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oldtuggie:
Hi
Has anybody got Classic bike breakdown cover and if so which company do you use.
I want it for my 76 550 f1 supersport but can't get any cover off the big companies because of the age of the bike.

Johnwebley:
It is included with my insurance,

Peter James.


Needed it twice in about 5 years,

Puncture the one, broken ignition cable the other,

Took me home,

90 miles and 65 the other

One was a private contractor, the other was AA.

most classic insurance includes it.

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Nurse Julie:
We use Autoaid Personal Policy. It covers every vehicle that either myself or Graham is riding / driving and anyone else's vehicle we are on/ in as a passenger. I opt for the vehicle of any age option so it covers all the old bikes.
None of our insurances for the bikes are on 'classic' policies, they are just 'normal' polices and I opt to not have insurance breakdown cover with the policies.

Charlie J:
I use the RAC which covers me for any vehicle as a driver/rider or passenger.  I'd never bothered with breakdown cover during 45 years on the road The first year came free when I bought a new bike a couple of years ago. I had a puncture miles from anywhere in the Cambrian Mountains and the RAC came to the rescue so I decided to continue with the cover. It costs £75 pa

flatfour:
I insure with Footman James and it's included as part of the Policy, Europe - wide.

I've made two calls in some 20 years. On one occasion the AA attended, the other the RAC. The AA operator estimated four hours to reach me (on the main A11 dual carriageway near to Thetford, Norfolk). I saw a passing patrol van and flagged it down and, luckily he carried a fold - up bike trailer and was able to take me the 20 miles or so home. The second time, the RAC were much quicker on the scene (around 30 minutes) though said that they would need to call a recovery service to transport me and the bike a similar distance (20 miles). As I was on dealer premises and  knew staff there well, they offered to move us to home using their delivery van, because as the Sales Manager said: "You don't want a bike like that strapped to a flat - bed lorry".

One thing that I make a habit of following policy renewal or a change of bike is to call the breakdown service provider and check that the correct bikes are registered with them. On one occasion, they had listed a bike that I no longer owned and not added its replacement!

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