So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
Europe then?

I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I thought
it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork

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Gyp

Gyp <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
> Europe then?
>
> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I thought
> it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork

Auntie Carole. Seems to offer it for all SOBs.


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can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools

Gyp wrote:

> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
> Europe then?
>
> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I
> thought it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork

Quoteline Direct according to wessie's post elsewhere.

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Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

In article <igp3rc$uq3$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed)d says...
>
> Gyp wrote:
>
> > So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
> > Europe then?
> >
> > I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I
> > thought it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
>
> Quoteline Direct according to wessie's post elsewhere.

And a useful thing about them is that you can switch the policy between
bike and car for example without any admin fee.

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jeremy
K1200S

Jeremy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article <igp3rc$uq3$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed)d says...
> >
> > Gyp wrote:
> >
> > > So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
> > > Europe then?
> > >
> > > I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I
> > > thought it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
> >
> > Quoteline Direct according to wessie's post elsewhere.
>
> And a useful thing about them is that you can switch the policy between
> bike and car for example without any admin fee.

Now that's bloody useful. I wonder how many times one can do that?

"Well, next week I'm taking the Triumph, and the week after the Triumph.
The first is a Bonneville and the second is a Spitfire. Then two weeks
after that, I'm taking the Spitfire..."

<Pause>

"No, that one's a BSA."

<Pause>

"Another motorcycle, yes."




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BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F
Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Jeremy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > In article <igp3rc$uq3$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > (E-Mail Removed)d says...
> > >
> > > Gyp wrote:
> > >
> > > > So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in
> > > > mainland Europe then?
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so
> > > > I thought it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
> > >
> > > Quoteline Direct according to wessie's post elsewhere.
> >
> > And a useful thing about them is that you can switch the policy
> > between bike and car for example without any admin fee.
>
> Now that's bloody useful. I wonder how many times one can do that?

I think it used to be 'several', but not anymore. From their Key Facts
- "Any change to the vehicle on cover must be permanent".

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Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

In article <ignu0a$r1v$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed)d says...
>
> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
> Europe then?
>
> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I thought
> it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork

One of the reasons I'm with Carol Nash is they don't seem to care how
old the bike is they still give Euro breakdown cover, there was a caveat
that the bike had to be 250CC or above I think.


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Mups

The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Gyp <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in mainland
>> Europe then?
>>
>> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I thought
>> it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
>
>Auntie Carole. Seems to offer it for all SOBs.
>
Hmmm - Auntie Carole's recovery service refused to repatriate my lightly
crash damaged SFC after a cloggie Yamaha dealer (who'd never seen a
Laverda before) told them it was a write-off.

I was particularly peeved about this because I'd been told it was being
recovered to Gijs, the Dutch Laverda specialist - he was 40 miles from
the accident site & the Yamaha dealer was 5 miles away, so once they'd
waved me off in the courtesy car they changed all the arrangements.

The same year I was talking to a bloke whose Dramah had spat the dummy
somewhere in northern Italy - rather than recovering him & it they
announced they'd booked him a flight home. When he asked about the bike
they said it something would be sorted "at a later date" - given it was
in a hotel car park he argued. After a couple of days, they relented &
took it to a bevel specialist who got it running the same day.
--
Bob Scott

Bob Scott wrote:

> The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
> >Gyp <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in
> mainland >> Europe then?
> >>
> >> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I
> thought >> it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
> >
> > Auntie Carole. Seems to offer it for all SOBs.
> >
> Hmmm - Auntie Carole's recovery service refused to repatriate my
> lightly crash damaged SFC after a cloggie Yamaha dealer (who'd never
> seen a Laverda before) told them it was a write-off.

That's the trouble with using Carole Nash - if you've binned it, it's
not a breakdown, it's an insurance claim. So standard practice is to
get the vehicle to the nearest dealer to be assessed. Hence if you've
got something a bit unusual, you're better off taking out separate
breakdown cover. Even that's no guarantee though as the breakdown
company may say "it's an insurance matter" if you've crashed rather
than broken down.

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Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:01:06 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Bob Scott wrote:
>
>> The Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> >Gyp <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >> So, what's the score with breakdown cover for older bikes in
>> mainland >> Europe then?
>> >>
>> >> I'm sure others have discovered the limitations and pitfalls so I
>> thought >> it best to ask rather than repeat the legwork
>> >
>> > Auntie Carole. Seems to offer it for all SOBs.
>> >
>> Hmmm - Auntie Carole's recovery service refused to repatriate my
>> lightly crash damaged SFC after a cloggie Yamaha dealer (who'd never
>> seen a Laverda before) told them it was a write-off.
>
>That's the trouble with using Carole Nash - if you've binned it, it's
>not a breakdown, it's an insurance claim. So standard practice is to
>get the vehicle to the nearest dealer to be assessed. Hence if you've
>got something a bit unusual, you're better off taking out separate
>breakdown cover. Even that's no guarantee though as the breakdown
>company may say "it's an insurance matter" if you've crashed rather
>than broken down.

The cover you get with new Hondas stipulates you'll have the bike
taken tothe nearest Honda dealer, not some under the arches grease
monkey.

Consequently, Auntie Carole's just forthe old snotters.
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CBR1100XX-X; CBR1000FL; GPz750R; Z650C2;
Z750E1; KH500A8; KH250B3; TS250c; TS185c.