
What is the difference between ACI Club, Sistema and Gold Premium?
The published prices are EUR 35, EUR 79 and EUR 99 a year. ACI describes Club as essential, Sistema as travel assistance for the member and vehicle, and Gold Premium as wider support for family, home and travel.
Does an ACI card replace car insurance?
No. Italian third-party motor cover remains compulsory and separate. An ACI card is a membership with assistance services; it does not replace motor liability insurance or cover for damage to your own vehicle.
Are car repairs included?
No. The card fee covers the membership and assistance services ACI describes. Parts, labour and repair of the fault may remain the owner's cost or depend on other cover.
Does an ACI card work abroad?
The sources checked distinguish the plans by assistance level and travel features, but exact territorial eligibility must be checked in the selected card's conditions. It is not safe to assume that the basic Italian plan covers every foreign trip.
Sources and methodology
How we worked it out
The EUR 35-99 range comes directly from ACI's current private-member plans: Club, Sistema and Gold Premium. The central EUR 79 figure is not an average we calculated; it is the official price of ACI Sistema, the middle plan. We also opened ACI's institutional card page, which confirms the same three amounts and describes ACI Club as including roadside assistance in Italy. We exclude ACI Storico because it is for historic-vehicle owners, and we do not add costs of external insurance services: the card has its own annual fee. Differences between plans follow ACI's published descriptions; we do not assign intervention limits that the sources checked do not quantify.
Why this confidence level
Confidence is High for the published fees: two official ACI pages consistently show EUR 35, EUR 79 and EUR 99 a year. We do not turn those fees into an estimate of breakdown costs, because repairs and intervention conditions do not have one fixed amount in the sources checked.
2026 annual prices: ACI Club EUR 35, ACI Sistema EUR 79 and ACI Gold Premium EUR 99
Tessere ACI 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Automobile Club d'Italia · Official tariff · Verified on 18 September 2026
Official ACI page checked on 18 September 2026. It presents the private-member plans and their annual prices. The EUR 109 ACI Storico card is excluded because it is aimed at historic vehicles.
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Second ACI check of the EUR 35, EUR 79 and EUR 99 annual prices and included roadside assistance
Le tessere ACI (opens in a new tab)
Automobile Club d'Italia · Official tariff · Verified on 18 September 2026
Institutional ACI page opened on 18 September 2026. It says the legacy portal will no longer be updated, so it is used as confirmation of the three prices; the current campaign is the primary source.
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Revision history
First published on 18 September 2026 with annual fees checked against two official ACI pages.
- 18 September 2026
- 18 September 2026
- 18 March 2027
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