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Quote: Originally posted by les + june on 03/9/2024

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We had a blow out on the A10 near Poitiers a few years ago I got onto the hard shoulder. I rang the RAC who We were using for breakdown, they refused to come out as they said the Caravan wasn’t covered for breakdown only the car. By the time off of the phone highway maintenance were there and protected us from the traffic. A few minutes later a breakdown service came and changed the wheel and we were on our way. The maintenance van even blocked the traffic to let us return to the main carriageway. When we arrived at our site we spoke to reception and they made some enquiries, they told we would have to replace both tyres. I said no way would I do that as my other tyres were only 2 years old. They eventually found a firm to change just the one tyre, it cost €96.

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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 02/9/2024

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Had a blow out on the caravan on the Peage today heading from Angers to Cognac. Caravan not damaged and came to a halt on the hard shoulder amid some smoke. We came to rest about 50m from a motorway emergency telephone. So I used it to call to let them know we'd were stationary on their hard shoulder.

Fine thought I, I'll call my roadside recovery and bob's your uncle.

Not possible. Evidently as French motorways are privately owned the only people who are authorised to do roadside recovery on them is their own contractor. So it matters not if you have insurance and recovery, they can't help you because French Law prevents it.

The operator on the end of the motorway emergency phone only spoke French very very quickly and with the noise of the traffic going past and me being slightly mutton this conversation was leading nowhere.

15 minutes later a Motorway Maintenance type van turned up with amber lights flashing and made us safe until the roadside recovery arrived about 40 minutes later. They put the spare on and we drove to the Tyre factors as recommended by them and had a tyre fitted - luckily the rim wasn't damaged.


As it happens the costs were reasonable and we're now on a site in the Vendeen just for tonight - we'll re-commenc

e our journey to Cognac matins.

Just thought I'd mention this as people may not be aware that roadside recovery cover is useless on the peage.

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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 04/9/2024

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I don't have tyrepal but we were meaning to get Tyron Bands fitted when we changed the tyres last time but for some reason they weren't availabe. I'll have them fitted to all 3 wheels when we get home!!

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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 04/9/2024

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I suppose we could claim it back from the insurance but as the excess is more than the total cost I don't think we'll bother.

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