LEVEL 1 Breakdown Cover Roadside Assistance

(£40.00 excess applies within 1 mile of your home)

Women looking at her car the bonnet is up, and she is ringing Select Motor Breakdown Insurance for help

If you select this motor breakdown cover policy
we will attend your vehicle either at the roadside or your home address.
Where possible we'll carry out roadside repairs.
If we can't repair it we will recover the vehicle to a garage or any location of your choice within a 10 mile radius of the scene of the breakdown.
If you breakdown over 50 miles from your home address we will reimburse you up to £40.00 per claim as a contribution towards car hire, hotel accommodation, or public transport should you leave your vehicle for repair at a garage local to the breakdown.
(Subject to sight of relevant receipts).
(We will attend your vehicle at home or near it under this breakdown cover policy, but remember that a £40.00 excess applies within one mile of your home address)

Make sure you've got motor breakdown cover for as little as £33.49 for a car that's over 10 years old

 
Breakdown Cover Application For Vehicles Over 10 Years Old
Level of Breakdown Cover:   Level 1
Amount:   £ 33.49
* Denotes Required Field
First name:  *
Last name:  *
Address Line 1:  *
Address Line 2:  
Town / City:  *
County:  *
Postcode:  *
Telephone:  *
Email:  *
Repeat Email:  *
 
Make of Vehicle:  *
Vehicle Model:  *
Vehicle Registration:  *
Age of Vehicle:  *
 
Card Number:  *
Start Date:  *  / 
Expiry Date:  *  / 
Security Code:  *  (The last 3 digits on the back of your card)
Reference:   O10
   

Select Motor Breakdown Cover

for vehicles over 10 years old



Important Note: The wording below is extracted from the original breakdown cover policy document published by First Call GB Ltd, Wellington House, 90-92 Butt Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA and any slight changes or differences in the wording on this page from the published original is not intended to invalidate or alter the rights and obligations of either party. What you are reading is a text that has been optimized to make it easier for internet search engines to find this page - should you wish to read the original wording of the Breakdown Cover Policy Document you will find it by clicking on the following link Select Motor Breakdown Cover Original Policy Wording Your policy
You are covered for the level of breakdown cover that you have selected and listed on your schedule of cover, which is attached to this document.

Your breakdown cover
Your breakdown cover policy covers you for electrical and mechanical faults that immobilise your vehicle within the UK. Your vehicle must be immobilised for your breakdown cover to be effected.

Breakdown Cover Policy term
Your breakdown cover policy is valid for 12 months as per the dates listed on the attached schedule.

Personal details
Should any of your personal information change during the term of the breakdown cover policy please notify us immediately. If you have selected to have home assistance included in your policy we will need confirmation of your new address prior to attending any breakdown.

Your vehicle
You only have breakdown cover for the vehicle that you have registered with us when you took out your policy. You can change your vehicle details with us at any time, subject to a 48 hour exclusion period. All changes of vehicles must be permanent; your breakdown cover policy does not allow temporary changes.

Summary of breakdown cover
Your attached schedule will confirm the level of breakdown cover that you have selected from the following summaries:
1. Roadside assistance: We will attend your vehicle and where possible carry out roadside repairs; if we are unable to repair your vehicle we will recover the vehicle to a garage or any location within a 10 mile radius of the scene of the breakdown.

2. 50 mile recovery: You are covered for the roadside assistance as listed above and assistance at your home address. If we are unable to carry out roadside repairs we will offer you recovery to the nearest garage who can carry out the repair on the same day, if this is not possible you can select to be recovered home, your local garage, or onward destination within a 50 mile radius of the scene of the breakdown.

3. National recovery: You are covered for all of the above. If in the unlikely event that you have a serious fault with your vehicle that cannot be repaired at the roadside or cannot be repaired on the same day at the nearest garage who can carry out a repair then you can select to be recovered to your home address, local garage, onward destination, or any other location within the UK.

All selected levels of breakdown cover include the following:

* Breakdown Cover for any driver that is using the registered vehicle, provided that the person has received permission from you first and is legally able to drive the vehicle.

* Breakdown Cover for cars, vans (not used for commercial purposes), and motorcycles up to 3.5 tonnes (excluding any vehicles with living accommodation)

* Recovery of a caravan or trailer attached to your vehicle at the time of the breakdown up to 7.6 metres in length.

* Up to 1 hour’s roadside assistance.

* Up to a maximum of 5 call outs a year.

* Wheel changes (providing that the driver has a serviceable spare tyre and wheel and is able to provide a manufacturer’s key to remove any locking wheel nuts).



Claims

In order to ensure your breakdown cover remains in force, we may request you to send us proof of repair.

What is not covered under this Breakdown Cover policy

Please read this section carefully so that you are fully aware of what you are not covered for.

You are not covered for any of the following:

1. Any claim arising in the first 48 hours from the date of inception.

2. Labour charges in excess of one hour for roadside assistance.

3. Cost of replacement parts, fuel or materials used in a repair.

4. Toll charges, ferry charges, parking charges, traffic congestion charges.

5. Storage charges incurred during or after the use of our services.

6. More than 5 call outs during the period of cover.

7. Running out of fuel, wrong fuel in vehicle, loss of keys, broken glass.

8. Any vehicle not able to provide a serviceable spare tyre for wheel changes (including vehicles that do not come with a spare tyre as a standard fitment).

9. Keys locked in vehicle, damaged keys, key fob faults.

10. Any campervan or any vehicle providing living accommodation.

11. Vehicles immersed in, or immobilised from being immersed in, mud, snow, sand or water, or break down as a result of driving through water.

12. Vehicles that require a repair at a specialist garage.

13. A second use of our services if no garage repair has been made to correct the initial fault.

14. Faults with a caravan or trailer (that may or may not immobilise the caravan/trailer) when the vehicle is not immobilised.




Definitions

We us our
First Call GB Ltd.

Administrators
Select Breakdown, Wellington House, 90-92 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA.

You, Your
The person who has taken out the breakdown cover policy.

Vehicle
The vehicle owned by you and declared to us.

Territorial limits
The United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Breakdown
Breakdown means an electrical or mechanical failure or a road traffic accident or damage caused by vandalism, fire, theft or attempted theft which renders the vehicle completely immobilised. In the event of a non fault road traffic accident you will be required to pay for the assistance, and submit to your insurer as a third party claim.

Vehicle Recovery Operators
First Call GB Ltd dedicated service engineers. This may be supplemented by the use of independent agents.

Important Notes

* During the course of events of handling your breakdown we will follow the procedure as outlined in the 'summary of cover' for your selected level of breakdown cover.

* If the assistance that you have selected does not suit your personal requirements at the time of the breakdown then you may request alternative assistance to be arranged for you at your own cost.

* We do not accept any responsibility for the transportation of pet animals or livestock within the vehicle at the time of the breakdown.

* A garage or mechanic undertaking repair work on your instruction will be acting as your agent for such repair work.

* If requested, you must provide evidence of servicing of your vehicle or receipts for replacement parts.

* Recovery cannot be used as a reason for avoiding repair costs.

* We reserve the right not to offer renewal of cover.

* We reserve the right to refuse service and cancel membership without any refund to anyone who behaves in a threatening or abusive manner to our employees.

* In the event of a vehicle breakdown we will offer recovery of any caravan or trailer (within the specified restrictions). The caravan/trailer is not covered for breakdown within the terms and condition of this policy.

* No claim will exceed the current market value of the vehicle at the time of the breakdown.

* This document is subject to English law unless otherwise agreed in writing.

General Exclusions

Select breakdown will not cover the following: -

1. Vehicles that have not been regularly serviced or breakdown as a result of inadequate repair, unsuccessful DIY or any recurring claim where no remedial action has been taken to correct the fault since we last attended your vehicle. Garage attention must always be sought after experiencing a breakdown and proof of repair obtained.

2. Vehicles being used (or that have been modified for use) in motor racing, rallies, speed or endurance tests; hire or reward (including courtesy vehicles) or over 3.5 tonnes gross laden weight; mechanically modified vehicles requiring specialist repairers.

3. Any liability or consequential loss arising from any act performed in the execution of the Breakdown services provided.

4. Vehicles not in a roadworthy condition immediately prior to any breakdown.

5. Claims arising from loss or damage to contents of or within your vehicle.

6. Vehicles immersed in mud, snow, sand or water or any fault occurring or being immobilised as a result of contact with mud, snow, sand or water.

7. Any vehicle with living accommodation.

8. Any claim that could be recoverable from any insurance policy indemnity or warranty.

9. Any fines or penalties imposed by courts.

10. Any charges incurred prior to notification of Breakdown and our approved repairer attending.

11. The cost of any parts, components, lubricants or materials, food, drinks, telephone calls, petrol, oil or any other incidental expenses.

12. Any claim where Select Breakdown has not been notified at least 48 hours previously of a change of vehicle.

13. Any charges incurred resulting from you breaking down in a location that rescuing the vehicle would be unlawful.

14. Any cost of any specialist recovery equipment or service charges needed (as defined by the recovery operator in attendance of your breakdown).

15. Breakdowns where your vehicle is not accessible or cannot be transported safely, legally and without hindrance using a standard transporter or trailer.

16. Any toll charges, ferry charges parking charges or traffic congestion charges.

17. Any costs recoverable elsewhere.

18. A second callout when a temporary repair was earlier carried out.

19. Any claim for assistance while money is owed to us by the policy holder.

20. Any claims for private hire vehicles i.e. taxis.

21. Breakdowns caused by your vehicle running out of fuel or where assistance cannot be affected because the vehicle does not have a serviceable spare tyre and wheel.

22. Any claim where a vehicle has not been repaired, or is disposed of.

23. Claims directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to or arising from ionising radiations or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste from the burning of nuclear fuel; or the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear part of it; war, invasion, terrorism, foreign enemy hostilities ( whether war is declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution, military force or coup; or pressure waves caused by aircraft or any other airborne devices travelling at sonic or supersonic speeds.

Complaints procedure

We sincerely hope that you will never have the need to complain, but should you need to then in the first instance please write to: -
The Administrators:
Select Breakdown
Wellington House
90-92 Butt Road
Colchester Essex
CO3 3DA

If the matter still remains unresolved you can then write to: -
The Managing Director Select Breakdown.
Wellington House,
90-92 Butt Road,
Colchester,
Essex
CO3 3DA
Please quote your policy number as a reference in all correspondence.

Additional information

Select Breakdown is a trading name of First Call GB Ltd. First Call GB Ltd is incorporated at Companies House, Cardiff, (Company Number 4494431). Registered Office: Wellington House, 90-92 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA. It is a provider of breakdown assistance services that is exempt from authorisation under the Financial Services and Marketing Act 2000.

Data Protection
The data supplied by you will only be used by us and carefully selected associated companies for related products and services as well as the purposes of processing your membership policy, including underwriting, administration, and handling any claim which may arise. The data supplied will not be passed to any other parties other than those which we have mentioned herein. It is important that the data you have supplied is kept up to date. You should therefore notify us promptly of any changes. You are entitled upon the payment of an administration fee to inspect the personal data which we are holding about you. If you wish to make such an inspection, or if you do not wish to receive information on related products and services, you should contact The Administrator, First Call GB Ltd, Wellington House, 90-92 Butt Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA.We may respond to enquiries by the police concerning your policy in the normal course of their investigations. Where it is necessary to administer your policy effectively, or to protect your interests, we may disclose the data you have supplied to other third parties such as motor garages, engineers, repairers, insurers etc. We may monitor and record telephone calls for service and staff training purposes.

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