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Don't Let Tent Thieves Wreck Your Festival Fun


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moneysupermarket.com

18 Jun, 2012, 17:12 GMT

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CHESTER, England, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

  • Add personal possessions cover to your home insurance to avoid festival theft
  • Ensure you have motor breakdown cover in place before hitting the roads, urges MoneySupermarket

With the summer festival season getting into full-swing and the British weather not dampening spirits, MoneySupermarket urges festival goers to ensure their possessions are protected while they party away from home this summer.

Insuring your possessions

As revellers prepare for this year's festival season, it's important to consider protecting possessions against theft, loss or damage. Research from Britain's number one comparison site found cover for personal possessions away from home can be tagged on to your home insurance policy for a small additional cost. With Swinton for example, a home contents insurance policy costs £88.16 including £5,000 worth of possessions cover. This should be more than enough to cover the costs of any gadgets, devices and belongings and give festival goers peace of mind that while they're moshing in the mud they would be able to claim for their possessions should they be lost, damaged or stolen. Brits should also ensure they check the small print of their policy as some insurers will not cover camping equipment as standard.

Festivals abroad

For those combining a festival experience with a trip abroad, such as the Spanish festival Benicassim in July, Brits should also think about having adequate travel insurance in place as well as having a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This will ensure protection against stolen or lost baggage, medical cover and flight cancellation, and a week of cover is available from providers such as Best Price for £5.65.

Hannah-Mercedes Skenfield, home insurance manager at MoneySupermarket, said: "The 2012 festival season has kicked off, and revellers will be looking forward to getting into the party spirit. As well as thinking about having a good time it's also important to think about protecting your possessions from wouldbe thieves. Such large events can be a prime target for those on the hunt for unguarded valuables. I would urge people to leave any expensive or irreplaceable items at home and take out adequate cover for items such as mobiles, smartphones, cameras and personal music players which many festival goers won't want to be without.

"Festival tents are left unattended for hours on end and with little or no way to secure your tent from an intruder looking to steal so I would advise keeping any expensive items with you at all times. If you are unfortunate enough to find you have items missing, spending a little extra on insurance to ensure you are protected is a small price to pay to avoid the inconvenience and upset theft can cause."

Motor breakdown

To avoid being stranded at the roadside watching cars go by, motorists hitting the roads in order to reach their festival of choice should check they have adequate breakdown cover in place. Breakdown cover with onward travel will ensure that the driver and any passengers still make it to the festival even if their car fails

.UK cover can cost around £24.90 for an annual policy with Rescuemycar.com and will ensure that no one will miss out on all of the festival fun.

Hannah-Mercedes Skenfield continues: "The last thing anyone wants is to be stuck at the side of the road with little choice but to listen to their destination festival on the radio. Before setting off, it's important to check policy wording carefully in order to know what is covered. For example, making sure a policy includes onward travel to ensure motorists make it to hear their favourite bands, even if they breakdown on their way."

MoneySupermarket's top tips for festival fun:

  • Don't take expensive clothing or jewellery with you - you won't need them - especially as insurer 'single article' limits (the maximum amount the insurer will pay out on any single item you are claiming for) are usually around £1,000 or £1,500. Consider taking a disposable camera, to cut down on risk of damage, loss or theft.
  • Report lost or stolen money to the police within 24 hours - a condition in some policies which otherwise will not pay out.
  • Keep your most valuable possessions with you at all times, and stick together in groups - you are less likely to be a target of mugging or theft.  But don't keep all your money in one pocket.
  • Don't make your pitch at the bottom of a hill, since rainwater (and much worse) could end up streaming its way into your tent.
  • Look at whether your credit card offers you any form of protection for accommodation or travel cancellation.

Notes to editors:

Contents covers for a male aged 25. Annual cost to cover a semi-detached house with £35,000 contents (M20)

                     Premium     Premium     Premium
                      With        With        With
                    Personal    Personal    Personal    Posessions
                   Possessions Possessions Possessions away from the  Camping
       Provider    (GBP1,000)  (GBP2,000)  (GBP2,500)      home      Equipment
                                                           up to
       Swinton      GBP88.16    GBP88.16    GBP100.11    GBP5,000     Covered
                                                           up to
    elephant.co.uk  GBP88.84    GBP88.84       N/A       GBP2,000     Covered
                                                       up to 15% of
                                                       contents sum
       Halifax      GBP97.41    GBP111.30   GBP118.27     insured     Covered
                                                       up to 15% of
                                                       contents sum
      Lloyds TSB    GBP100.45   GBP114.79   GBP121.97     insured     Covered
                                                         up to the
                                                        greater of
                                                        GBP7,000 or
                                                          15% of
                                                       contents sum
     Post Office    GBP102.55   GBP102.55   GBP111.09     insured     Covered

Sourced by http://www.moneysupermarket.com on 12.06.2012


Travel insurance for a one week single trip UK for a male aged 25

                                      Medical
                 Provider  Premium   Expenses    Cancellation Baggage  Personal Possessions
                                                                           Up to GBP500
                                                                              Single
                                                                        article/pair/set -
                                                                              GBP150
                Cheaper                                                  Total valuables -
                Travel                                                        GBP150
                Insurance                                               Alcohol and Tobacco
                Single             GBP5,000,000     GBP500     GBP500      limit - GBP25
                Trip                  (Excess      (Excess    (Excess    Personal money -
    Best Price  Standard   GBP5.65    GBP150)      GBP100)    GBP100)         GBP250
 
                                                                          Up to GBP1,500
                                                                              Single
                                                                        article/pair/set -
                                                                              GBP150
                                                                         Total valuables -
                                                                              GBP150
                Debenhams                                              Spectacles/sunglasses
    Recommended Essentials         GBP10,000,000   GBP3,000   GBP1,500        - GBP75
       Cover    Single                (Excess      (Excess    (Excess    Personal money -
      Levels    Trip       GBP6.91    GBP150)      GBP100)    GBP100)         GBP150
                                                                          Up to GBP1,500
                                                                              Single
                                                                        article/pair/set -
                                                                              GBP150
                                                                         Total valuables -
                Virgin                                                        GBP150
                Money                                                   Alcohol and Tobacco
                Essentials         GBP10,000,000   GBP3,000   GBP1,500     limit - GBP25
                Single                (Excess      (Excess    (Excess    Personal money -
                Trip       GBP6.92    GBP150)      GBP100)    GBP100)         GBP250

Sourced by http://www.moneysupermarket.com on 12.06.2012


Breakdown cover for a 2009 Ford Focus

        Provider       Premium                    Benefits
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
    Rescuemycar.com                journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    Comprehensive +              trailer cover, priority service for female
    Home              GBP24.90     drivers or those with young children.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
    The Green                      journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    Insurance Company            trailer cover, priority service for female
    Recovery          GBP28.80     drivers or those with young children.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
                                journey, caravan and trailer cover, priority
    Kwik-fit                      service for female drivers or those with
    Recovery          GBP28.85                young children.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
    Startrescue.co.uk              journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    3 Star            GBP35.40                 trailer cover.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
    AXA               GBP42.99           journey, hotel, car hire.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
    Green Flag                     journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    Recovery Plus     GBP49.82                 trailer cover.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
                                   journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    The AA            GBP130.00                trailer cover.
                                    Roadside assistance, local recovery,
                                  nationwide recovery, home start, onward
                                   journey, hotel, car hire, caravan and
    RAC               GBP131.00                trailer cover.

Sourced by http://www.moneysupermarket.com on 12.06.2012

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