Common use of Return of vehicle / Journey home Clause in Contracts

Return of vehicle / Journey home. If a vehicle cannot be repaired following a breakdown or accident within 24 hours (when abroad, within 5 days because of the need for an expert report) at a repair workshop near to the place where the problem occurred, the insurer will organise and pay for the following services up to the sum insured: - The documented cost for the vehicle occupants to return home to the place of residence of the insured but at the most the cost of the journey home using public transport. If travel by rail will last more than 6 hours, the insurer may opt as an alternative to claim a first class rail ticket or an Economy Class flight; - Within the country of residence the travel costs for one person to collect the repaired vehicle again will be covered. - The cost of return transportation to the insured's place of residence of the vehicle that is not fit to drive or the vehicle that has been recovered. - In the case of return transportation from a location abroad, the cost of transport within the stated limits will only be covered if the vehicle has not been written off; otherwise the customs duties will be paid. - Car rental allowance in accordance with the insured package for the journey home or the onward journey. - Overnight hotel accommodation – if the vehicle cannot be repaired on the same day, the insurer organises overnight stays in a hotel and covers the costs in accordance with the selected insurance package.