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Events, Gatherings, Out & About => Members' Travels => Topic started by: clover on July 25, 2008, 19:38:11

Title: Recovery in Europe
Post by: clover on July 25, 2008, 19:38:11

Hi

Not exactly massively overland but we are off to France for 2 weeks.

We manage to get European breakdown cover from Tesco for our 1993 200TDI Discovery. But they were the only ones who would cover our car as everybody else said it was too old.

We won't be able to get cover next year with Tesco either as we are past their maximum vehicle age apparently.

How do people who go abroad in old Defenders manage? Just don't get any cover and hope you can fix it yourself or find a friendly farmer who will store the vehicle until you can get back with a trailer???

Just curious... imagine they would spit out their coffee and danish if you phoned up with a historic vehicle!

Cheers

John

Title: Re: Recovery in Europe
Post by: diggerdog36 on July 31, 2008, 20:14:33

AA european breakdown always does it for us, I think this years was £44.
Or http://www.insureandgo.com/Breakdown-Insurance.html (http://www.insureandgo.com/Breakdown-Insurance.html)

Title: Re: Recovery in Europe
Post by: clover on August 17, 2008, 21:23:17

Quote from: diggerdog36 on July 31, 2008, 20:14:33

AA european breakdown always does it for us, I think this years was £44.
Or http://www.insureandgo.com/Breakdown-Insurance.html (http://www.insureandgo.com/Breakdown-Insurance.html)

We tried the AA... they told us they don't cover vehicles modified for off road use and they don't cover cars over 16 years old.

Title: Re: Recovery in Europe
Post by: Jim-Willy on August 18, 2008, 19:35:38

AA covered my 1969 2a.....  just costs a bit more.

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/jim-willy/Europe%2008%20Kevs/IMGP3571.jpg)

Title: Re: Recovery in Europe
Post by: Nobber on August 19, 2008, 10:46:24

aa cover my 85 90.
never had to use em abroad but im sure they are pants.