Car Breakdown cover

Be interesting to see the level of cover for that.

I could have got it cheaper by covering the car only, but I chose to have 'personal' cover for my wife and self which increased the premium, but Britannia will 'rescue' us in any car - even as passengers!

It's the same with my car insurance, I can get cover for at least £100 - £120 less, but in no way will it offer the same level of cover that I have now, and once I start adding that level to the new insurance quote, the quote invariably ends up over £50 MORE than I am paying now - and that's using the on-line companies like E-Sure, Churchill, More Than etc.

It all adds up really to one phrase. "You get what you pay for" - in my experience, cheap premiums, usually means problems when you have to make a claim (although there are exceptions to the rule).

I have my car insurance through Frizzell's and have done so for the last 25 years, but whenever I have made a claim - my fault or not - I have never had any problems with the settlement (most have been sorted within 3 - 4 weeks) - prior to that, I used various 'cheapies' and changing companies every year - and some of the problems that I had then when I 'made a claim' were horrendous.

Brian G

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Brian G
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It's for the car not the driver - we have two cars covered seperately with the same broker (Footman James). Cover looks a pretty standard European rescue and recovery deal. No home start. The above price is an unlimited mileage, fully comp, agreed value, classic policy for a 2 litre Triumph Vitesse. The Passat is on a modern policy for a couple of hundred quid. Also fully comp, though I'll probably drop it to 3rd p, f&t next time.

Footman James are 'specialist' rather than 'cheap'.

Yup, I've had that too in the past. Worst was when someone insured by the same company as me (Bradford & Pennine) crashed into my car. That should have kept things simple, but they dragged it out for months.

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Willy Eckerslyke

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