Breakdown cover best one for LeMans ?

[SEE YA]

Hello, looking into cover for next year with so many around I am member of the RAC howver not sure on there cover.
I am looking for the best type e.g. it takes us and the car home in the worse case. If they cannot fix the car?
I did a search on here but so many stories etc. I have got the camp site booked etc,just want to cover all the bases for the trip.

[burriana]

A lot of people AA Euro cover. A known, reliable entity and those who have used it, from my memory have said it works well. Though with most there may be a slight delay getting your car back to UK depending in their transport schedule.

[Davwlk]

The AA is a lot more expensive than other companies - Try Compare The Meerkat (sorry market)although with the AA/RAC you are getting a known brand. If it all goes to plan it's a waste of money, if it goes t*ts up you may be grateful of paying a bit extra in the first place.

[fatboy18]

Nope, Ive been the victim on 4 seprate occasions of break downs in Europe using the company with the first letter of the Alphabet, AND I have never had a Good experence!

Note: I am an AA Gold card member, the cover is fine in the UK but Europe is another story! I no longer use them.

[fatboy18]

I now use this lot http://www.vehicle-rescue.com/

[indyxe]

fatboy18 said:

I now use this lot http://www.vehicle-rescue.com/

I have also used the above on three trips to Le Mans, thankfully never needed to use the service paid for so can't comment how good or bad they are.
They use Axa Assistance, and the small print does sound ok, so probably as good as any other euro cover.
Lots of people favour ADAC, but lack of English on their website puts me off,

[Burrow01]

ADAC does work well and is probably the cheapest way to cover an older car

There is an English language section of their web site, and when you call them, you can get English speaking assistance (I've called them out twice in 6 years), but you do have to dig a bit to get set up with them

[Nick M]

Burrow01 said:

ADAC does work well and is probably the cheapest way to cover an older car

There is an English language section of their web site, and when you call them, you can get English speaking assistance (I've called them out twice in 6 years), but you do have to dig a bit to get set up with them

+1

Joint European coverage for 12 months - including the UK - for around EUR 100.

Dad had cause to call them in the UK when he had a small fender-bender which immobilised his car, and after calling ADAC from the side of the road the AA turned up. Even offered a hire car for a couple of days as I recall.

Yes, it's a bit of a pain to sign up, and yes their payment methods are a bit messy, but it's definitely worth the little bit of extra hassle.

[gwp]

I was in the unfortunate situation that I needed assistance at Le Man this year
The assistance cover was provided by the AA, who I'm pleased to say actually send a crew (in the usual yellow livered vans) to Le Mans for the race.
The guys actually stay on the campsites, which would have been a result had I not been in town..

However Sunday evening at 9.30 and it took them just 30minutes to reach me.
They fixed the issue, so pleased to say I can't comment on the return to home facilities.
Quite a welcoming site to see the van and two reasonably happy Brits coming to fix the motor

[V8mate]

gwp said:

I was in the unfortunate situation that I needed assistance at Le Man this year
The assistance cover was provided by the AA, who I'm pleased to say actually send a crew (in the usual yellow livered vans) to Le Mans for the race.
The guys actually stay on the campsites, which would have been a result had I not been in town..

I did wonder about the circumstances which led to me snapping this shot at Porsche Curves roundabout

[fatboy18]

Have to say companies policies do change over the years, my first experience of the AA euro cover was in 1980! Not good with my motorcycle that developed a wiring fault.
Second was in a Golf GTI that bad a problem with a drive shaft coupling near Abbeville France, (late 80s)
3rd was in my old Cobra with a shredded 5th gear in the T5 Box 2003
4th Cobra caught fire in Le mans causing over 7ks worth of damage, 2004!

Since then I no longer use the AA!

[fatboy18]

I bet they could have put that car in the back of the van for you

[cronk-flakes]

Whatever you go with, make sure you have repatriation cover. I broke down this year and had to head home via the Eurostar, leaving my car at the local Audi dealership, and then fly back to pick it up once it was repaired... Not cheap at all!

A lot of 'single-trip' policies do not cover towing you home, so it might be best to invest in year-round european cover. It is more expensive, but TRUST me, it's more than worth it.

[dan6000]

This year for Lemans I booked AA Euro cover, the top one at £125 for my 1992 mr2. Prior to departure I had checked over the car and spent quite a bit over the year on repairs etc. I thought it prudent for the 600 mile drive to at least have cover over in France, I am bloody glad I did.
To cut a long story short, the clutch slave cylinder decided to break giving me zero gears. Luckily the car made it to the campsite but remained there for the 4 days. Anyway I contacted the AA straight away and they provided a taxi to LeMans and then a hire car to calais and another hire car back home after the race.

In the meantime they collected my car from the campsite and took it to a garage. As I had the top cover the repairs were covered (574 euros). The repair did however take a while as the french mechanic couldnt get his head around the fact my car has a non standard V6 engine. In any case the AA are paying for a flight to paris and a hire car for me to collect the car in a week. Overall Im very impressed with the service, they have kept me fully updated thorughout.

[SEE YA]

I had a look at the terms, for the RAC you have to pay them £250 to bring your car back home if it cannot be fixed. What type of cover is that?
I looked into AA EURO COVER, full cover with parts and labour extra £141 so far covers all the bases.

Edited by SEE YA on Wednesday 17th July 08:31

[NormanD]

I've had the pleasure of having to use my AA Euro cover in the past

Not had a problem with them

[FraMac]

dan6000 said:

....the french mechanic couldnt get his head around the fact my car has a non standard V6 engine.

You're THAT Dan. Celine's alternator packed up on her 1990 G Limited in France coming back from a wedding a few years ago - we limped onto the ferry and got a push off at the other end from some sailors.

If you're a regular at Le Mans let's catch up next year.

EFA