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8. Exclusions relating to UK & Continental
European Cover

Volvo Assistance will not cover or pay for: • Any vehicle if there are more persons than
the seating capacity stated in the vehicles
• Vehicles involved in motor racing, rallies, speed registration document.
or duration tests, practice run, or operated
outside official roads. • Any claim caused directly or indirectly by the
over loading of your vehicle and/ or any caravan
• Any costs as a result of your being under the or trailer.
influence of intoxicating liquor, solvent abuse or
drugs. • Any cost that would have been payable if
the breakdown had not occurred, e.g. food,
• Assistance required as a result of wars, riots, accommodation, taxi fares, fuel or toll charges.
uprising, mass political demonstrations, pillage,
use for military purposes or acts of terrorism, • Any service not previously authorised by Volvo
earthquake damage, freak weather conditions, Assistance.
atmospheric phenomena, nuclear transformation
phenomena or radiation caused by artificial • Vehicles sold by unauthorised dealerships and
acceleration of atomic particles. any new vehicles sold in countries other than
the covered countries are excluded from the
• Breakdown caused by deliberate damage or assistance services.
vandalism by the owner or participation in a
criminal act or offence. • If the vehicle has been involved in an accident
and requires salvage or off road recovery,
• Any damage as a result of intervention of the additional charges for special equipment used
authorities of the country where the assistance to salvage the vehicle prior to recovery are not
is given or damage caused by unforeseen covered.
circumstances.
• Vehicles driven to the Volvo Dealer or Volvo
• Any damage resulting from the use of the Authorised Workshop are not entitled to the
vehicle against the recommendations of the assistance services.
owners manual.
• Any insurance, fuel or ancillary costs in relation
• Any consequential cost and/or damage to to a vehicle hired by us or you under Volvo
property as a result of a breakdown. Assistance.

• The cost of replacement parts. • Any incident affecting a vehicle hired by you
even if arranged for you by us.
• Vehicles kept in a non-roadworthy condition
or not serviced in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.

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