Breakdown recovery uk europe

shawbags

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Hi all , can anyone give me some idea of the best breakdown recovery i can use uk/europe ,with rac at the momment ,will any of these companys bring you back to the uk if your motorhome is knackered ,so confusing these days ,cheers Shawbags.
 
When we had our Herald motorhome we insured with Safeguard for around £350 which included full European AA breakdown cover for up to 365 days per annum. You get a better deal if you're a member of a club, we were in the Herald Owners club.

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We're with Adrian Flux now...untried, so can't say how good they are.
 
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Try Safeguard. We have been with them for the last 3 years and this years Fully Comp with Breakdown any where including bringing vehicle home is £272.81 Breakdown is for 365 days anywhere in the EEC.
 
adrian flux have quoted £204 fully comp includes 3 months european cover and free green card ,breakdown rac £78 extra ,i was with safeguard 11 years ago when i went to spain for 10 months ,last year they came out exspensive because of an accident i had the year before ,i will try them out of interest ,cheers Shawbags.
 
I have a trike on AA european cover. I asked them whether they would repatriate it back to uk if required. They said they will only bring it back if the cost of the repatriation is less than the value of the vehicle. They wouldnt tell me roughly how much it would cost to bring it back,so its a bit hit and miss really.And they wouldnt tell me if that was the value before an accident,or after! My cover extends to next September I think,so Im a bit stuck with it when I go to them to ask about swapping the cover over to my transit.That phone call is gonna be interesting!
 
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Rodeo said:
I have a trike on AA european cover. I asked them whether they would repatriate it back to uk if required. They said they will only bring it back if the cost of the repatriation is less than the value of the vehicle. They wouldnt tell me roughly how much it would cost to bring it back,so its a bit hit and miss really.
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Never used to be complicated ,just another way for them to save money ,pay through the nose or your stuck .
 
might be worth lots checking there policies as many wont recover you back if the cost is greater than the vehicle . its been that way for years .
we did recovery work and every summer ended up with a yard full of dead vehicles . was ok though as they paid storage .
 
vwalan said:
might be worth lots checking there policies as many wont recover you back if the cost is greater than the vehicle . its been that way for years .
we did recovery work and every summer ended up with a yard full of dead vehicles . was ok though as they paid storage .
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I think a lot of people are misled with there breakdown cover ,as with a lot of other policy's ,its good advice telling people to check,it would be interesting to see how many people have not got the cover they thought they had .
 
ADAC is the best by far

Have a look at the German ADAC organisation. We have it: €85 for both of us irrespective of vehicle.
Full repatriation etc.....
John
 
i have european cover with saga have had to use it twice first time about 7 yars ago with my old p plate ci the head was blowing but manageable then i couldn't start it on an aire nr anquoleme we were towed into the main dealers who quickly diagnosed and sorted the glow plugs at 250 euros but they said the head was blowing so bad they would need to renew it at a cost of 2000euros i told breakdown i could get a replacement engine at home for half that and no quibbling sorted me out with a hire car so i could get my booked ferry and the van followed a fortnight later , {skimmed head & resealed £300} and not a missed beat since.
This year coming back through the pyrenees my clutch went pedal stuck down again lowloaded 30 mls back to main dealer master cylinder arm had snapped leaving the clutch semi engaged trashing the plates and slave cylinder i also burned out the main fuse on the starter motor jumping it on the tilt trailer , the guys at the main dealers in manresa were great , both mechanic and manager are motorhomers they waited till 6;30 on a friday for us to arrive put us in their compound EHU etc gave us a key and started it first thing monday we were on the rd 6o/c monday evening for a charge of 1200 euros my local garage said i wouldnt have got any change out of £1400 here so in retrospect pleased though could have done without it.

in direct answer to the OP whenever i rang the europe office at lyon i was answered by either an RAC AA or GREEN FLAG operator so it would appear all the same outfit to share costs.
 
We are with safeguard. AA Europe recovered us to garage. Sat there for two days. We came home on Eurostar, van followed 30 days later. Cost £9.99 to fix when we got it back.
 
Just checked on line with AA European cover. They are saying that they will repatriate OR take you to your destination,whichever the cheaper. Im sure that wasnt on the site when I took mine out,and they arent mentioning the vehicle value bit on the site. Hmmmm...todays phone call to them is gonna be fun! Last time I couldnt understand a word the ,er,foreign gentleman was saying,and he never phoned back the next day as promised,eventually went on line and got it cheaper!
 
Rodeo said:
Just checked on line with AA European cover. They are saying that they will repatriate OR take you to your destination,whichever the cheaper. Im sure that wasnt on the site when I took mine out,and they arent mentioning the vehicle value bit on the site. Hmmmm...todays phone call to them is gonna be fun! Last time I couldnt understand a word the ,er,foreign gentleman was saying,and he never phoned back the next day as promised,eventually went on line and got it cheaper!
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You may well do better to get AA cover via a second party such as Safeguard. They where very good both when I had a bump and when I broke down in France. AA Europe are just one of those big companies and you deal with them via a call centre. If you are lucky enough to get through to a senior member of staff then things get sorted much faster.

Richard
 
I take your point,and agree mate! So............. I phoned the AA. I cant suspend the euro cov I took out in July this year,and if I want to substitute the campervan for the trike,it will be another £144! So best if I let the existing policy run ,and see what journeys I am gonna make in the camper,therefore may swap it then. I enquired re a new 12 month policy for the campervan,and it will be roughly £250.(thats PLUS the annual aa membership!) Going to look at ACDC,or whatever theyre called!
 
Well ,that was a bit of a non starter then! The phone number on the ADAC website isnt recognised! Anyone got an up to date number or E mail address please?
 
Can anyone tell me a UK contact number for ADAC? Have tried the 0800 5 10 11 12 number quoted on their site but it is not recognised?
 
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Well ,that was a bit of a non starter then! The phone number on the ADAC website isnt recognised! Anyone got an up to date number or E mail address please?
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oops .....crossed post with you!
 
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