maxspaniel Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Following the letter in January 2012 re: charge for being towed from toll roads and service stations in France. Does anyone know which companies include Continental motorway recovery in their policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 You have to pay and then reclaim from the breakdown company. Most of the breakdown companies allow you to do this but before taking out a policy read the small print. My cover is with Comfort Insurance and is done by the RAC & it's OK with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 As far as I'm aware, all motor insurance policies that include cover for breakdown/recovery abroad will refund charges incurred if you need to have your vehicle recovered from a French motorway (which is what the MMM letter (page 15) referred to). The letter-writer asked "I wonder if I am the only one who did not know?" My own Insurance policy (supplied via Comfort Insurance) includes a section "Breakdown on Continental motorways" that details what one should do if that happens, and I would expect this to be the case for policies from other providers. The scenario is also adequately described in the "Breakdown Service" section of the Country Introduction (France) part of the Caravan Club's Sites Guide and Touring Handbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Another good reason to stay off the Motorways in my opinion, although I am with Comfort Insurance all seems OK.We prefer non Payage roads, much more relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 These are a couple of links that may be useful: http://www.autoroutes.fr/en/breakdown-service.htm http://www.autoroutes.fr/en/breakdown.htm Not all French autoroutes are toll-roads – for example, the A84 connecting Caen to Rennes, the A20 between Vierzon and Brive-la-Gaillarde, or the A75 from Clermont-Ferrand to Bezier (except for the Millau Bridge). Although I normally avoid toll autoroutes, I use non-toll autoroutes whenever I get the opportunity (Don’t most people?) I assume the breakdown/recovery regulations are the same whether an autoroute is toll or toll-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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