Short period European Cover

[Trickie Dickie]

Going to Zolder TVRCC Trackday in Holland at the end of June
and need european cover for 5 or 6 days (Not Trackday cover)

Previously I have had it included in my classic insurance
but have now moved to newer cars and only have standard insurance

I don't need full breakdown cover for the UK as my bank account already covers me for that at home

Any suggestions welcomed

Cheers
Trickie

[Lordbenny]

Tesco

[Trickie Dickie]

Lordbenny said:

Tesco

Thanks for the reply

Apparently they only do it if you have insurance with them for your car already

Cheers
Richard

[grondo]

Hi,

I found myself in the same situation and took out a full breakdown policy direct with RAC.

I only ever travel with Eurotunnel and they offer one trip breakdown cover for about £16, with repatriation
of vehicle to UK up to market value.

[Furyblade_Lee]

I had an annual UK / European breakdown cover with Axa for about £50. The worst happened and they repatriated my car from Grenoble and sent me home by a 500 mile railway pub crawl. Cannot argue with that!

[Lordbenny]

Trickie Dickie said:

Thanks for the reply

Apparently they only do it if you have insurance with them for your car already

Cheers
Richard

Oops seems we didn't use Tesco after all....we used these guys...

https://www.eta.co.uk/breakdown/european-car-break...

[Trickie Dickie]

Thanks Grondo

Someone already mentioned them so I am looking whether they will do it
even if you aren't travelling with them

We are doing Hull to Rotterdam and back Zeebrugge to Hull

Cheers
Trickie

grondo said:

Hi,

I found myself in the same situation and took out a full breakdown policy direct with RAC.

I only ever travel with Eurotunnel and they offer one trip breakdown cover for about £16, with repatriation
of vehicle to UK up to market value.

[Trickie Dickie]

Thanks Lordbenny

That looks like a good suggestion

Will let you know

Cheers
Trickie

Lordbenny said:

Trickie Dickie said:

Thanks for the reply

Apparently they only do it if you have insurance with them for your car already

Cheers
Richard

Oops seems we didn't use Tesco after all....we used these guys...

https://www.eta.co.uk/breakdown/european-car-break...

[Trickie Dickie]

As a bit more info for anyone reading this thread

The cover that was included with my old classic car insurance was great
My classic insurance was only £126 per year including this

My 1990 TVR 400SE broke down in Abbeville in France
I called the number and actually found I was talking to England (had dialled a France number)

It turned out the company who dealt with me were in Bingley West Yorks only 3 miles from my home!!
And I later met the guy I 1st spoke to, by chance, at my gym!!!

My car was picked up and taken to a French Garage who tried to fix the fault (Bosch fuel pump)
but after 2 hours thought it was more of an electrical fault that he couldn't cure

We were then taxied back to our hotel - as they couldn't immediately get us a hire car locally

Following morning they arranged another taxi to take us to the car hire depot
where we then took that car to Calais and left it there in the ferry compound

We couldn't use our existing Eurotunnel tickets as we couldn't take the car through
so they had already arranged foot passenger tickets on the Ferry

As we got on the first available ferry I got a call from the next car hire company in Dover
saying a car was waiting for me and they would pick me up when we docked

I then took that hire car home to West Yorkshire and dropped at my local depot the following day
who then ran me home

My car was repatriated 3 weeks later and delivered direct to my nominated garage who changed the pump
They were very particular about looking after the car well and on and off the transporters

I really couldn't fault the service!!!

[Sideways Tim]

Who is your insurer, Dickie?

[Trickie Dickie]

Sideways Tim said:

Who is your insurer, Dickie?

Co incidentally I now have 3 cars all with Esure

The ETA mentioned above by Lord Benny seems to be best so far

Cheers

[so called]

Trickie Dickie said:

As a bit more info for anyone reading this thread

The cover that was included with my old classic car insurance was great
My classic insurance was only £126 per year including this

My 1990 TVR 400SE broke down in Abbeville in France
I called the number and actually found I was talking to England (had dialled a France number)

It turned out the company who dealt with me were in Bingley West Yorks only 3 miles from my home!!
And I later met the guy I 1st spoke to, by chance, at my gym!!!

My car was picked up and taken to a French Garage who tried to fix the fault (Bosch fuel pump)
but after 2 hours thought it was more of an electrical fault that he couldn't cure

We were then taxied back to our hotel - as they couldn't immediately get us a hire car locally

Following morning they arranged another taxi to take us to the car hire depot
where we then took that car to Calais and left it there in the ferry compound

We couldn't use our existing Eurotunnel tickets as we couldn't take the car through
so they had already arranged foot passenger tickets on the Ferry

As we got on the first available ferry I got a call from the next car hire company in Dover
saying a car was waiting for me and they would pick me up when we docked

I then took that hire car home to West Yorkshire and dropped at my local depot the following day
who then ran me home

My car was repatriated 3 weeks later and delivered direct to my nominated garage who changed the pump
They were very particular about looking after the car well and on and off the transporters

I really couldn't fault the service!!!

That's pretty much the same description I've written on here when I broke down in Toulouse in my Tuscan.
I was allowed to stay on my original itinery and so it still took 4 days to reach Calais.
Mine was with the ADAC.
Met two other couples on the ferry with breakdowns.
Both complained that they had been instructed to drive directly to Calais the same day and only a train waiting in Dover.

[Trickie Dickie]

so called said:

Trickie Dickie said:

As a bit more info for anyone reading this thread

The cover that was included with my old classic car insurance was great
My classic insurance was only £126 per year including this

My 1990 TVR 400SE broke down in Abbeville in France
I called the number and actually found I was talking to England (had dialled a France number)

It turned out the company who dealt with me were in Bingley West Yorks only 3 miles from my home!!
And I later met the guy I 1st spoke to, by chance, at my gym!!!

My car was picked up and taken to a French Garage who tried to fix the fault (Bosch fuel pump)
but after 2 hours thought it was more of an electrical fault that he couldn't cure

We were then taxied back to our hotel - as they couldn't immediately get us a hire car locally

Following morning they arranged another taxi to take us to the car hire depot
where we then took that car to Calais and left it there in the ferry compound

We couldn't use our existing Eurotunnel tickets as we couldn't take the car through
so they had already arranged foot passenger tickets on the Ferry

As we got on the first available ferry I got a call from the next car hire company in Dover
saying a car was waiting for me and they would pick me up when we docked

I then took that hire car home to West Yorkshire and dropped at my local depot the following day
who then ran me home

My car was repatriated 3 weeks later and delivered direct to my nominated garage who changed the pump
They were very particular about looking after the car well and on and off the transporters

I really couldn't fault the service!!!

That's pretty much the same description I've written on here when I broke down in Toulouse in my Tuscan.
I was allowed to stay on my original itinery and so it still took 4 days to reach Calais.
Mine was with the ADAC.
Met two other couples on the ferry with breakdowns.
Both complained that they had been instructed to drive directly to Calais the same day and only a train waiting in Dover.

My breakdown was on the last full day of the holiday so I was coming home anyway

My friend who broke down in Venice continued his long holiday
As the hire car amount is limited, once that ran out (after about 10 days), he agreed to keep paying that part himself
and just kept on with his trip around europe

[so called]

Trickie Dickie said:

so called said:

Trickie Dickie said:

As a bit more info for anyone reading this thread

The cover that was included with my old classic car insurance was great
My classic insurance was only £126 per year including this

My 1990 TVR 400SE broke down in Abbeville in France
I called the number and actually found I was talking to England (had dialled a France number)

It turned out the company who dealt with me were in Bingley West Yorks only 3 miles from my home!!
And I later met the guy I 1st spoke to, by chance, at my gym!!!

My car was picked up and taken to a French Garage who tried to fix the fault (Bosch fuel pump)
but after 2 hours thought it was more of an electrical fault that he couldn't cure

We were then taxied back to our hotel - as they couldn't immediately get us a hire car locally

Following morning they arranged another taxi to take us to the car hire depot
where we then took that car to Calais and left it there in the ferry compound

We couldn't use our existing Eurotunnel tickets as we couldn't take the car through
so they had already arranged foot passenger tickets on the Ferry

As we got on the first available ferry I got a call from the next car hire company in Dover
saying a car was waiting for me and they would pick me up when we docked

I then took that hire car home to West Yorkshire and dropped at my local depot the following day
who then ran me home

My car was repatriated 3 weeks later and delivered direct to my nominated garage who changed the pump
They were very particular about looking after the car well and on and off the transporters

I really couldn't fault the service!!!

That's pretty much the same description I've written on here when I broke down in Toulouse in my Tuscan.
I was allowed to stay on my original itinery and so it still took 4 days to reach Calais.
Mine was with the ADAC.
Met two other couples on the ferry with breakdowns.
Both complained that they had been instructed to drive directly to Calais the same day and only a train waiting in Dover.

My breakdown was on the last full day of the holiday so I was coming home anyway

My friend who broke down in Venice continued his long holiday
As the hire car amount is limited, once that ran out (after about 10 days), he agreed to keep paying that part himself
and just kept on with his trip around europe

That's good.
These details can be very important as the costs can quickly add up.