Which breakdown service for a HSV?
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Hi all,
Anyone got experience with breakdown services and our cars? I don't have one at the moment, but am doing major continental travel this summer and don't want to be stuck somewhere with wife and baby in the car.
I've never used a breakdown service before so have no idea who's good and who's not. I need a company that won't go "huh?" when I tell them what car it is (VT2 HSV GTS), and I need mainland Euro cover. Any suggestions?
Anyone got experience with breakdown services and our cars? I don't have one at the moment, but am doing major continental travel this summer and don't want to be stuck somewhere with wife and baby in the car.
I've never used a breakdown service before so have no idea who's good and who's not. I need a company that won't go "huh?" when I tell them what car it is (VT2 HSV GTS), and I need mainland Euro cover. Any suggestions?
Well been with RAC & AA, each experience resulted in the job being subbed to another contractor, staying with the AA in conjuction with their European service. Just have to tell them you need a low loader (if you break down) as the car cannot be towed, they don't like being told what to do but a pointless exercise for them if they respond to tow!
Have used them in France, they got us into a hotel at mid night & got the car to a garage the next day with a 150 mile trip (smart car), would have been difficult to organise as I do not speak French & we spoke to an English person on their breakdown line for Europe.
Have used them in France, they got us into a hotel at mid night & got the car to a garage the next day with a 150 mile trip (smart car), would have been difficult to organise as I do not speak French & we spoke to an English person on their breakdown line for Europe.
We just used MoreThan in spain when had a problem with finding replacement tyre.
It turned out to be Europ assistance - I think a few of them use this for euro cover.
Sorted all the problems for me - including negotiating a price on some tyres.
Did not need a machanic or recovery - so? - but otherwise they were easy to deal with and came back to me when they said they would!
The price was the key about £55 for the years cover UK & Europe - AA and RAC mucho dinero!
It turned out to be Europ assistance - I think a few of them use this for euro cover.
Sorted all the problems for me - including negotiating a price on some tyres.
Did not need a machanic or recovery - so? - but otherwise they were easy to deal with and came back to me when they said they would!
The price was the key about £55 for the years cover UK & Europe - AA and RAC mucho dinero!
ADAC are worth checking out:- www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft_leistungen/Ihre_Mitgliedschaft/membership/default.asp?id=257&location=1
I was looking at them for some Ring cover, but actually a whole years cover is very reasonable, covers the whole of europe (+ the Ring..) but I don't think you can join online which is a bit of a faff.
I was looking at them for some Ring cover, but actually a whole years cover is very reasonable, covers the whole of europe (+ the Ring..) but I don't think you can join online which is a bit of a faff.
Just make sure that your HSV does actually qualify for full European cover. Some co.s will now only fully cover vehicles less than a certain age. I think it's normally 10 years, but it might vary.
I heard of someone who broke down in France in a 10yr old Ferrari & had to pay a huge amount to get it recovered back to the U.K dealer. He had just continued to renew his breakdown policy by DD every year & hadn't read the small print that stated cars over 10 years old are not covered.
I heard of someone who broke down in France in a 10yr old Ferrari & had to pay a huge amount to get it recovered back to the U.K dealer. He had just continued to renew his breakdown policy by DD every year & hadn't read the small print that stated cars over 10 years old are not covered.
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