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Posted: 24.08.2024  ·  #1
I rang dolmen insurance on the 19th of august with a query they said they would reply in 72 hours 120hours later i am still waiting for a reply i also emailed them with my query i wouldnt like to be relying on them if i was abroad


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Posted: 24.08.2024  ·  #2
Ring New business and they answer straight away and can deal with your query


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Posted: 03.09.2024  ·  #4
Got my renewal notice today. €347. Just wondering how that compares.


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Posted: 03.09.2024  ·  #5
I paid £355 sterling in May past ,also with Dolmen.


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Posted: 04.09.2024  ·  #6
I renewed mine last week €317. Happy for another 12 months.


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Posted: 04.09.2024  ·  #7
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I renewed mine last week €317. Happy for another 12 months.


That's a great price - who are you insured through ?


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Posted: 04.09.2024  ·  #8
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I renewed mine last week €317. Happy for another 12 months.


That's a great price - who are you insured through ?


I'm with Dolemen. I raised the limit on the minimum claim and that brought down the premium a bit.

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I renewed mine last week €317. Happy for another 12 months.


That's a great price - who are you insured through ?


I'm with Dolemen. I raised the limit on the minimum claim and that brought down the premium a bit.


I would gladly pay another €150 for proper cover


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I would gladly pay another €150 for proper cover


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Posted: 05.09.2024  ·  #11
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I would gladly pay another €150 for proper cover


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Currently pay Dolmen for insurance and ADAC for breakdown cover.
Why can't I have both from the same company.?
Just another example of the insurance industry, being allowed to pick and choose, how to screw their customers, while claiming there is competition, in the market.


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I would gladly pay another €150 for proper cover


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Currently pay Dolmen for insurance and ADAC for breakdown cover.
Why can't I have both from the same company.?
Just another example of the insurance industry, being allowed to pick and choose, how to screw their customers, while claiming there is competition, in the market.


I too have ADAC breakdown. However, the last time I needed assistance I first tried the Dolmen cover and within an hour a breakdown truck arrived. It was to change a wheel after the valve failed and it was in Italy.

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I would gladly pay another €150 for proper cover


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Currently pay Dolmen for insurance and ADAC for breakdown cover.
Why can't I have both from the same company.?
Just another example of the insurance industry, being allowed to pick and choose, how to screw their customers, while claiming there is competition, in the market.


I too have ADAC breakdown. However, the last time I needed assistance I first tried the Dolmen cover and within an hour a breakdown truck arrived. It was to change a wheel after the valve failed and it was in Italy.


I too had a breakdown this year in Kilkenny, and contacted axa, the first ee5min of the call was dealing with how much I could claim and how many times, only then did she ask what the problem was, she proceeded to take down a the incorrect details, so much so the breakdown truck thought he was collecting a sprinter van not a 4ton A Class Motorhome.


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Posted: 06.09.2024  ·  #15
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I'm with Stuarts and pay 340 euro


I was with Stuarts but I discovered that they only insure you for a limited period, I think it was 30 days per year, while travelling in Europe. <_<

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I was with Stuarts but I discovered that they only insure you for a limited period, I think it was 30 days per year, while travelling in Europe. <_<


Yes, I left them for the exact same reason, stupid rules but it's Aviva and they're good at that

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I was with Stuarts but I discovered that they only insure you for a limited period, I think it was 30 days per year, while travelling in Europe. <_<


Yes, I left them for the exact same reason, stupid rules but it's Aviva and they're good at that


I can sort of understand the 30 day rule for cars but applying it to motorhomes makes it unfit for purpose.
Do they not know that many motorhomes are owned by retired people who may be fortunate enough to head off to the winter sun for a few months.

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I was with Stuarts but I discovered that they only insure you for a limited period, I think it was 30 days per year, while travelling in Europe. <_<


Yes, I left them for the exact same reason, stupid rules but it's Aviva and they're good at that


I can sort of understand the 30 day rule for cars but applying it to motorhomes makes it unfit for purpose.
Do they not know that many motorhomes are owned by retired people who may be fortunate enough to head off to the winter sun for a few months.


Why would they care, they do not need the business, they share a monopoly in the insurance quango that operates in this country


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I was with Stuarts but I discovered that they only insure you for a limited period, I think it was 30 days per year, while travelling in Europe. <_<


Yes, I left them for the exact same reason, stupid rules but it's Aviva and they're good at that


I can sort of understand the 30 day rule for cars but applying it to motorhomes makes it unfit for purpose.
Do they not know that many motorhomes are owned by retired people who may be fortunate enough to head off to the winter sun for a few months.


Why would they care, they do not need the business, they share a monopoly in the insurance quango that operates in this country


Whatever shortcomings the Breakdown Assistance element of Dolmen's policy may or may not have at least it's a fit for purpose insurance policy for motorhome owners, unlike the Stuarts offering.

One wonders what would be the situation if someone for some reason, like a missed or cancelled ferry, exceeded their 30 day allowance. Would their cover be nullified for the remainder of the cover period.

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Posted: 09.09.2024  ·  #20
I was with Stuarts and left them about 4 years ago because of the 30 day clause. At the time they would cover for more than 30 days but you had to apply with dates and there may have been an additional charge. I did go for about 35 days and there was no extra charge on my last policy with them

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