ADAC European breakdown cover - info
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I was looking around for European breakdown cover and ADAC (effectively the German AA) got mentioned a few times but I found it a bit difficult to find info on how to join etc. So, here's a bit of info on how it was done in the hope that it's useful for people doing searches in the future.
The English page of the ADAC website is:
www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft/adac_membership/default...
The membership appropriate for UK drivers is the Plus membership, which gives UK and European breakdown cover and is on the driver, irrespective of the car you're in - a great plus point for older cars. Cost is EUR 79.50 for a year. In contrast the AA quoted me £90 for a week's European cover on an 18 year old car....
On the website above there's a (German - +49) phone number to call but I was told by the operator to send an email to request membership so that there is no confusion about taking down UK address details. So, send an email to service@adac.de.
In the email, mention that you want to take out Plus membership, the date to start, your name and address.
You should get an email back in about a week advising your membership number and requesting payment - you'll need to fax back your card details for that (payment won't be accepted over the phone or by email). If you need your membership sooner like I did, send another email to the address above asking for ADAC to confirm your membership number.
Membership documents will also come in the post.
Happy driving!
The English page of the ADAC website is:
www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft/adac_membership/default...
The membership appropriate for UK drivers is the Plus membership, which gives UK and European breakdown cover and is on the driver, irrespective of the car you're in - a great plus point for older cars. Cost is EUR 79.50 for a year. In contrast the AA quoted me £90 for a week's European cover on an 18 year old car....
On the website above there's a (German - +49) phone number to call but I was told by the operator to send an email to request membership so that there is no confusion about taking down UK address details. So, send an email to service@adac.de.
In the email, mention that you want to take out Plus membership, the date to start, your name and address.
You should get an email back in about a week advising your membership number and requesting payment - you'll need to fax back your card details for that (payment won't be accepted over the phone or by email). If you need your membership sooner like I did, send another email to the address above asking for ADAC to confirm your membership number.
Membership documents will also come in the post.
Happy driving!
I have had to use ADAC once in the UK and they basically use the AA, so you get the AA's roadside assistance for less than the AA usually charge.
There was a bit of extra time to organise getting authorisation to be recovered to a local dealer in my particular case, but it was minmal extra hassle.
There was a bit of extra time to organise getting authorisation to be recovered to a local dealer in my particular case, but it was minmal extra hassle.
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