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Have booked to travel europe for 5 weeks in uk/august and was wondering who people go with for europe breakdown cover? So far had two quotes (AA, RAC)and both were £250. Is this about right?

Matt

hi,

ADAC Gold german co. will cost about 80 Euros a year Ive had it now for about 10 years and used them when my bus broke down in bratislava absolutley top service also when the in laws came over to visit they got it and the mother in law got ill and had to be aero medded back to uk and ADAC paid for it and it cost over 15000 euros for a helicopter flight back to birmingham so they deffo get my vote.

Hi

We use ALPS breakdown cover - only available through Glynwood Insurance brokers. A lot cheaper than the AA - think we paid £80 last year and in fact may have been a bit less.

thank for the replies, I will have a look at those both . Will let you know if I have any more questions

Matt

melmelody wrote:hi,

ADAC Gold german co. will cost about 80 Euros a year Ive had it now for about 10 years and used them when my bus broke down in bratislava absolutley top service also when the in laws came over to visit they got it and the mother in law got ill and had to be aero medded back to uk and ADAC paid for it and it cost over 15000 euros for a helicopter flight back to birmingham so they deffo get my vote.

I would read up on all t&c for ADAC, they have changed alot and loads here WERE members they aint know!

Big Boris wrote:Hi

We use ALPS breakdown cover - only available through Glynwood Insurance brokers. A lot cheaper than the AA - think we paid £80 last year and in fact may have been a bit less.

Make sure you have a written agreed valuation from your insurance company if going with ALPS breakdown cover because your van, camper will only have a low value in the glass guide and if the cost of getting it fixed or back to the uk is more than the guide price you will have to pay the rest or leave it there. I spoke to them on the phone after reading the small print on the the european breakdown cover paperwork (no mention of it on the uk breakdown cover paperwork). Not a problem if you have a proper written agreed valuation.

Big Boris wrote:Hi

We use ALPS breakdown cover - only available through Glynwood Insurance brokers. A lot cheaper than the AA - think we paid £80 last year and in fact may have been a bit less.

On the slightly older van, ours is a 1990 we found one of the only companies to offer breakdown cover in Europe was Brittany Ferries. They cost about £80.00. Good to see lots of other places offer it aswell after reading this.
Jonathan

horizontal kipper wrote:

Big Boris wrote:Hi

We use ALPS breakdown cover - only available through Glynwood Insurance brokers. A lot cheaper than the AA - think we paid £80 last year and in fact may have been a bit less.

Make sure you have a written agreed valuation from your insurance company if going with ALPS breakdown cover because your van, camper will only have a low value in the glass guide and if the cost of getting it fixed or back to the uk is more than the guide price you will have to pay the rest or leave it there. I spoke to them on the phone after reading the small print on the the european breakdown cover paperwork (no mention of it on the uk breakdown cover paperwork). Not a problem if you have a proper written agreed valuation.

Thanks for the advice, I think we are going to go with alps. Actually am just in the process of doing my insurance so better get an agreed evaluation.

Thanks for the advice

Check the age of your van is covered; mines a 91 and RAC wont cover it other than as part of the camper and caravanning club membership.

Also check your covered for where your going as the RAC for instance have zone 1 for west europe and zone 2 if you are traveling further afield.

and check you covered for a five week consecutive trip!