{"id":517,"date":"2021-08-05T14:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?p=517"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:33:06","slug":"vakantiepech-ik-bel-europech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?p=517","title":{"rendered":"<strong>&#8216;Vakantiepech? Ik bel Europech&#8217;<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1974-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"550\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1974-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=550\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1974-2.png 458w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1974-2-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1986-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"551\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1986-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=551\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1986-2.png 346w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Europech-1986-2-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De jaren 1960 waren gekenmerkt door een exponenti\u00eble toename van het autogebruik in Belgi\u00eb. In 1950 waren er in Belgi\u00eb 273.599 persoonswagens geregistreerd, maar dit nummer zou in de volgende twee decennia bijna verachtvoudigen tot 2.059.616 in 1970.[1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De doorbraak van de auto in naoorlogs Belgi\u00eb had vanzelfsprekend ook gevolgen voor de vereniging. De auto werd immers h\u00e9t voertuig voor zowel dagelijks gebruik als toerisme. VTB-VAB begon bijgevolg ook steeds meer activiteiten te ontwikkelen gericht op het autogebruik, met de lancering van haar professionele pechverhelpingsdienst \u2018Wacht op de Weg\u2019 in 1969 als meest prominente voorbeeld.[2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De pechverhelping kreeg daarenboven vanaf 1974 ook een Europese dimensie: het toerisme was immers ingrijpend veranderd door de intrede van de auto, en vakanties met de eigen wagen werden in de periode vanaf de jaren 1960-1970 geleidelijk aan de norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:66% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-1024x749.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-1536x1124.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_1976-1-2048x1498.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Een toename van vakanties met de eigen wagen in het buitenland bracht echter ook nieuwe risico\u2019s met zich mee: ongevallen met de auto, panne, lekke banden etc. werden vanaf heden een vaak terugkerend probleem voor de toeristische autogrebruiker. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VTB-VAB zou al snel een antwoord bieden aan de nieuwe toeristische realiteit met de introductie van \u2018Europech\u2019 in 1974, een verzekering die bijstand in het buitenland garandeerde. Europech was een onmiddellijk succes voor de vereniging: de verkoop van de reisbijstandsverzekering was in drie jaar tijd verzesvoudigd, mede dankzij de verkoop van de polis in niet alleen de VTB-VAB kantoren, maar ook de filialen van de Kredietbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De introductie en het snelle succes van \u2018Europech\u2019 zijn illustratief voor de veranderende toeristische context vanaf de jaren 1960, wanneer de nadruk geleidelijk aan meer op de auto, en de daaraan gekoppelde individualisering van de toerist kwam te liggen. De foto\u2019s hieronder illustreren nog enkele incidenten in het buitenland, met onder meer het wegtakelen van een beschadigde auto in Zagreb. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"532\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=532\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_24_6_1976-2048x1500.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"529\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=529\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-1536x1127.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-19_2_1976-2048x1503.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"530\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=530\" class=\"wp-image-530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech-22_1_1976-2048x1446.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"531\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?attachment_id=531\" class=\"wp-image-531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-1536x1127.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtb100.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A1014_Europech_18_3_1976-2048x1502.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[1]<a href=\"https:\/\/statbel.fgov.be\/nl\/themas\/mobiliteit\/verkeer\/voertuigenpark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/statbel.fgov.be\/nl\/themas\/mobiliteit\/verkeer\/voertuigenpark<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[2] Zie Sophie Bossaert, \u2018Snel weer op weg. Het verleden van de Vlaamse Automobilistenbond (VAB\u2019, in: <em>WT<\/em> 79:2 (2020), 170-180.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De jaren 1960 waren gekenmerkt door een exponenti\u00eble toename van het autogebruik in Belgi\u00eb. In 1950 waren er in Belgi\u00eb 273.599 persoonswagens geregistreerd, maar dit nummer zou in de volgende twee decennia bijna verachtvoudigen tot 2.059.616 in 1970.[1] De doorbraak van de auto in naoorlogs Belgi\u00eb had vanzelfsprekend ook gevolgen voor de vereniging. De auto &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtb100.be\/?p=517\" class=\"more-link\">Lees verder<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;<strong>&#8216;Vakantiepech? 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