Breakdown Cover for France ?

Satts · 12-04-2010 11:29AM #1

Going to France this June for two weeks.

Just wondering if anybody has purchased cover from breakdowncover.ie and if anybody has had to use it, and if it was a good service ?

I see it is quoted as costing 79 euro on the website.

snaps · 12-04-2010 12:23PM

I have that cover for my European trip this summer. It seems sound enough and a few people on other threads recommended it along with another German breakdown cover that i was a bit dubious off. Its a bit different than the 300e i was quoted from the AA.

olaola · 12-04-2010 12:36PM

We always get AA five star insurance when we go away. Have had to use it once or twice too! Defo worth it IMO. We didn't have to pay a penny.

Satts · 28-05-2010 09:15PM

Is there anybody who bought cover from www.breakdowncover.ie and has had to use it ? And if so, was it ok ?

Berty · 28-05-2010 09:18PM

I checked the like for like with the AA and Breakdown cover.ie and breakdown cover give you less for your money if things go horribly wrong.

If you need a car breakdown give you less days. If you need accomodation breakdown cover gives you a lower allowance and for less days.

Other things as well. Do a comparison yourself and see.

I will be buying mine next week. Im not getting my new car till Tuesday so I don't know the reg yet. :rolleyes:

Satts · 28-05-2010 09:48PM

Berty wrote: »

Other things as well. Do a comparison yourself and see.

Went on to the AA website, 2 weeks 5 star cover for a vehicle less than 8 years old 119 euro.
8 years and older 183 euro.
Mine is 8 years old.

Dampsquid · 29-05-2010 10:00PM

Breakdowncover.ie only cover cars up to 1.5 tonnes. So any large diesel car can't get cover.

Berty · 29-05-2010 10:05PM

Dampsquid wrote: »

Breakdowncover.ie only cover cars up to 1.5 tonnes. So any large diesel car can't get cover.

Thats mad. I just checked a Superb 7 speed DSG car which is one of the biggest Saloons floating around at the moment. The brochure says an unladen weight of 1.724 Tonnes. :eek:

Janey Mack · 30-05-2010 12:26AM

Cornmarket have multi-trip family travel insurance for €77 that includes breakdown cover if you don't already have a travel policy. Haven't compared it to other policies but I was just looking for cheap. The car can be up to 10 years old.

http://www.cornmarket-travel.com/PNA.aspx

Course you never really know how good it is until you have to make a claim and glad to say I didn't have to.

Satts · 30-05-2010 11:16AM

It looks like both Breakdowncover.ie and Cornmarket are underwritten by
Mapfre Asistencia.

I can have a year's European breakdown cover with Breakdowncover.ie, underwritten by Mapfre Asistencia for 79 euro.

or

I can have a year's multi trip travel insurance and European breakdown cover, underwritten by Mapfre Asistencia for 77 euro.

I think Cornmarket wins, unless I am missing something ?

Dilbert75 · 08-06-2010 09:04PM

Satts wrote: »

I can have a year's multi trip travel insurance and European breakdown cover, underwritten by Mapfre Asistencia for 77 euro.

I think Cornmarket wins, unless I am missing something ?

I thought so too - just bought mine. Thanks for the tip off Janey Mack.

Satts · 24-03-2012 05:01PM

That time of year again.

Looking for breakdown cover for a trip to France this summer.

Unfortunately My car is too old to get cover for this with breakdowncover.ie (Pre-2003).

Can't seem to get a quote on Cornmarket for this.

Anybody know of anything else available ?

roundymac · 24-03-2012 05:47PM

Can't beat AA 5star , timeing belt went in the middle of Paris with ten days still to go on the trip. Within 2 hours we had a hire car and were on our way again. Our own car was back in Ireland before us.

Satts · 24-03-2012 06:06PM

I went on to aaireland.ie and got a quote 196euro for two weeks european breakdown cover.

Looking for something for about half this price.

HB2002 · 22-07-2014 10:41AM

Am looking for breakdown assistence cover for a 2 week holiday in France.
I checked with Cornmarket who said they don't do it and Mapfree who only do it within Ireland.

Is the AA the only other option?
They are quite expensive... €188

I actually had just assumed it was part of my existing policy but it's not.

roundymac · 22-07-2014 07:27PM

Check with your insurence company. We got AA 5star this year, €128 I think. When we contacted AXA to inform them that were going to France they offered us breakdown insurence for something like €44. Too late at that stage.

Breakdown Cover for France ?

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