CAR INSURANCE IN EUROPE

If you take your holidays abroad in the EU and you wish to turn it into a driving holiday, you should check with your breakdown cover insurance policy provider to see if your cover is affected. In some cases you may be charged a higher premium and other fees you were not expecting.ž



If you take your holidays abroad in the EU and you have a desire to turn it into a driving holiday, check with your auto-policy provider to see if you will still be covered abroad. If you do not make the correct enquiries, it is possible you will be charged additional and unexpected, policy fees.

In some cases your policy provider may also be able to provide auto collision liability cover overseas. You should be aware however that this is not the usually the case and often, car breakdown cover, where you will be helped at the scene of any accident or have your vehicle fixed if needed, will usually only protect you if the collision or breakdown happens in the same country you took your policy out in.

Quite a few insurance companies provide breakdown cover in Europe as part and parcel of their comprehensive breakdown cover. Despite this, there are still policy providers that do not and will charge you an additional premium. You should enquire about this before you set off on your driving holiday, so that you have enough time to find an affordable European breakdown policy.

The EU state of France can be particularly difficult when it comes to breakdown cover as auto-breakdown recovery teams are not permitted on some of the lay-bys and you must contact the local police station to get the police to pick you up and arrange for your car to be moved.

A few United States auto insurance firms will provide you with international auto insurance cover, meaning that your policy will be accepted in whichever European country you are in. However, not all EU states have the same auto-insurance policy and you should always check the details of your own policy in case you are charged additional fees.

Visit EU Auto Insurance to find out how you can insure your car across Europe for cheap and to learn more about European auto insurance.