European Breakdown
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What do you call silly money?
Cobranut
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£273 for two weeks....
Yes, agree, that is steep. Which company? I found that breakdown companies don’t like cars over 16 years or more. I insured mine with the AA for £120 which I thought wasn’t too bad for my last trip.
Mine was similar for 17 days in Switzerland a few years ago. It depends on what level of cover you get, mine was a belt and braces cover that would transport my car home if undriveable and provide me with a car for the remaining period of time. Insurers just see an old car.
I think most of the specialist insurers provide European cover quite reasonably. This year I am with Lancaster paying paying £330 for 7500 miles with agreed value and UK and European breakdown and recovery.
I’m trying https://www.driverguardian.co.uk/ this year.
But it’s the family car which is ‘only’ 8yrs old, can’t remember what their age limit is.
Think I came across it on another forum, maybe Pistonheads.
The humbug gotcha is the cost to recover to UK vs car value -a lot of policies limit it to the cars value.
But it’s the family car which is ‘only’ 8yrs old, can’t remember what their age limit is.
Think I came across it on another forum, maybe Pistonheads.
The humbug gotcha is the cost to recover to UK vs car value -a lot of policies limit it to the cars value.
Cobranut
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Thanks all.....I originally had it through my Saga insurance as we were in zfrance through summer but now we arent and just got with a company for UK....would, now, however like to re visit France......may have to wait until re new insurance and go back to square one.
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Be careful who you source breakdown cover from - many have an age limit on what they will cover.
The only company that I could find that would cover a car as old as the Zed was RAC.
The next thing you need to check is the repatriation policy - most will only cover up to the value of the car - so have a breakdown abroad that can't be sorted locally, you may get told to scrap the car & they will send you a cheque... Only the top packages will repatriate no matter the value of the car & even then you may have to argue with them when that happens as they will try to talk you into scrapping...
Done a few trips abroad so quite familiar with the tactics these companies employ.
The only company that I could find that would cover a car as old as the Zed was RAC.
The next thing you need to check is the repatriation policy - most will only cover up to the value of the car - so have a breakdown abroad that can't be sorted locally, you may get told to scrap the car & they will send you a cheque... Only the top packages will repatriate no matter the value of the car & even then you may have to argue with them when that happens as they will try to talk you into scrapping...
Done a few trips abroad so quite familiar with the tactics these companies employ.
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Thankyou that is interesting..
