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Topic: Breakdown Cover

Zipster

08/7/2010 at 8:55am
Location: Berkshire
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We have RAC cover for the UK...now trying to get Breakdown cover for when we travel to France in August.

Because my caravan is over 7 mtrs in length both the RAC & Tesco cannot provide Breakdown / Recovery....

I'm looking for I guess top of the range cover that will basically look after us until we can get home or will get us the car & caravan home.

Suggestions please....

Hopefully we will not need it...-:))

neil and lena

08/7/2010 at 9:05am
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Red Pennant with the C.C , might be expensive compared to others but the level of cover is second to none

664DaveS

08/7/2010 at 9:09am
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I second that!

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millermicm

08/7/2010 at 9:50am
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Having claimed on Europ assistance cover I can only say you will not find better. The clubs use it too so might as well buy it direct.

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

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08/7/2010 at 6:35pm
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caravan club,then no worrie,s

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Northern.dj

09/7/2010 at 12:51pm
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Well i bank with lloyds tsb and get mine free with the account so i check before going and they use europ assitance as well if out of france

888dee

09/7/2010 at 10:21pm
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look at ADAC, although I'm already a member of The AA through LLoydsTSB

got a few trips into europe planned this year, done one already in my elderly Alfa, 2700 miles in 7 days, no break downs, C5 is next going to Eire in august...

anyway the point is The AA wanted £120 to upgrade for just 10 days, ADAC was 84euro's for a whole year :)

Zipster

10/7/2010 at 7:19am
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Contacted the Caravan CLub yesterday and they have quoted the following:

Home to Home Cover with the Caravan

One off Trip - 12 nights / 13 days = £110.50

Not cheap just under £10 per day however it does give me piece of mind.

Basilbrush

10/7/2010 at 11:39pm
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As I understand it, Arrival RAC membership through the Camping & Caravanning club gives you cover with no outfit restrictions. They assured me of that when I asked before renewing with them so it may be worth asking.

We've got family membersip with them & my daughter used it last year while on holiday in Cornwall. They recovered her broken down car back to her site, made sure she was OK & returned the following morning with the parts & fitted them to the car. All I paid for was the parts. A first class service delivered by a polite, dedicated patrolman.

Martin E

11/7/2010 at 11:58am
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Hi,

Nice legs by the way !!!
We go the South of France each year and always take cover. I have MayDay via the Caravan Club but always take out the CC Red Pennant insurance both for health cover and Breakdown, 8.2 metre van by the way.

I had a need to use it last year (mechanical breakdown with the vehicle) and I have to say, I have never had such a good insurance cover, no quibbles, no indecision, first class communications, contingency plans in case plan A didn't work so to speak and truly a one stop shop approach, i.e. one call to a UK freephone number and the ball is rolling. Hire car arrrived 2 hours after my initial call, well impressed.

I got 3 extra days holiday in Spain (missed our pre booked ferry crossing)to catch another ferry up to Portsmouth from Santander, and my wife, who had to get back to go on a course, plus our 3 children got flown home to Birmingham airport. I could have gone as well and let a British pick up service bring the whole outfit back to our home doorstep, but the attraction of a few extra days took precidence, with peace and quiet !!!!!

All in all superb service, can't recommend it enough.

I guess the morral of the story is that whichever insurance you use, be sure that it covers all of your particular needs and as best you can, be sure that it will do what it says on the tin,

Regards,

M

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