Euro recovery recommendation
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I've used these for the past few years
Current policy covers us both (personal cover) for anything we drive (bike or cars), anywhere in Europe for about £75 pa. Caveat is a £30 excess anytime they are used.
Current policy covers us both (personal cover) for anything we drive (bike or cars), anywhere in Europe for about £75 pa. Caveat is a £30 excess anytime they are used.
hiccy18 said:
Topical topic for me as I've recently had a bike recovered from Spain and it was damaged in transit. I was told tonight that the AA have a clause that states any transit damage must be claimed from your own insurance. That would have probably given me a stroke from rage.
Surely then your unsurer would pursue who caused the damage?It'd pay to photo said bike all round though before transit.
MANDATORY!
I have no idea how the process would then work for the AA, but I was surprised by the comment.
In my case the bike had to be recovered twice in Spain by BMW Roadside Assistance, the second time for repatriation. I took pictures of all around the bike the first time, but the second driver took pictures before loading, and was so good, I didn't bother. I regretted that immensely once I realised that BMW subcontract the work to Allianz, an insurance company, The process was quite slow, and had I not just purchased the bike it could've been slower and with more of a fight. In fairness it' seems to have worked out alright, but it's been a stressful couple of months. If I'd taken pictures the second time I would've been in possession of the evidence and had one less thing to stress about.
ETA: The difference for me in comparison to AA recovery is I don't have a claim history for the incident. I'd been kicking myself a bit for not having RAC cover until then.
I have no idea how the process would then work for the AA, but I was surprised by the comment.
In my case the bike had to be recovered twice in Spain by BMW Roadside Assistance, the second time for repatriation. I took pictures of all around the bike the first time, but the second driver took pictures before loading, and was so good, I didn't bother. I regretted that immensely once I realised that BMW subcontract the work to Allianz, an insurance company, The process was quite slow, and had I not just purchased the bike it could've been slower and with more of a fight. In fairness it' seems to have worked out alright, but it's been a stressful couple of months. If I'd taken pictures the second time I would've been in possession of the evidence and had one less thing to stress about.
ETA: The difference for me in comparison to AA recovery is I don't have a claim history for the incident. I'd been kicking myself a bit for not having RAC cover until then.
Edited by hiccy18 on Thursday 8th August 06:39
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