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Itchy
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PostPosted: 12:24 - 25 Apr 2007    Post subject: break down recovery and insurance Reply with quote

General questions about break down recovery and insurance:

#1 how much is it worth (Carol nash quote was +£100 more than any other quote for general insurance but included EU cover and break down)

#2 where else can I get it from? I've contacted 3 companies from the back of an autotrader and they say £70 for hotel+repatriation+repairs etc.

Any thoughts?

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PostPosted: 15:51 - 26 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

i find EU breakdown cover (europabreakdown?) going with the insurance company ( CIA) adds about £60
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PostPosted: 14:42 - 27 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

I pay for breakdown cover on my car using Direct Debit paying monthly instalments, As £70 to me is a lot in one go, I don't mind paying £6 a month for breakdown, so look to see if you can pay monthly if you don't like paying out a lot of money at once.
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PostPosted: 17:10 - 02 May 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

To give you some idea of what you get for the money...

I had a blow out on the French Autoroute. The cost for recovery from the autoroute (mandatory) was 165 Euros. You must add to this the recovery to a local bike shop (from where you are first recovered to) - 150 Euros. So that is 315 Euros which I would not have spent had I had breakdown cover.

Having said that, I regularly travel and do not buy RAC cover. This is usually around £100 for each trip. So in total, even with the misfortune this time, I am still about £600 better off than I would have been had I always had cover. I don't really see the benefit unless you have a vehicle you don't trust.

Incidentally it was my own daft fault the tyre blew, it was low when I left and I forgot to check it when I stopped in the south of France on my way home. After 12hrs of motorway ridiing (and 1000 miles) its always worth checking. Ho-hum.
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