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EU Breakdown Cover
#1472986
07/02/2014 12:07
07/02/2014 12:07
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Gripped
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Anyone got a recommendation ? Been quoted £70 from Greenflag for a 1 week trip to Italy ![wink wink](/forum/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) or about £120 for a year. Anyone got anything better?
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1473006
07/02/2014 13:35
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SarahJayne
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SarahJayne
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Give me a call ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1473733
11/02/2014 12:58
11/02/2014 12:58
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ben20vt
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Go with ADAC the German AA. It's about £90 a year and they are excellent, you get the AA in the UK and it is the driver that is covered, not the car, so old heaps accepted!
313bhp...GT28R, Pro-Alloy FMIC & SIP, Perfect touch Live Map, Powerfiat Exhaust, Eibach springs.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1473752
11/02/2014 14:44
11/02/2014 14:44
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DaveG
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Mr. barnacle wont be too pleased to be called an "old heap", or did you mean the Coupe?
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1473768
11/02/2014 17:03
11/02/2014 17:03
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1473825
11/02/2014 23:23
11/02/2014 23:23
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PeteP
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Go with ADAC the German AA. It's about £90 a year and they are excellent, you get the AA in the UK and it is the driver that is covered, not the car, so old heaps accepted! Around £60 a year Europe and UK from Sarah's firm for my 18.5 year old coupe with guaranteed repatriation irrespective of cost/car value. Not keen on the AA's UK prices either, so gave them the heave for both cars last year.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1473841
12/02/2014 01:19
12/02/2014 01:19
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MCMike
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Pete - do you have to take car Insurance out to get this recovery deal or can it be taken separately ?
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1473915
12/02/2014 16:04
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PeteP
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It can be taken out separately Mike, it's just convenient to do the two together.
I have my Grande Punto on their UK breakdown and recovery cover even though it is currently insured elsewhere.
16VT and X1/9 1500
We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1473990
12/02/2014 21:59
12/02/2014 21:59
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MCMike
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Thanks Pete, I think I will take this out, and not renew my RAC
1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: PeteP]
#1474007
12/02/2014 22:58
12/02/2014 22:58
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Gripped
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Around £60 a year Europe and UK from Sarah's firm for my 18.5 year old coupe with guaranteed repatriation irrespective of cost/car value.
Not keen on the AA's UK prices either, so gave them the heave for both cars last year.
Erm, how on earth did you manage that? I was a bit disappointed with the quote from Sarah. She told me that as my coupe is "an old car"' ( mine is a year 2000, so 4.5 years younger than yours), that the repatriation costs would be more than that value of the car. Therefore possibly not enough to cover repatriation. It was £67 which is only £3 cheaper than Green Flag. Obviously I'll need to check the policy wording.. but not quite what I was hoping for
Last edited by Gripped; 12/02/2014 23:30.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1474014
12/02/2014 23:44
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PeteP
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It possibly depends on whether you have agreed value insurance or not.
16VT and X1/9 1500
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1482030
03/04/2014 12:32
03/04/2014 12:32
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Barmybob
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I am insured with Glynwood and enquired about their Breakdown Cover. They sent me through the European recovery policy document and it states - "Limited to the value of the vehicle being UK Glass’s guide"
If you have an agreed value policy this limit is £2000 max.
Now that figure should be good for most of Europe but it could become an issue if you were say going to Italy!
Gone Audi mad!
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: ben20vt]
#1482097
03/04/2014 20:32
03/04/2014 20:32
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Barmybob
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My German is rusty but my understanding of the ADAC rules are, if the car breaks down you’ll be recovered to the nearest garage. That Garage then has five days to fix the problem, regardless of cost. If the garage were unable to repair the car, in those 5 days, the car would then be repatriated. There is also a company called ACE , in Germany. They offer a similar service but their garage limit is 3 days before repatriating. They are also a little cheaper. What I can’t find in either of their small print is any mention of limits to the cost of repatriation of vehicles to their homes. I also need to clarify if both these services will also offer repatriation of vehicles to the UK. I have asked a friend in Germany to look into this for us.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1482198
04/04/2014 11:56
04/04/2014 11:56
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SarahJayne
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Just to be clear.....
The European Breakdown policy offered here at Glynwood for £67, currently,is:-
- vehicle specific, so only covers the vehicle insured under it - has no vehicle age restriction - provides Repatriation Cover upto £2000
Please remember that a Breakdown policy is what it says a Breakdown Policy - it is mean as something to get you back on the road to continue your journey following a breakdown. Yes they will repatriate you back to the UK if there is no option of repairing the car or the car can't be repaired within the specified timescales.
The policy wording obviously explains in more detail the cover benefits and limits and I would suggest that you familiarise yourself with this along with any other insurance documents before a journey so you are fully aware of the benefits and restrictions, regardless of who your insurance is with.
Regards Sarah
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1482335
05/04/2014 01:30
05/04/2014 01:30
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Barmybob
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I would suggest that you familiarise yourself with this along with any other insurance documents before a journey so you are fully aware of the benefits and restrictions, regardless of who your insurance is with. Knowing what happened to one of our members previously, after a significant motor problem, I am just after ensuring that I would be covered, if possible. Should I suffer a similar problem during the Italy trip I would hate to loose a car for not being properly covered.
Gone Audi mad!
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1482339
05/04/2014 01:45
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My friend, a german garage owner and ACE agent, spoke to both the ADAC & ACE today. Both companies said they would cover UK based customers / vehicles.
They both cover the person - not any specific Vehicle.
Both would, in the first instance, recover a car to a garage for repair work. ADAC have a 5 day repair limit, ACE three days. Both said that they can decide sooner that a vehicle can't be fixed during those times and recover it to the owners home or a garage.
Should a vehicle require repatriation both stated they would limit costs, based on vehicle market values - in Germany.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: arm]
#1482642
07/04/2014 14:31
07/04/2014 14:31
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PeteP
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All UK companies will just claim car is not worth repatriating and give you a train/plane ticket home which you can use to wave goodbye to your car with?
The mainstream ones - perhaps, much less likely with the specialist classic policies.
16VT and X1/9 1500
We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1482674
07/04/2014 18:09
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Gripped
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Surely Joe (FCSS) will bring an entire set of replacement parts (including new engine) in the boot of his Coupe? Problem solved. ![rolleyes rolleyes](/forum/images/graemlins/default/grin.gif) Or, are we taking the "Top Gear Approach" and leaving our Coupe colleagues on the side of the road in a cloud of steam and dribbling oil? Seriously though, could we consider sharing phone numbers for the trip and bring a few spares with us so that if the worst happens (and we are close by), we could help eachother out? I'm talking about small items like spare injectors, coil packs, CHOD, belts (not cam obviously since the engine would be toast), crank positions sensors etc. I can bring a semi-functional MAF for a VIS which would get someone back on the road. Plus my old cam position sensor which works most of the time !
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
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#1484437
21/04/2014 00:22
21/04/2014 00:22
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Still looking for a company offering EU breadown and repatriation without using the market value cost of the car.
Anyone found one yet? I bet some of the classic car places offer it. Have you tried Equity Red Star?
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Re: EU Breakdown Cover
[Re: Gripped]
#1484614
22/04/2014 13:04
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SarahJayne
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SarahJayne
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Still looking for a company offering EU breadown and repatriation without using the market value cost of the car.
Anyone found one yet? I bet some of the classic car places offer it. I have looked at this many times for the Club and there appears to be nothing in the UK out there that offers unlimited repatriation cover. Which sounds to me like you are after. All policies have limits. Like I have said before a Breakdown policy is taken out to get your car repaired and back on the road in the event of a breakdown, so with this in mind this IS what the policy offers. Repatriation cover is there should the car not be able to be repaired, the policy shouldn't just be taken out based on this cover as this is not what it is there for.
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