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Quote: Originally posted by CatieB on 24/11/2011

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Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I have checked and through C and CC (which I'm a member) would cost me about 170 for the kind of cover I get with clubcard (with no caravan cover)..

do you have to be a CC member to join Mayday?  

That kind of figure is just too high when clubcard costs me nothing... I'm thinking maybe worth the risj and pay for caravan recovery if necessary, particularly as we don't ever go too far (probably a max of 2 hour drive)

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Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 25/11/2011

Quote: Originally posted by CatieB on 24/11/2011

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I have checked and through C and CC (which I'm a member) would cost me about 170 for the kind of cover I get with clubcard (with no caravan cover)..

do you have to be a CC member to join Mayday?  

That kind of figure is just too high when clubcard costs me nothing... I'm thinking maybe worth the risj and pay for caravan recovery if necessary, particularly as we don't ever go too far (probably a max of 2 hour drive)

£170 is a LOT! What would that cover you for?

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 25/11/2011

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IC breakdown is reasonable, UK cover is £29 for cars 0-7yrs old & little more for older cars up to 16yrs. It recovers caravan if attached. Your RAC cover is not free, it appears to cost £45 in Tesco vouchers that you could could spend in Tescos.

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It feels free to me as the vouchers sit in my kitchen drawer and I have to think up ways to use them before they run out of date, whereas if I use them in Tesco's they get less value out of them plus I then have to pay from my actual money for car cover. £45 worth or thereabouts of vouchers gets me over £150 worth of cover. That is kind of why I asked the question, if I can find cover that covers caravan aswell for not too much more hard cash it would be worth it. But £170 insn't!

In relation to the £170 that is joint cover for me and hubby for roadside, at home and onwards travel

When I am not sneekily using computer at work, I will look at the other suggestions for quotes. Thanks everyone.

Our van is not huge by any standards (shipping length 7.3m) but we found that most recovery packages would not cover our caravan (read the small print).

May Day through the CC fits the bill.

Quote: Originally posted by CatieB on 25/11/2011

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£45 worth or thereabouts of vouchers gets me over £150 worth of cover. That is kind of why I asked the question, if I can find cover that covers caravan aswell for not too much more hard cash it would be worth it. But £170 insn't!

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 25/11/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by CatieB on 25/11/2011

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£45 worth or thereabouts of vouchers gets me over £150 worth of cover. That is kind of why I asked the question, if I can find cover that covers caravan aswell for not too much more hard cash it would be worth it. But £170 insn't!

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If you care to read the link in my post you quoted you will find you get the cover you want for between £49 & £59 including caravan cover & you still have your Tesco vouchers.

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Thanks Tentz - as I said in my last post I would check out the links when I wasn't at work and have now done so...

however it wouldn't be that cheap for us. My husband and I both use each others cars so I would need both cars covered and we need home cover too (each time we have broken down its been at home and we live 7 miles from the nearest town with no neighbours) so if I read correctly I'd need two lots of silver cover at £49 and £54 as my car has just had its 7th anniversary.

So whilst cheaper than the others I've looked at still too much really. Thanks though 

Thank you everyone for your help.

I decided to join the caravan club as there is a site relatively near to us that I really want to try as it has been highly recommended. I then got a quote and decided to go with mayday which cost me £117 but covers me and hubby for any car.

When choosing your recovery provider you need to be far more careful than I realised. If you look into the small print of many of the rescue services they dont give full cover for caravan- I looked into all of the ones recommended above. Although most of the limitations given didnt apply to us (weight, length of outfit etc) the main thing that put me off was they will only cover the caravan for a CAR breakdown. So if the issue is the car they will help and rescue the whole outfit but if the problem is caused by the caravan eg a flat tyre on your unit, you are not covered. 

Thanks again

As I understand it some of the non-club recovery services will recover car and van in event of car breakdown, but will  not recover if the problem is with the van, which the two club plans do.Is that correct?

I believe the C.C. plan is with Green Flag, who I understand have just drasticly reduced the number of accredited breakdown contractors. It will be interesting to hear from members over the next few months if this has impaired the service and if it leeds to longer waits for breakdown service.

Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 17/12/2011

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We only pay £89 for joint cover through the CC and it covers two cars including home start. We don't have European cover which I guess would bring it up to the price of £117.

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Quote: Originally posted by littlejack40 on 17/12/2011

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As I understand it some of the non-club recovery services will recover car and van in event of car breakdown, but will  not recover if the problem is with the van, which the two club plans do.Is that correct?

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Quote: Originally posted by CatieB on 17/12/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by littlejack40 on 17/12/2011

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As I understand it some of the non-club recovery services will recover car and van in event of car breakdown, but will  not recover if the problem is with the van, which the two club plans do.Is that correct?

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Yes that what most say in the small print and some also limit it according to length weight etc of the outfit

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