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Hi Everyone

Any advice on best Breakdown (Get us home) Continental Insurance Cover, will be travelling France, Belgium, Germany, and returning through Czech Rebublic in Motorhome.  (Three weeks duration in May 2006) Vehicle is 22 feet in length and approx 9 feet height

Many thanks to you all. 

We have always used the Caravan Club Red Pennant European cover. Not the cheapest I expect but the one others are judged by. I am sure the CC&C must do something similar as well.

David

Hi Ivor.

Red Pennant is superb,as david said not the cheapest.But in my opinion the best

Andrew

Insure and Go. Underwritten by Europ Assist, identical cover to companies charging 2 to 3 times as much but very,very cheap.

Carol

  I've been looking at insure and go for our personal insurance, it is very cheap about £20 for 17 days. I don't need breakdown for the car as it I am on my last of 3years cover from the RAC which I got free ! when I bought the car.

   Les

Cheapest is not always best. I have always used Red Pennant because I have heard nothing but praise for the service. If you have an accident or are taken ill whilst on holiday you will not want any hassle. You will want to be got home as simply as possible.

Last summer the husband of a couple on our site broke his arm. He was insured with Norwich Union. He and his wife had to go home without their unit and Norwich Union could not tell them when it would be collected. Their car and caravan was eventually collect several days later. In these circumstances Red Pennant would have taken the couple home with their unit. 

Thanks to you all for the insurance advice, will get quote from "Red Pennant", also "Insure and Go"  has anyone experienced a breakdown in Europe whilst insured with "Insure and Go"? What was the service like?

Best regards to you all.

My advice would be to read the policy outline and see if the level of cover is what you need before you look at the cost. I've just arranged cover for a Skiing holiday and looked at a number of companies, the level of cover and restrictions varied quit a bit and although I'm sure we won't need the cover, it gives me peace of mind to know that we have a reasonable level of insurance just in case.

A couple of years ago we had an accident on the 2nd day of a three week holiday and the car was unusable. As we were insured with Red Pennant they arranged for us to continue the holiday. If we had insured with some of the cheaper companies we would have been forced to return home straight away.