Urgent help needed - Overseas Breakdown (France)

Turbo_tob · 14th August 2018, 08:29

Thanks all. It is a good thought to use a battery to get us back to the uk, it wouldn’t get us home though and we’d likely only be recovered to a nearby garage. It didn’t have a chance for us - light came on as we boarded the ferry and being in the middle of the night while raining didn’t help. Died and stranded us in the middle of the damn autoroute! I’d pay up to £400 for the repair but I won’t get a garage take advantage of my family’s situation!

I do have European breakdown cover, thank god, they sorted us out recovery and a taxi to the rental car, which they also paid for! I don’t think they’d tow us home though. Wish they would - I’d happily take a punt at regulator/brushes and if not a recon alternator.

Guess it was about time - done almost 200,000 miles, just picked an awful moment!

Thanks again.

14th August 2018, 08:29	#11
Turbo_tob Newbie 75 connoisseur se tourer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Swadlincote Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks all. It is a good thought to use a battery to get us back to the uk, it wouldn’t get us home though and we’d likely only be recovered to a nearby garage. It didn’t have a chance for us - light came on as we boarded the ferry and being in the middle of the night while raining didn’t help. Died and stranded us in the middle of the damn autoroute! I’d pay up to £400 for the repair but I won’t get a garage take advantage of my family’s situation! I do have European breakdown cover, thank god, they sorted us out recovery and a taxi to the rental car, which they also paid for! I don’t think they’d tow us home though. Wish they would - I’d happily take a punt at regulator/brushes and if not a recon alternator. Guess it was about time - done almost 200,000 miles, just picked an awful moment! Thanks again.