With being an AA member i gave them a call,and received full european 5 star cover for free as long as my trip was no more than 5 days.
I have Roadside-Relay-Homestart on my membership which is quite an expensive membership so may-be this helped.
Chris was with me,they gave us a rental car both in Europe and the UK while they bought the other car home.
I think if i stay an AA member all my life i will have got my monies worth on that one trip alone.
I claimed when we got home and even had my hotel bill reinbursed.
But not too sure,when did the AA become U.S owned?It may be all very different now.