European Breakdown Cover

jac2
jac2 Forum Participant Posts: 5
edited June 2018 in Club Products & Services #1

Use Green Flag as breakdown cover  

 We use Green Flag for Breakdown Cover because we caravan and the other providers are not caravan friendly. This year we have decided to go to France without the van, renting apartments, so we can travel more easily. I contacted Green Flag to see if I could extend the Breakdown Cover to travel in France and was informed this was not possible as Green Flag only provide cover in the UK and I should contact Red Pennant. This I did and was told that they were not really for car only travel and the cost would be the same as if I was taking the van, £115 for one trip cover. This to me seems problematic for anyone with Green Flag who wishes to travel broad without the van (when in the AA I was able to extend cover to Europe for a small supplement)  penalising members who want to. I wondered if anyone else has encountered this problem.

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  • eurortraveller
    eurortraveller Club Member Posts: 6,851
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    edited May 2018 #2

    Jac, your post was puzzling because of the long gap in the middle, but perhaps the mods can improve the layout of that.

    The Green Flag  company sells breakdown policies to the general public - and they  can either be for the UK  only, or can combine UK + Europe. I have one. Anyone can buy them, they are nothing to do with this Club. They are cheap. 

    This Club sells Mayday policies for the UK only, and Red Pennant policies  for Europe only.  Nothing you or I can do or say will persuade them to merge the two. They are quite different from the policies the Green Flag company  sells  - and they are both expensive. 

     For your visit to France without the caravan you now need a short term single trip breakdown policy and a short term single trip personal medical policy - they can come from almost any insurance company.

    Good wishes. Safe journey. 

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  • TonyBurton
    TonyBurton Forum Participant Posts: 269
    edited June 2018 #4

    When its time for renewal check out Brittannia Rescue. Their top cover includes Europe.

  • TonyBurton
    TonyBurton Forum Participant Posts: 269
    edited June 2018 #5

    When its time for renewal check out Brittannia Rescue. Their top cover includes Europe.

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  • cyberyacht
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    edited June 2018 #7

    I don't know if you compared meerkats but I'm confused.com. surprised

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  • eurortraveller
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    edited June 2018 #9

    BB. My daughter and small family are going over to Brittany again this year for a holiday without a caravan. They could take their own car over but won't.

    They will fly out from Gatwick to Nantes and pick up a hire car which has breakdown insurance included - cheaper, easier and quicker for them than taking their own car, paying for overseas breakdown cover, continental car insurance, ferry fares,  cabins and meals on board. 

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  • hitchglitch
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    edited June 2018 #11

    Sounds a minefield, particularly as if you have a motorhome you can include European breakdown cover either for free or at minimal cost. Seems that one off trips are a rip off.

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