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£126 |
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£9.05 |
£92.19 |
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£103.50 |
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£85 |
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£99 |
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Which countries are covered?
Remember: Not all countries in Europe will be covered on your policy, and the covered countries will differ between providers, so it is essential to check that your destination is covered before you buy. If you don't find your destination is covered with the first provider you check, try some others. Below is a list of all the countries that you can get European breakdown cover for:
UK*, Isle of Man*, Channel Islands*, Republic of Ireland*, Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia mainland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
*For your home country you may only be covered for a direct journey to or from your home or to and from a seaport or Eurotunnel terminal.
Driving in Europe Checklist
- Driving licence - When driving in Europe you may need to hire a car, especially if you have broken down. In order to hire a car, you will need your original driving licence. Therefore if you hold a photo licence then you will need the paper counterpart as well.
- Vehicle registration document - If you should get pulled over by the police then you need to be able to prove that you are the owner of the vehicle you are driving. For this you should carry the vehicle registration document (V5). If you are not the owner of the car then you will need to have a letter of authority from the owner, and a Vehicle on Hire certificate (VE103).
- Credit card - It is always a good idea to carry a credit card when you are in a foreign country. If you were to break down, and you needed to claim for car hire, then the car hire company would need to swipe the credit card as security.
- Mobile phone - It is always a good idea to carry your mobile phone when travelling in foreign countries. You may need to use it to call your breakdown cover provider to let them know you have broken down. However, you should remember that calls made from outside the UK will cost more, and the cost of these calls won't be covered by your policy. To avoid huge mobile bills use a landline if it is possible.
- European motorways and autoroutes - In the event that you break down on a motorway or autoroute, then you should use the emergency telephones at the roadside to call for recovery. Be aware that these phones may be answered by the police, who will send out a recovery vehicle for you.
Tips for driving in Europe
When you are travelling abroad this year, there are many things that you have to consider. We know how difficult it can be to organise yourself, your children, your luggage and your holiday, so to make things a little bit easier for you we have put together a few tips about what you need to remember when travelling in your car.
Car Travel Games
If you are embarking on a long journey with children, the key to keeping them happy is to be prepared. If you have a list of games you can play easily in the car, then you are bound to keep them entertained, and avoid the dreaded question, 'Are we nearly there yet?'
It's true, travelling with children can be hard work, especially if it's a long journey abroad - Car-travel-games.co.uk is dedicated to making your family trip easier, and more enjoyable. They have plenty of advice (including a pre-journey check list), free games to print out, and a travel shop with numerous essential travel items.
Here are a few things we would suggest to try:
- I-Spy, is a fantastic game to play with children. You can find thing both inside and outside the car, and the children will feel great if they can outsmart you.
- Who Am I? - Take it in turns to think of a famous person, past or present. Everyone has to take it in turns to ask questions to try and find out who you are. You are only allowed to answer yes or no to the questions. As soon as you answer no, the next person gets to ask a question. This continues until they guess who you are.
- Car Pool - Like a game of pool you have to pot the coloured balls, except this time you have to spot different coloured cars. Playing with other passengers you each pick a colour, you have to spot and point out 7 cars of your colour, then followed by a black car to win. However, if another player spots a white car then they have their chance to spot their colour cars, and you have to wait until you can spot a white car to get back in the game.
- Rock, Paper, Scissors - This classic game is an all time favorite. The rules are simple, and it can be played easily in a car. Thge players each make balls with their fists, and after saying Rock - Paper - Scissors they have to reveal one of the three shapes. Rock is a scrunched up fist, paper a flat hand and scissors, hold out your index and middle finger. The winner is the person who can trump the other player. Rules are paper wraps up rock, scissors cuts paper and rock blunts scissors.
- Animal, Mineral, Vegetable - This game can be played by many players and is a great game to get everyone involved. One person thinks of either an animal, mineral or vegetable (e.g. horse, salt, carrot) and the rest of the car have 20 questions to try and guess what you are thinking of. The twist is that you are only allowed to answer with 'yes' or 'no'.
- Audio Books - If you are on your own with your child in the car, then a good way to keep them entertained whilst you concentrate on driving is to buy their favourite book in an audiobook. They can listen to it on their MP3 or portable CD player, failing that, pop it into the car stereo and you can enjoy it as well.