If you live in the UK and plan on traveling to Europe and you need to bump up your breakdown cover then it needn’t cost the earth. Some providers will give you euro breakdown cover for as little as £12.50 a trip. You may not realise it but your regular breakdown cover does not extend to Europe unless your policy specifically says it does.

Many UK drivers make the mistake of thinking that because Britain has been a member of the EU for more than three decades that they are covered if they break down when they are driving in Europe. You need European breakdown cover if you plan on driving in Europe and don’t want to find yourself stranded in a strange country on an unknown road, without breakdown cover.

Why risk spoiling your holiday and your drive through Europe for the sake of an extra few pounds. If you are not properly covered, you will still be able to legally drive in the EU without this breakdown cover, but if you do break down you could face huge costs. If your vehicle needs to be shipped back to the UK then without breakdown cover you’re in for a nasty surprise, it can cost hundreds of pounds. You may not be happy about having to fork out more money for extra breakdown cover, but you would be a lot less happy if you were faced with the costs that could result from a breakdown.

If you want to enjoy your drive through Europe without having to worry all the time then the best thing that you can do is to get yourself some EU breakdown insurance that will cover you while you are driving through Europe. It may be a cliché but it really is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to driving motor cars in someone else’s country