European Breakdown Cover
Taking your own vehicle on a trip to Europe is appealing. No worries about lugging baggage around terminals, queuing for flight, flight delays, volcanic ash, when you add it all up the benefits of taking your own vehicle are sizeable.
However dreams can quickly turn into nightmares if you have an accident or if your vehicle is stolen. How would you cope if you had young kids in the car and you were stranded on the side of a busy road? Our breakdown cover policies for Europe have been designed to cover most eventualities that may occur whilst you are abroad. From needing roadside assistance to getting a tow to a local garage. From overnight hotels or a replacement car, to raising a bail bond or providing legal funds to defend yourself in court or in the very worst case getting you and your vehicle repatriated, the potential for disaster is high.
Our policies for breakdown cover in Europe have been designed both for those travellers who are making a single trip to the Continent and those who make 2 or more trips in a year. These policies are suitable for a wide range of vehicle types including, cars, 4x4, SUV´s, motorbikes, campervans, mobile homes, vehicles towing caravans or trailers and light vans. Limitations on our European Breakdown Cover policies are that vehicles must be less than 8m in length, 3m in height, 2.3m in width and 3.5 Gross tons in weight and carry no more than 8 people including the driver.
Key Points of Cover
There are no excess charges for these European breakdown cover- Option for Single trip or Annual Multi trip policies
- 24/7 English speaking Emergency helpline with multi lingual staff there to assist
- Emergency roadside repair and labour costs if your vehicle breaks down, is in an accident, or is vandalized
- Recovery service back to the UK if we can't repair your vehicle before your planned return date
- Emergency travel and accommodation costs if we can't fix your vehicle within 8 hours of an incident
- Legal cover in the event of an accident abroad
- Policy only available to UK registered vehicles
- Covers vehicles up to and including 14 years of age
- Book online for immediate travel
- Fully secure booking system
Why are these policies such good value?
As a specialist insurer these European Breakdown Cover policies have been tailored using "best of breed" partners to provide excellent levels of cover for journeys abroad. This European Breakdown Cover policy uses Green Flag or Allianz Global Assistance as the assistance partner and all calls for help are managed by their multi lingual staff in their UK call centres.
Points to Note
- The RAC and AA provide lower levels of cover across the board*
- The RAC and AA charge more*
- As standard the RAC and AA provide no additional cover, in fact they provide less
- The RAC and AA do not cover accident, fires, vandalism or theft. We do
- The RAC and the RAC limit the number of claims you can make. We don't
- The RAC charge an extra £250 to repatriate your vehicle. We don't
- The RAC and AA charge more for older vehicles and if you travel further afield. We don't
- The RAC and AA charge more for more than 5 travellers. We cover 8 as standard
- The RAC and AA don't cover vehicles up to 8 metres in length. We do
- The RAC and AA don't cover emergency call costs. We do
- The RAC and AA does not cover pre travel cover, bail bonds, UK car hire or theft damage. We do
* based on a 9 year old car travelling to Poland