I am here this weekend, and the BMW st...ehrm...dealer is probably Coquyt. If you are still around hit me up and we can see if we can bring it somewhere where they care about saving an old lady.
Euro cruise disaster
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Sorry for the whole story but I'm sure the Zed will be an easy repair! Finger crossed!
That's been a godsend you took out that cover.
This thread has taught me a valuable lesson, I'll be taking the same from now on if I go abroad.
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I'm hoping its not a gonna but there isn't anything that can be done that cant wait till I get it home. The RAC haven't told me which BMW dealer my car it at, other than it's in Brugge.
It's a 20yr old car and BMW probably think it's beyond economical repair. They'll probably charge 80-100 euros per hour plus parts so it will most likely cost best part of £1000 for them to repair it to their standards.
The RAC recovery service promise to get you and the car to your home if they cant repair it. It's a bit more than a normal roadside repair so I can understand their stance.
Looks like the old Mercs respray fund will be spent mending the zed and paying towards the bills I've run up this week
Stiff upper lip right there. Good man.
Just got home in Cornwall. Got in about an hour ago. RAC gave us a new Qashi to drive home in, courtesy of Hertz in Calais. My car will come home in a couple of weeks or so, or as soon as they've got enough cars to fill a transporter.
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Glad your both home safe and sound
Nearly all good news then Garry. Your home which I'm sure is a relief and the car will be fine with the RAC.
The RAC services are not cheap, but, when you need them they do everything they say they will in my experience.
We're with the rac although pretty sure it doesn't cover the zed abroad due to age. Certainly look at upping the cover if we do the euro next year.
We've got "Euro assistance" as part of an upgrade package we got through Barklays bank. Our RAC membership is fully comprehensive and comes as a perk of having a certain type of bank account. I think it costs us around £15 a month but it also includes travel insurance, mobile phone insurance and some other bits that I can't recall at the moment.
As for the age of the car, I had to pay 100 euros to RAC via card over the phone because of the age of the car, so the age of the car is just a minor inconvenience that's easily sorted.
Great you got home - provides time to sit back relax and decide your next move when the car gets back too! Hope all works out and the Zed fix is an easy one with minimal expense!!
Thats some bad luck you've been experiencing.
I know from experience, especially when travelling abroad that a good car/travel insurance will pay off someday.
Especially when you're in a country like france/spain/italy where no one speaks properly english you can phone someone that can get you a local towing company.
I know from experience, especially when travelling abroad that a good car/travel insurance will pay off someday.
Especially when you're in a country like france/spain/italy where no one speaks properly english you can phone someone that can get you a local towing company.
Hi, what a nightmare, the only consultation is no one was hurt. Certainly shows the benefit of having decent accident/breakdown insurance. A point worth noting is most Uk fully comp insurance only covers you third party over here so it's always advisable to check with your insurance company that you are covered fully comp.
let's hope you get to drive it home...good luck.
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let's hope you get to drive it home...good luck.
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I'm glad you were still able to make something of the break so glad you had the RAC cover though to a avoid a total disaster. Love what your paying for RAC though I'm paying more than that for the basic package and have been with them for years too.
I just used to get extra holiday cover from the ANWB (Dutch AA/RAC) when driving to the UK.
Just covered the holiday, did not have to pay it all year round.
Just covered the holiday, did not have to pay it all year round.
glad to hear things are starting to get sort & your both safe & well back home
you did every thing possible in making sure you were covered & now thinking thank god you did
like its been said in years to come you can dine out on this story & some thing the family can talk about for many years to
come take care be safe
pete
you did every thing possible in making sure you were covered & now thinking thank god you did
like its been said in years to come you can dine out on this story & some thing the family can talk about for many years to
come take care be safe
pete
Really pleased to hear you're both back home safe and sound Gary. We were following your progress with updates from Sarah. Bad news about the Zed but once you get her back home it may not be as bad as they say.
Just had a text from RAC Europe to say that the repatriation of my car has started. They have promised me regular updates.
Can't fault the service we're having
Can't fault the service we're having
If it goes tits up mate, instead of crowd funding, I will buy your hat, liked it.....
