August 17th, 2010
Company car fleet firm Masterlease has warned drivers who use a company car to check out their European breakdown cover provision if they plan to drive abroad.
Masterlease pointed out that there is often no clear guidance from companies on who takes responsibility for overseas insurance and breakdown cover when driving outside of the United Kingdom.
Although it is typical for company cars to come with breakdown cover for the employee, it is very often the case that the cover only applies when the car is driven inside the UK. Over the last decade the number of Brits taking their car across to Europe has doubled from under two million to around three and a half million drivers.
Masterlease say that people should ask their employers, fleet managers, insurance companies and breakdown providers who would foot the bill for any unfortunate incidents overseas. In many cases employees are not even entitled to take their company car outside of the UK under the terms and conditions of fleet managers and insurers.
Head of operations at Masterlease, Anthony Dowdall, said that often the employee who has the company car assumes that they will be covered but that the company feels it is the employee’s responsibility to take out the right cover for accidents that happen outside of the UK.
Dowdall said that it was perhaps the fleet managers who needed to stress the importance of European breakdown cover: “Roadside assistance on the continent can cost over €100 and bringing home a stranded vehicle can cost much more. As well as ensuring drivers have adequate insurance and breakdown cover, businesses should have a policy in place for driving overseas and make sure drivers have information about what to do if they break down or have an accident abroad.”
Make sure you have adequate European breakdown cover whether you are lucky enough to drive a company car or not. You’ll find the best deals compared on our European Breakdown Cover page.
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August 16th, 2010
AutoSure Assist, a European breakdown cover provider and insurance company which is part of the AutoLaw group, has recently launched cheap rescue cover for motorists in Europe.
Starting out at just £58 a year, the AutoSure Assist European annual breakdown cover will pay out for roadside repair, accident management and home start 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AutoSure pledge to be with you in around 40 minutes and will even pick up the bill for any necessary accommodation costs.
The annual breakdown cover doesn’t just apply to motorists on the continent though – this cover is also applicable in Great Britain so you can feel safe at home as well as abroad. You know that we always have an eye out for the latest breakdown cover options and this is one of the best value ones we have seen recently. Indeed, it is half price or less than some other annual premiums for European breakdown cover that we have seen.
As long as your vehicle is no more than 15 years old you will be eligible for this European breakdown cover from AutoSure Assist.
If you are heading off to Europe and want to have peace of mind without breaking the bank then compare cheap European breakdown cover now with Breakdown Cover Finder. If, however, you are not the type to go careering off to other countries in your car, check out our options for UK Breakdown Cover.
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July 28th, 2010
M & S Car Insurance has been warning that people should sort out their annual breakdown cover before heading off to festivals this summer. The warning comes after a survey by the insurance company shows the intentions of your typical festival-goer.
Over half of all adults in the UK are expecting to go to one of over 350 festivals that will be hosted over the coming months and they are being warned to make sure they have adequate breakdown cover before setting off.
Four in five people who expect to attend the music festivals, literary events and foodie get-togethers this summer intend to use their wheels to get there. Over half will use their own car and one in five will bum a lift from someone else.
Andrew Ferguson, Head of General Insurance at M&S said: “British festival-goers need to make sure this is a summer to remember for the right reasons. Heavy festival traffic can lead to a higher level of accidents and breakdowns.”
That heavy traffic is indeed a perennial feature of festival attendance and is also one of the main contributors to cars overheating in the hotter summer months.
According to the AA, up to half of all breakdowns could be avoided simply by carrying out basic checks and regular servicing. However, even if you have taken all precautions, it still gives you peace of mind to know that should the worst happen, you have sufficient breakdown cover to call on.
With many festivals now taking place outside of the UK it can also pay to take out European breakdown cover so that you are covered wherever you travel - from Berlin to Burgas. If you are more the stay-at-home festival type though then use our finder to compare UK Breakdown Cover now.
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June 29th, 2010
Who says that you never get anything for free? Well, sometimes - just sometimes – you do. And we are here to tell you about it when it happens.
We have spotted an absolutely amazing deal on annual breakdown cover in The Sunday Mirror that we thought you might like to know about.
If you want to learn how to drive and are looking for annual breakdown cover then this is simply the deal for you. In conjunction with The Sunday Mirror, the AA is offering two driving lessons for the price of one for your first two lessons. But, if you take them up on that offer, they will also give you breakdown cover for a full year ABSOLUTELY FREE!!
That means the cost of your first two driving lessons will be just £10.50 – but your annual breakdown cover comes at no cost whatsoever.
In addition to that, there’s even better news if you are under 30 years old because then you can also get Start-Up Membership with the AA free for a year too! And even in your second year the AA will continue your membership for half price.
This offer is only available until 31st July 2010 and is for new AA Driving School customers only. The original offer of free annual breakdown cover in The Sunday Mirror along with details of how to apply can be found here.
If you were unlucky enough to miss out on this deal on annual breakdown cover or you would prefer to use different breakdown providers then you will be glad to know that we can still help you out. We have no closing dates and are always here to help you compare the best deals on annual breakdown cover.
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October 1st, 2009
Recently the Motor Insurers Bureau reported estimates that 13% of drivers in the London area were driving without insurance making it the most prevalent region for this activity in the country.
Merseyside, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire made up the rest of the top four regions.
The MIB (who compensate drivers involved in accidents with uninsured drivers) released these figures in their lastest campaign against uninsured drivers to ultimately bring down the costs of motoring in the UK.
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September 7th, 2009
If you’ve got any long journeys or are holidaying around the UK any time soon, then why not fill up at Total Garages across the UK and get yourself some free breakdown cover.
If your purchase over 30 litres of fuel, in one go, then you get 14 days of free breakdown cover for your car, or purchasing only 10 litres of fuel will get your motorcycle covered. To receive your free breakdown cover, on filling up with the correct amount of fuel, you will receive an activation card on which is a phone number to which you need to text your registration number.
They will then confirm their registration and membership policy number back to your mobile phone. The free breakdown cover includes home recovery and is available on all vehicles up to three and a half tonnes.
If After the 14 days of free cover, simply top up with another 30 litres of more to extend the breakdown cover for another two weeks.
Check out www.total.co.uk for more info, t’s & c’s
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July 14th, 2009
Recent improvements in Stirling have lead to decreased fuel prices across much of Europe resulting in Europe driving holidays being much more appealing.
With diesel on average being as much as a third cheaper in some places, and unleaded falling on average by 12% according to the Post Office Travel Report based on 12 European countries, motorists can save significantly on this usual significant expense.
Some of their key findings included:
- Diesel costs less in all countries surveyed except the UK
- Austria had the cheapest diesel fuel
- Unleaded petrol was best value in Switzerland (Austria & Spain were 2 & 3)
- Diesel came in highest in Norway then came the UK and Italy
For full details of the report search for The Post Office Motoring and the Continent Report 2009.
This obviously is great news if you were thinking of going on a motoring holiday abroad and therefore can put the money saved to better use elsewhere…… European Breakdown Cover!!
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July 12th, 2009
Breakdown-cover-finder.co.uk to much antisipation has now launched in the UK.
With the mission to provide clear and biased overviews of emergency breakdown cover providers in the UK, Breakdown-Cover-Finder has access to the latest and best offers as soon as they’re launched by the provider, giving consumers everything they need to make an informed decision.
Focussing on the breakdown companies that provide the most complete emergency roadside assistance, the packages we compare are offered by companies such as RAC Breakdown, AA Breakdown, Green Flag Breakdown, Rescue My Car, More Than, Autonational and GEM Motoring Assistance.
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