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06/9/2007 at 5:00pm
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Dear All,

 

I am going camping in France in 2 weeks time.  My car is just over 10 years old and I'm having trouble finding cheap breakdown cover.  I'm a member of the AA but they want £89 for 10 days.  I could get cover through Brittany Ferries but because the car is older they want an extra £20 - meaning £60 instead of their advertised £40.

Any recommendations?

 

Many thanks

 



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06/9/2007 at 6:11pm
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It costs me £84 per annum for Saga's Premier annual breakdown cover ... which includes Europe - so all trips abroad and in the UK are covered.  European cover is for vehicles up to 16 years old.  So, that's just 23p per day and covers me for any vehicle I'm in.

If you arrange short term (holiday) cover it's bound to be expensive as you are selecting insurance just for the riskiest period - but £6 per day (a decent bottle of wine or two in France!) doesn't seem too expensive for such a risk.

For those who expect to holiday abroad each year in future, annual cover is a sensible option as it's not much more that a 2-weekly holiday plan and gives UK and Europe cover 365 days a year.

There are comparison sites available on the internet and individual companies: just Google for holiday breakdown insurance europe.



06/9/2007 at 6:55pm
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We have an annual policy with the Caravan club which covers us with or without the caravan for full breakdown and repatriation plus hire for a replacement caravan/car

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Breakdown Direct £33.45 for 17 days


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06/9/2007 at 7:44pm
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Tescos do cheap european cover too.


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07/9/2007 at 8:41am
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I get annual breakdown cover through quoteline direct for £59 which includes euopean cover.

http://www.quotelinedirect.co.uk/breakdown/



07/9/2007 at 10:38am
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Does the breakdown cover take into consideration if your towing a caravan?  I realise that the caravan club one does which is possibly why it is more expensive?


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Thanks everyone for your suggestions.  Should I enjoy my 1st time camping I will definitely take out the yearly cover that you've suggested.  Going to check out the other suggestions now.

 

Many thanks



08/9/2007 at 7:51pm
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Try www.moneysupermarket.com.  We got comparable cover to the AA`s own for about £28. AA wanted £41 and a few pence. I can`t find the policy at the moment but I remember the price was the same for any car up to 15 years old



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