Euro Breakdown cover

[wiltshire builders]

The trip this year is taking in several coutries and there's no way i'm risking it without breakdown cover.
I've done a few searches but wondered if anyone had any good reports (or companies to avoid)
I don't want to get left high and dry especially as the payments are pretty big.

[Ducatista]

Do you have time to get it with your insurance?
Carole Nash includes it.
Anecdotally I have an IAM colleague who had an accident abroad and got good service from Carole Nash especially as he was indisposed in hospital. They dealt with his mates without any data protection issues.

[Trev]

I'm with Carole Nash as well and although only used their breakdown cover once, many years ago in the UK, I also know a biker (strangely IAM as well) that had good support when his Triumph broke down big time in Switzerland last year.
As for specific recovery companies, been with the RAC both personally and with the business for a number of years with cars/vans but (thankfully) only one European breakdown although that was sorted quickly with no hassle.

[Splash]

Just just purchased mine through the AA for this years trip - goodish reports about them.

[Wes]

I've mine through carole nash also, which I was told by them that it is the AA

[BB]

Carole Nash for me! We magic when I broke the bike in France although to be fair that was a few years ago now

BB

[Conehead]

AVOID First Call GB at all costs.

[Ducatista]

Agree that First call have a widespread bad reputation.

[Marmalade]

ADAC.

Europe's AA equivalent and it's who the AA send out to you if you need assistance out there.

For plus membership for any vehicle you are with and for the whole year for it's half what the AA quote for a week for one of my bikes. 79 euros currently.

English version of their site. http://www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft/adac_membership/default.aspx

You'd have to ring to join but just ask for an English speaker, likely the person answering will speak English.

[RedSoul]

After much searching and phone calls I have ended up taking out a annual multi trip policy with the AA.After a load of haggling I managed to get the policy down from £165 to £93.....happy days!!!!

[wiltshire builders]

Thanks everyone. I looked into everything that was suggested. CN was good but excess was too high. A friend wrote his zx9 off at The Ring and they repatriated him no problems.
Adac was amazing. If I only needed the breakdown cover I would've snapped their arm off.

Managed to get a good deal in with my insurance through Bennetts.
Fully comp, protected no claims, helmet and leathers, legal aid, and euro breakdown for £193.
Excess was £350.

Now does anyone know where I can get some sunshine......

[Marmalade]

Woke up to Beautiful sunshine in Belgium on Wednesday.

[wiltshire builders]

Woke up to Beautiful sunshine in Belgium on Wednesday.
Ooh nice. Where abouts?
I stayed in montherme then followed the river muse south.
Beautiful.

[Marmalade]

I was in Namur. Had headed out from Salisbury at 4pm and stayed in a F1 40 miles from my collection.

Would have stayed in the sun but had a collection at 8am and delivered back in London at 1pm.

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[Nokesy]

I can recommend Deveritt - for £8.48 a month they cover me in any car, on any bike anywhere in UK or abroad [ch128077] Worth checking them out - have used for both car and bike with no issues at all.