If you plan on traveling to the European Union for your vacation or a short trip and you also want to drive your own automobile while you are there, then you need to have European Union breakdown insurance.
Motorists often think that as they are insured in the event of a breakdown at home, that this will be adequate when they are in Europe, but this is not the case.
Everyone knows that it is a problem breaking down in your their own country, this however is nothing compared to the troubles (and expenses) it may cause if you were to breakdown in the European Union and were without European breakdown cover.
European breakdown cover can be inexpensive (if you do your homework).
The first thing you should know is that you do not have to pay for it on an ongoing monthly basis.
Most auto-insurance suppliers have a facility where you can get breakdown cover for just a single month or for a short period of time ( a short trip abroad for example).
This is likely to be more than enough to cover your car on a single trip to the EU.
It is all too common to take for granted that because you have breakdown insurance you are already covered when you are driving in the Euro Zone.
If you do this without researching the terms of your existing breakdown cover, then you may be faced with no roadside assistance and a huge bill for obtaining your car from any foreign repair shop and getting it back home.