mikeyb Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 read this in another club's magazine tonight "if you breakdown on t French motorway your Euro breakdown policy will be unlikley to recover you from the motorway. This is because all french m/ways are privately owned and the police have to arrange for you to be towed off, for which you will not be re-imbursed"true or false? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I think it's true, or maybe partly true. I was reading my breakdown cover that comes with Peter.D.James insurance and it said that when you need recovery off French motorways, you will be towed by the Police or their contractors to the nearest service area. From there, the normal recovery takes over. With Peter.D.James insured recovery, you can claim back the police charge if you keep the receipt. Sounds fair enough, as long as they have a mobile credit card machine with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just make sure you don't brake down :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Barton Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just checked my cover with Footman James, which says:- On many European Motorways or Autoroutes, particularly in France, the Police answer the emergency telephones. They will arrange for a recovery vehicle to tow you off the motorway either to a local garage or a motorway service station....blurb blurb blurb... you may be required to pay for this service immediately in which case obtain and keep a receipt.Doesn't say that they will reimburse you, but I guess that's the inference!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I am taking a tow rope ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 me too, but no good for towing myself lol ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJP Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've got one as well, shall we join all our cars together with the biggest engine first Mikey ;D ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.in_Lux Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Don't forget your obligatory silly fluorescent yellow jackets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 76Spit wrote:I've got one as well, shall we join all our cars together with the biggest engine first Mikey ;D ;Dhmmmmmn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 G.in_Belgium wrote:Don't forget your obligatory silly fluorescent yellow jackets!Good idea to throw them on the rear parcel shelf in plain sight, that way Le Plod doesn't stop you for a quick on the spot fine for not having them accessible before you step out of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Jason wrote:Good idea to throw them on the rear parcel shelf in plain sight, that way Le Plod doesn't stop you for a quick on the spot fine for not having them accessible before you step out of the car. Better under the seat or in teh seat pockets, so you can reach them from your seat.I too have a tow rope.In true 70's style where every was attached thus, it look like Mike will have him self a Convoy-on-a-rope.:-)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonWD Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Best make sure you're not last and put the bonnet up... that way someone else on the run might tow you off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just got back from the Alps. Was in Albertville and Beaufort yesterday!!The only people that have their high viz jackets on show are British cars! Come on relax, we've done this before loads of times and never had any problems...haven't we?A Carrefour 24/7 pertrol station took my debit card...that's an improvement over last time I think?Maps: Using the maps we used before but with a different highlighter colour + Tom Tom. As for Getting from Nurburgring to Malmedy, well, I'm half German and will have no trouble finding my way from Germany into Belgium!Breaking down on French motorways...Footman James covered ALL my costs on a previous occassion: recovery, extra night in a hotel and extra ferry costs! All I had to pay were the parts the garage got and fitting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 GT6_Don wrote:The only people that have their high viz jackets on show are British cars! Come on relax, we've done this before loads of times and never had any problems...haven't we?Even the French plod can tell we're British before he sees the high vis in the back window - it's just something I've always done. To be fair to Johny Foreigner's police, they have always been pleased to see us and complementary - even when I was in a 22 foot long Herald!Relax? C'mon, have you ever known me not relaxed :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Too relaxed at times Mr Chinn, I seem to recall ZZZzzzzzz...bumpety, bumpety... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I was just joining in the Zzzzzzzz.... with the rest of the crew :-/ T'was my first long distance event and any journey you can walk away from is a good 'un!So you don't remember my petrol pump / car interface episode then? Good, don't tell anyone :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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