OldAgeTravellers
LIFE MEMBER
We have just had 10 days at our son's in Aberdeen and on the way back our car broke down with a faulty injector.
I am insured with NFU and when I bought the insurance I actually asked and was told that the breakdown insurance was Europe-wide full cover and stupidly didn't read the whole policy properly.
When the breakdown truck driver phoned after a two-hour wait he told me it was only a twenty mile tow which is not a lot of use when 400 miles from home. Luckily we have the Nationwide Flex Plus account so all cars are covered and the AA sorted us out, and actually bought and fitted a new injector at the side of the road so we were on our way back home only five hours late and £410 worse off which they said was the cost of the injector only.
So, if you are insured with the NFU check your policy before you get caught out. My Policy says:
RAC 'Mutual Assist' breakdown cover is restricted to cars being driven in the UK, if you're more than 1/4 mile from
your home and the total recovery distance is no more than 20 miles. This cover excludes motorhomes and
campervans
I am insured with NFU and when I bought the insurance I actually asked and was told that the breakdown insurance was Europe-wide full cover and stupidly didn't read the whole policy properly.
When the breakdown truck driver phoned after a two-hour wait he told me it was only a twenty mile tow which is not a lot of use when 400 miles from home. Luckily we have the Nationwide Flex Plus account so all cars are covered and the AA sorted us out, and actually bought and fitted a new injector at the side of the road so we were on our way back home only five hours late and £410 worse off which they said was the cost of the injector only.
So, if you are insured with the NFU check your policy before you get caught out. My Policy says:
RAC 'Mutual Assist' breakdown cover is restricted to cars being driven in the UK, if you're more than 1/4 mile from
your home and the total recovery distance is no more than 20 miles. This cover excludes motorhomes and
campervans