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Has anybody used this firm for European breakdown cover.. £34 for 2 weeks seems very good.

Is there a catch ?

Your comments please

Red Pennant for me allways.

Brian

I've already booked this breakdown cover for our 2 weeks away - its cheap because the caravan is covered free of charge.

However, you never know how good a company is until you have to use them in an emergency. 

I have used Europ Assistance in the past, which was the breakdown cover offered by Eurocamp, but when we broke down in the middle of France - absolutely hopeless!  The Europ Assistance operator was worse than useless, with them telling me one thing and my husband a completely contradictory thing.  In the end we were sat at the side of the road for over two hours before the garage even reached us.

Absolute nightmare end to the holiday.

Wouldn't it be good to have a top 10 classification on this site.  ie. top 10 breakdown insurers, top 10 overnight hotels/b&bs.  Maybe we can devise our own.

Liz

Red Pennant for us . Had to use them this year  because our car broke down ,they were absolutly superb . We had the use of a hire`d car  throughout our stay. Our own car was unable to be repaired so they flew us home, this was all taken care of without any fuss . car and caravan transported home a couple of days after us.

MarieGwyn 

This year it is £82 for 7 - 12 days or £107 for 13 - 24 days. This covers your outfit and 2 people for both breakdown and personal cover. Additional passengers over 5 years old are £12.

They are not cheap but as has been said many times already the service is first class. I had to use them last year and they did everything they said they would do, when they said they would do it.

I always use Red Pennant, for the last few years I have taken out the annual cover. What you have to remember about Red Pennant is that it is a comprehensive insurance covering the passengers as well.

David