European Breakdown Cover - Recommendations?

[Mallone]

Did try the PH search but didn't get much luck.

Anyone got any recommendations for Euro Breakdown cover (France and Spain specifically) for a two week trip I'm doing in August?

Google suggests the usual suspects but thought I'd see what the PH hive mind suggests!

[Speed Badger]

I'm with Green Flag, got full European cover and UK cover for around £87.

[Truckosaurus]

I got annual AA Eurocover for a fraction of the AA list price via my car insurer, so give them a try.

[HiAsAKite]

Some bank accounts include full breakdown cover (UK AA Relay, plus European).

Nationwide is one

[Mallone]

Thanks for the suggestions all. Turns out my Insurer (Locktons) includes European cover as part of my policy. One less thing to worry about!

[Deesee]

Mallone said:

Thanks for the suggestions all. Turns out my Insurer (Locktons) includes European cover as part of my policy. One less thing to worry about!

Make sure its breakdown cover, not just cover in the EU.

Used the meerkat, 26£ for 11 days cover with QODS

[blueg33]

Speed Badger said:

I'm with Green Flag, got full European cover and UK cover for around £87.

Same for a 21 year old Ferrari - bargain IMO

[Griffith4ever]

I had to claim once, in Italy, with RAC euro cover and the service was superb. Only real hitch is you get given a European English speaking contact who then acts as the interface between you and the local country's operatives/garages, which adds a day at least to every single communication. Took over a week to get an alternator replaced on a Mazda Bongo, but in that time they gave us a car, and we then exchanged it for hotel accom instead (maybe the other way round!).

Highly recommended from a claimant's perspective.

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Qualified recommendation from me. AA Cover through Nationwide. The stator on my bike packed up in Italy in August.

They were somewhat helpful in letting me know what my options were and did eventually pay most of the costs, but very little help in arranging anything like hotels, replacement transport or dealing with the garage who were uncommunicative and in the end monstrously expensive!

With hindsight I probably should have pushed harder to get the bike shipped home which was technically covered but very much a last resort for the insurance company as it was cheaper for them to let me get fleeced!

It worked out alright as I got a return trip to collect it later on which was like a second holiday, although I was still out of pocket.

[Si 330]

I just renewed BMW and Mini break down recovery £150 per year up to 10 years old. Brilliant service, covers Europe which we had to use in June with the Mini.

[nobrakes]

I have RAC euro cover with my merc service plan.

[nobrakes]

What to take/ look out for overseas should probably be a sticky thread. Maybe even at the start of the Internationals Threads.