European Breakdown Cover

Boatman -- that German service looks interesting. I had a look at the web site but it was not clear whether in my case, with husband and wife travelling all the time in one vehicle, whether there was any point in paying for partner membership. Paying for it may also be a problem when the bank details turn out to be for a bank on the other side of the world but I guess they will have other ways

Then there is the problem of whether membership is available to non-EU citizens driving their own vehicle Dutch-registered via a proxy ...
 
rac

RAC quote 91 pound if you are a member of caravan and camping club, that full 12 months eoropean cover
 
Breakdown in France

If you are member of AA , RAC you're also covered for emergencies in most countries ; they are cooperating with Belgium (Touring, VAB) Netherlands (ANWB) Germany (ADAC) Scandinavia (Falck). France doesn't have a specific organisation on the field, but all the above mentioned automobile organisations will supply help overthere. When you have a breakdown in France, phone and they send an affiliated French garagist to help you.
 
Belgian said:
If you are member of AA , RAC you're also covered for emergencies in most countries ; they are cooperating with Belgium (Touring, VAB) Netherlands (ANWB) Germany (ADAC) Scandinavia (Falck). France doesn't have a specific organisation on the field, but all the above mentioned automobile organisations will supply help overthere. When you have a breakdown in France, phone and they send an affiliated French garagist to help you.
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The AA will not cover 3.5ton motorhomes.:eek:
I think the cut off point is 3ton:confused:
 
a ton is not a ton

For us (continentals)1 ton = 1000kg
Your (British)ton:1 short ton = 907.18474 kilograms. So if they say 3 tons =
it would be near to our 3,5 ton. :confused::rolleyes:
In flemish a 'ton' is also a barrel. If you cannot get out of that; 'let's roll out the barrel' :rolleyes:
Cheers ***** :D
 
Belgian said:
For us (continentals)1 ton = 1000kg
Your (British)ton:1 short ton = 907.18474 kilograms. So if they say 3 tons =
it would be near to our 3,5 ton. :confused::rolleyes:
In flemish a 'ton' is also a barrel. If you cannot get out of that; 'let's roll out the barrel' :rolleyes:
Cheers ***** :D
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My m/h is 3500kg gross, so I think we will have to get out the barrel and walk home:eek::D
 
breakdown

Hi

Do you know how long you can go abroad for with the lifesure cover, I can not find any details on the web site, it is 162.50 with the rac, but you can be out of the country up to 90 days.

Thanks Julie
 
Julie798 said:
Hi

Do you know how long you can go abroad for with the lifesure cover, I can not find any details on the web site, it is 162.50 with the rac, but you can be out of the country up to 90 days.

Thanks Julie
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i am not sure but phone them up they are very helpfull
i use them for most of my insurance needs
 
***** said:
The AA will not cover 3.5ton motorhomes.:eek:
I think the cut off point is 3ton:confused:
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just beeen looking at this thread as am going to europe at the beginning of august, wife phoned the aa as she is a member and the size weight limit is 7m in length 2.3m width 3m height 3500kg in weight, she was quoted £92.51 for a years cover(as she is already a member)
still looking for better if anyone knows of one:)
 
Red Pennant from the Caravan Club comes highly rated but I don't think that its that cheap
 
we are with Europ Assistance, £65 per year for uk & european cover and when we had "problems" in france last year they were fantastic, doing things which weren't part of their contract to make sure we were back on the road asap

bertie
 
I am with Caravan gaurd, and last year I paid £298 for everything including European breakdown, on a 1 year old £30.000 van. this year without Europewide breakdown but with U.K breakdown £248. I can't get cheaper, yet I try every year when it comes to renewal time.;);):)
 
boatman said:
Hi Gwyneth,
I have just joined ADAC, the German recovery group. Both my wife and I are covered for any vehicle owned by us, and are covered anywhere in Europe. How much you ask, just £54. All the phone operators I have spoken to, spoke excellent English, it makes me feel quite ashamed I can't speak any English. Their website is in German, but the joining page is also in English. (https://www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft_...dschaft/membership/become_plus_member/default.a) Good luck.
Boatman
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Just a follow up to this thread, I can also recommend these people, very helpful. Membership plus costs 79 euros for one year all of europe covered, you and partner driving any vehicle. English speaking team no nonsence no interogation no fingerprints no passport no birth certificate just a phone call. Almost reminded me of the type of service we used to have in the UK in the pre Orwellian days.
 
We have cover plus with ADAC - about 90 euro for 12 months. Covers just about everything including medical evacuation and motorhome retrieval all over greater Europe including all around the Mediterranian.

We had a problem with a bad battery connection that I had no problem fixing except that both keys had lost their coding. Rang the number in Germany and an English-speaking operator sorted it all out. First question was whether we were OK physically and once she established we were OK and in no danger she promised a phone call from their nearest Moroccan office. Call came in and established that we were quite happy staying in the MH so arranged a pickup for around 10am next day. Truck arrived and driver took lots of photos and inventoried all the major equipment and loaded it on without any fuss and dropped us off at the Ford garage 150km away in Agadir.
Our hobby is 7 metres long and that was no problem. Loaded and unloaded without any damage. Driver said they had bigger trucks and went as far south as Dakar.
300km round trip, signed the delivery docket and as far as I know it was free.
 
http://216.239.59.113/translate_c?h...n&sa=G&usg=ALkJrhga35e2B-LtSUAyW6uhRIYr7hI6pA
thanks BOATMAN and TONY LEE
After searching this ADAC site all the info is available in English although it dose involve a little searching but it all looks a very good deal
As far as I can understand it is the driver who is the insured no matter what vehicle he is driving he and family also appear to be covered
This looks like breakdown cover, repatriation and travel insurance all in one and all for under £100 per year for the ADAC partner plus membership
May be someone who is already in the ADAC can confirm this for me?

we usualy have to pay around £90 per year for travel insurance on its own plus the breakdown cover for the 4 vehicles we use add another £240
 
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