URGENT - holiday breakdown cover for Europe

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John1950
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URGENT - holiday breakdown cover for Europe

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Can anyone help>
Janet and I want to travel around France during August in our Zed. It's a 1999 2.8 model and most of the online breakdown sites seem to want to charge extortionate fees for our three week break just because of the age of the car. The cheapest I found was via www.breakdowndirect.com but they will not cover the car at all because it's older than 11 years!
Help is needed pretty swiftly please....
John Walker
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Hi John
It may be too late to tell you this but my policy with Hagerty for the Z1 includes breakdown/recovery in UK and Europe all for £290 with a limit of 3000 miles.
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SCORPION wrote:Hi John
It may be too late to tell you this but my policy with Hagerty for the Z1 includes breakdown/recovery in UK and Europe all for £290 with a limit of 3000 miles.
Ah - I've just (on the 9th) taken out cover with swiftcover.com for £225 on 4000 annual miles. No breakdown cover included - but they want another £79.95 to add it for just 3 weeks!!
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Green Flag.

Rng them Up I just got the full Bifta For £59.58 I'm going in August, same a s you for nearly 3 weeks & as far as i know there is no milage limit, also my car is over 10 years old

They are in Glasgow I booked mine last weekend & they were very helpful.
I actually know a person who broke down & their service was second to none too..

This is only cover for those 21 days, I am also Covered in france AND Spain

0141 349 0516

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Bill- wrote:Green Flag.

Rng them Up I just got the full Bifta For £59.58 I'm going in August, same a s you for nearly 3 weeks & as far as i know there is no milage limit, also my car is over 10 years old

They are in Glasgow I booked mine last weekend & they were very helpful.
I actually know a person who broke down & their service was second to none too..

This is only cover for those 21 days, I am also Covered in france AND Spain

0141 349 0516

0800 400600
Bill, I just rang Green Flag after reading your message. I rang the 0141 number. This man answered the phone but I didn't quite catch his name - so I asked - he said "Susan".
"Really", I said, "you don't sound like a Susan".
He was a bit miffed, "I am a Susan" he said, "definitely a Susan".
It's a queer world out there these days....

John (definitely John)

PS: Have since spoken to Green Flag and I was quoted £77.50 - she (not "Susan") said the premiums double if the car's over 10 years old. She then quickly checked out annual cover which would include regular Euro travel - and it was cheaper!! - £74. Definitely a queer world out there...
John Walker
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yes it is isnt it they know my car is over 10 years old but still gave me cover at the above price :shock:

Hope it was a help tho :thumbs up:
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Try the green insurance company
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Bill- wrote:Green Flag.

Rng them Up I just got the full Bifta For £59.58 I'm going in August, same a s you for nearly 3 weeks & as far as i know there is no milage limit, also my car is over 10 years old

They are in Glasgow I booked mine last weekend & they were very helpful.
I actually know a person who broke down & their service was second to none too..

This is only cover for those 21 days, I am also Covered in france AND Spain

0141 349 0516

0800 400600
I have Mine Bill :)
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