Green Flag ditches five decades of IT heritage for a very new cloud identity Read later Audio version Summary: (Image sourced via Green Flag website) UK roadside assistance and vehicle recovery provider Green Flag Breakdown is part of the £3bn Direct Line group, a brand that specializes in selling insurance and other financial services directly to consumers by telephone and the Web. Operating what it calls a "smart network of rescue specialists to help get you moving again, no matter what," the company is one of the UK's largest roadside assistance businesses. On average, it rescues 2,000 customers per day and has over 3 million customers using its services.