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Can anyone recommend breakdown cover which covers a car aswell as a caravan for Europe.

We are going to France for 2 weeks in the summer and will be towing a new Pegasus 546 (7.12cm long and 2.28cm wide)

Unfortunately all the big name companies won't cover as my caravan is either to long or to wide.

I am looking for any companies others can recommend. I know the Caravan Club covers but they are very expensive.

I have found one company with no restrictions called IC Breakdown. Has anyone used this company whilst in the UK or Europe.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Kevin

We have used europ assistance

http://www.europ-assistance.co.uk/

Find them very good.

Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 30/3/2010

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While Red Pennant may be expensive there level of cover is the best and unlike others you will not be left in the lurch when it comes to the crunch .
You only get what you pay for with in insurance if it's cheap your cover will be c..p and there will be something in the small print that will leave you stranded when you don't need it .
If you can afford a new Pegasus you can't afford to have a poor level of insurance cover for a European trip so get the best and have a piece of mind .



Neil at Camping Asseiceira , Marvao , Portugal

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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 31/3/2010

Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 30/3/2010While Red Pennant may be expensive there level of cover is the best and unlike others you will not be left in the lurch when it comes to the crunch .

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You only get what you pay for with in insurance if it's cheap your cover will be c..p and there will be something in the small print that will leave you stranded when you don't need it .

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If you can afford a new Pegasus you can't afford to have a poor level of insurance cover for a European trip so get the best and have a piece of mind .



Neil at Camping Asseiceira , Marvao , Portugal

Don't know why you think the others will leave you in the lurch. Europ assistance recovered us from Barcelona and service was 1st class

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Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 31/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 31/3/2010

Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 30/3/2010While Red Pennant may be expensive there level of cover is the best and unlike others you will not be left in the lurch when it comes to the crunch .

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You only get what you pay for with in insurance if it's cheap your cover will be c..p and there will be something in the small print that will leave you stranded when you don't need it .

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If you can afford a new Pegasus you can't afford to have a poor level of insurance cover for a European trip so get the best and have a piece of mind .



Neil at Camping Asseiceira , Marvao , Portugal

Don't know why you think the others will leave you in the lurch. Europ assistance recovered us from Barcelona and service was 1st class

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Did I mention Europe Assist ? No
The point I am trying to make is that some of these cheaper insurance policy's are not worth the paper there written on . And when it comes to cover you only get what you pay for .

Post last edited on 31/03/2010 10:52:30

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Well as you did not say "some other  cheaper" I read your earlier post to imply that everything else other than red pennant would leave you in the lurch!

Quote: Originally posted by jp51mog on 22/4/2010

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Join the CSMA about £15, then take their breakdown at members rate (60% reduction in price) They cover caravans upto 8 metres and they will recover your van even if your car is ok

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agreed CSMA (Britannia rescue)offer a good service for UK & EU at a low Annual cost BUT I have a letter stating they will not recover the car or the van in the case of a road accident causing the car to be uneconomical to repair as the recovery of the car is / should be covered by the car insurers ,neither will it recover from a campsite

If you are towing a caravan in the EU use a recovery service that is directed at caravanners not a car recovery service that as a by product says it will recover the van as I have found there are to many variables Ie. to long/heavy , will not attend unless the car is the problem,will not deal with a fault on the van making it untowable,will not recover the caravan unless the car also being recovered due to a breakdown,will only recove to the nearest garage ect ect

Quote: Originally posted by old chap on 23/4/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by jp51mog on 22/4/2010

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Join the CSMA about £15, then take their breakdown at members rate (60% reduction in price) They cover caravans upto 8 metres and they will recover your van even if your car is ok

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agreed CSMA (Britannia rescue)offer a good service for UK & EU at a low Annual cost BUT I have a letter stating they will not recover the car or the van in the case of a road accident causing the car to be uneconomical to repair as the recovery of the car is / should be covered by the car insurers ,neither will it recover from a campsite

 

If you are towing a caravan in the EU use a recovery service that is directed at caravanners not a car recovery service that as a by product says it will recover the van as I have found there are to many variables Ie. to long/heavy , will not attend unless the car is the problem,will not deal with a fault on the van making it untowable,will not recover the caravan unless the car also being recovered due to a breakdown,will only recove to the nearest garage ect ect you can bet if you breakdown abroad there will be a problem not covered by the recovery service & It can cost up to £1500 to get your van back to the UK then the extra money for CC or C&CC cover will seem a pittance

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