Gentlemen. I see that many of you travel abroad with your cars. Last year I had an 8 year old VW Passat which suffered a catastrophic engine failure on a French motorway, and although I had the full works with the RAC, they wrote off the car, because they said the value of putting in a new factory fresh engine exceeded the value of the car, it being 8 years old. They would not consider a recon'd engine or a 2nd hand unit from a breakers. Moreover, they would not repatriate the car for me to repair in the UK because they had written it off. So I was left in France with my wife and a dead car to sort out. I had a trailer on the car as well, and they would not bring it back either. My trailer insurance, refused to cover the trailer because the car had been written off, and as I had rented the trailer I was personnaly responsible for the value of the trailer, about £3k. Not a nice situation. I eventually was helped by a pal coming over, putting my car on the trailer and towing me back. However, I had paid for full European Cover, and bar an overnight at a hotel, and a car rental for a day, the RAC washed their hands of me. And there was enough small print on page 27 of their terms and conditions to back them up.
They simply would not help any further.
Can I ask what breakdown/ relay repatriation arrangements you have , considering that all Renault 4's are over 25 years old, and what good experiences you have had, and with which company.
Thanks Edwin
They simply would not help any further.
Can I ask what breakdown/ relay repatriation arrangements you have , considering that all Renault 4's are over 25 years old, and what good experiences you have had, and with which company.
Thanks Edwin