carp-guru
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Does your insurance cover???Does your insurance policy cover you for International driving.??
The reason I say this is mine charges me £15 for every trip I take. That was £60 in total last year on top of my preminum. 
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Big Ron
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No dont have to pay any extra or have a green card 
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activecarper
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lucky ron, may I ask who you are with?? as we have to get seperate cover..... 
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carp-guru
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The fact you get cover is great. Why don't you have a green card. I thought you needed that when abroad for insurance legality.
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editor
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I've never been required to pay extra at all, I simply have to notify them... The only time I have to pay extra is to include another driver for the duration of the trip, which is fair, I 'spose.
If I were you, I'd tell your insurers that, on the strength of this requirement, you will be looking for a new broker asap... I bet they will then quash the fee!
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trevfish61
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I am with AA car insurance,and i dont have to pay any extra,unless I am away for a very long time.
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carp-guru
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| editor wrote: | I've never been required to pay extra at all, I simply have to notify them... The only time I have to pay extra is to include another driver for the duration of the trip, which is fair, I 'spose.
If I were you, I'd tell your insurers that, on the strength of this requirement, you will be looking for a new broker asap... I bet they will then quash the fee! |
Tried that and they said fine giving me a £100 cancellation fee on top in order to do it
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activecarper
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 now that IS SHOCKING c-g.
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carp-guru
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I thought so, they make it to difficult these days for you to leave and go elsewhere.
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kipper
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Mine covers me for an accident, but won't cover me for breakdowns. weird??
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trevfish61
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Hi Kipper, and welcome to a great site,all the best,Trev.
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carp-guru
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I have to pay for seperate breakdown cover
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activecarper
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we too cg, but we did find a cheaper one from.. direct line, which beat all the others between 50 -80 quid... so we were happy.. :)
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carp-guru
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The supermarkets do a good deal on breakdown cover at the moment. Might be worth a look.!
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trevfish61
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I found that as I insure wit AA I got the breakdown cover from them as well,it made the insurance cheaper,Trev.
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Big Ron
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I get both AA break down and travel insurance free from the Bank with my account
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activecarper
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ahhh ron, come to think of it, we might have that too.. better go and look.... :) :)
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carp-guru
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I have travel insurance with the bank, but not break down
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Big Ron
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My account gives me
1) Stores all my mobile phone numbers ....incase I losse or break my phone
2) no £1 charge on overseas purchases with your credit cards
3) Travel service in partnership with AIRMILES of 6.5 discount on holiday bookings
4) Choice of Airport meet and greet service or airport lounge access
5) mobile phone cover up to £2.000
6) World wide travel insurance
7) AA breakdown cover
8) Sentinal card protection
9) £ 250 interest free overdraft
10) international phone insurance
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activecarper
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sounds about the same , so I had better start looking.... Lol
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Big Ron
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ps ....AA cover is only for over here 
have to pay extra for 5 star Euro cover
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andym
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Different country same problems
Insurance costs me about 400 pounds a year but that is with a unlimited green card (which is manditory in the EU)
EU wide brakedown cover costs approx 80 pound a year .
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Big Ron
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How strick are they over there ??...referance break down triangle and spare bulbes etc
I know we are supost to carry them ....but I think after traveling abroad for nealy twenty years ....I have become a bit complacent ...and dont think I comply ....with what I should 
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andym
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In 8 years I have not had a police check but the safty kit is checked each year at the APK (our version of the MOT)
Required items include fire extingusher, warning triangle, tow rope, Hivis vest, basic first aid kit - set of bulbs if traveling in france . You must wear the hivis vest if you have to work on the car at the side of the road - the police are very hot on this
It's a case of being sencible - if you brakedown there is a high probability that the police will stop to help and if you dont have the kit they get upset .
Random checks very unlikly
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Big Ron
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Thanks Andy.
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Val
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I don't pay any extra for driving in france 
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