What Is Hagerty Drivers Club and What Does Membership Include?
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Hagerty Drivers Club is the membership and enthusiast arm of Hagerty, the company best known for classic and collector-car insurance. Based on what Hagerty publishes on its site, the club is the entry point for drivers who want more than a policy: it connects members to emergency roadside services and to Hagerty's wider world of auctions, marketplace listings, and car-culture media. The site presents joining as a checkout flow ("Join the club" links to a Drivers Club checkout page), so membership is a paid product rather than a free add-on—though the site does not state a price in the material reviewed here.
What the site actually shows about membership
Hagerty's homepage frames the club around one concrete benefit: roadside help. Under a "Looking for roadside services?" prompt, it points visitors to "Emergency roadside services from Hagerty Drivers Club" with a "Get help now" link. That is the clearest membership feature documented on the page.
The rest of the homepage shows the broader ecosystem the club sits inside:
| Area | What the site offers | How it relates to the club |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance | Real-time quotes for classic and enthusiast cars, plus boats, motorcycles, and other collectibles | The core business; membership is a separate product |
| Buy/Sell | Online auctions and a marketplace to "auction, buy and sell cars online" | Browsing auctions and marketplace is open to visitors |
| Media | Hagerty Originals series, stories, videos, and events such as RADwood | Content is presented as free to explore |
| Drivers Club | "Join the club" checkout entry and roadside services | The membership layer |
How to get roadside help as a member
The site does not publish a step-by-step guide, but the visible path is short:
- Join first if you haven't. Use the "Join the club" link, which leads to the Drivers Club checkout information page. Expect to provide account and payment details there; the site does not disclose the fee on the pages reviewed.
- When you need help, use the roadside entry point. The homepage's "Get help now" link under Emergency roadside services is the documented route for members seeking assistance.
- Verify your coverage before you rely on it. Because the site does not list response times, towing limits, or geographic restrictions in the material reviewed, confirm those details during sign-up or in your membership terms rather than assuming them.
A practical example: if you own a 1968 Mustang insured with Hagerty and it fails to start at a weekend cars-and-coffee event, the club's roadside service is the feature the site advertises for exactly that situation—but check the terms first to know what dispatch and towing actually include.
Who the club is for—and who it isn't
The club fits people who already treat cars as a hobby: owners of classics and enthusiast vehicles, auction watchers, and readers of car-culture storytelling. If you only need a policy, the insurance quote flow is the direct route and membership is optional. If you mainly want to browse auctions or read Hagerty's stories, much of that appears accessible without joining. The strongest reason to join, based on the site, is roadside support plus belonging to the enthusiast community Hagerty curates.
Common sticking points
- Assuming membership is free. The "Join the club" link goes to a checkout page, which signals a paid sign-up; no free tier is described.
- Assuming insurance includes the club. The site presents insurance and Drivers Club as separate offerings, so don't count on roadside benefits unless you've joined.
- Expecting published benefit details. The homepage names roadside services but not the full benefit list, so review the membership terms at checkout before paying.
For the definitive list of what membership includes, the checkout page and membership terms are the places to look; the public homepage only confirms roadside services and the join path.