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Offline Fat Rat

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European Travel Insurance
« on: July 17, 2010, 20:50:36 »
I just took out Single Trip Travel Insurance with the AA in readiness for my France jaunt, at £13.00 I was pleasantly surprised   :lala:
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2010, 22:01:31 »
Sounds like a good (great) price Andy - how long is the cover for?  When I looked a couple of years ago I am sure it was up around £50 for a 9 day trip.
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2010, 22:08:01 »
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Sounds like a good (great) price Andy - how long is the cover for?  When I looked a couple of years ago I am sure it was up around £50 for a 9 day trip.


5 days  :thumb:
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2010, 22:10:10 »
excellent - enjoy the trip.

Watching the moutain stages of the Tour de France is giving me a real alpine itch!!!!
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2014, 10:56:53 »
I get it all free from the bank, holiday insurance and full breakdown cover  :)
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2014, 11:38:51 »
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I get it all free from the bank, holiday insurance and full breakdown cover  :)
Probably not "free" :shrug:
Usually attached to those accounts that you have to pay a premium for?

If not you're lucky :)
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2014, 16:08:40 »
Does it include repatriation back to the UK for you AND the bike in the event of an accident ?
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2014, 16:50:18 »
I always make sure my European insurance covers repatriation of my bike if it's OK and I'm not. One of my friends got caught out a few years ago with this one and had to pay a fortune to get his bike shipped back from Greece when he had food poisoning (lost nearly two stone in 5 days !).
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2014, 18:36:38 »
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Probably not "free" :shrug:
Usually attached to those accounts that you have to pay a premium for?
True but for what I get its still cheap

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Does it include repatriation
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2014, 18:45:42 »
Sounds cheap enough .. and if it includes getting you and your bike back in one piece its a bargain... :thumb:
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2014, 20:30:14 »
The insurance that the banks give out 'free' with their accounts doesn't always give cover if you ride a motorcycle. Does yours? If so which bank, please? :)

BTW, this is necromancy, raising an almost 4 year old thread from the dead...
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2014, 21:55:51 »
So it is FFS  :violence-smack:  

I wondered what the comment about 'mountain stage of the TdF' was all about  :crazy:
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 22:01:54 »
It was kodkod that did the dirty :)
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2014, 10:53:57 »
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The insurance that the banks give out 'free' with their accounts doesn't always give cover if you ride a motorcycle. Does yours? If so which bank, please? :)


Yes. But of course it's not a bank so it doesn't have to give huge bonuses to parasites.....

Nationwide Building Society. Quite a good travel insurance policy (details accessible from here: http://www.nationwide.co.uk/current_acc ... travel.htm).

Although I have to say that my switch from the Co-op didn't go as smoothly as it should have done.
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2014, 21:25:29 »
It says "Hazardous activities   Not included in standard cover", is motorcycling considered a Hazardous activity? :grin:
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2014, 07:49:01 »
I used this company last year:

http://www.navigatortravel.co.uk/motorcycle-travel-insurance/

Their prices seem quite reasonable given the level of cover you get, and they specifically call out the fact that you are insured to ride a motorbike so there are no grey areas for them to wriggle out of!
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2014, 08:11:10 »
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I always make sure my European insurance covers repatriation of my bike if it's OK and I'm not. One of my friends got caught out a few years ago with this one and had to pay a fortune to get his bike shipped back from Greece when he had food poisoning (lost nearly two stone in 5 days !).

Absolutely right.... Never assume that you and your bike are covered. Some provide no cover and some very limited, like riding up to 50 or 125cc bikes only. Check and then get it in writing from them. A friend of mine was told verbally and when he crashed and needed to make a claim from a hospital bed, was told that motorcycling was not covered. Cost him nearly 2000 Euros in medical bills and fares to get home plus loads of aggravation....
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2014, 12:03:02 »
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It says "Hazardous activities   Not included in standard cover", is motorcycling considered a Hazardous activity? :grin:

Not by them - they just say you need a full licence for > 125 (or maybe 50) and you have to wear a helmet. Not really onerous.
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2014, 19:16:32 »
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Re: European Travel Insurance
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2014, 21:28:53 »
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If so which bank, please? :)
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