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Subject Topic: Bailey Alu-Tech Caravans, Leaking Water.
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11/5/2015 at 10:26am
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Tbf, it really does not make sense to suggest any more than a small fraction of Baileys have major faults that cannot be easily rectified in a dealer's workshop. The caravans have warranties & it does seem unlikely that anything like the numbers being suggested here would need to be off the road either at dealer's or returned to factory for major repairs. If there was then Bailey's business would be unviable.


11/5/2015 at 12:18pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Billy x on 11/5/2015
Tbf, it really does not make sense to suggest any more than a small fraction of Baileys have major faults that cannot be easily rectified in a dealer's workshop. The caravans have warranties & it does seem unlikely that anything like the numbers being suggested here would need to be off the road either at dealer's or returned to factory for major repairs. If there was then Bailey's business would be unviable.


If any other UK caravan manufacturer made decent caravans, then Bailey would go out of business. Frankly the whole industry is just like the UK car industry in the 70's and 80s.


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11/5/2015 at 1:08pm
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Our Elddis is fine and we had some torrential rain in Scotland last year. I don't bother to post that our van doesn't leak because it's not of any interest to anybody, and there will be thousands of other British built van owners in the same situation.


11/5/2015 at 1:16pm
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The interesting point is the way the large continental makes have never attempted serious inroads into the UK market. Along with Holland, UK is possibly Europe's most popular touring caravanning country.

Only Adria produce a very small part of their range in UK spec, left hand door caravans. Obviously it would be a big investment for any manufacturer. Knaus, Hymer & Hobby have in the past produced left side door caravans fo UK market but not now.

While plenty will be fans of German built caravans & makes are available here, for mass market penetration they would have to set up nationwide dealer networks & produce UK market specific caravans.


11/5/2015 at 4:24pm
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Has the OP contacted his dealer for help in this matter? And if so what did the dealer say he would do. It is the dealers responsibiltiy to deal with any problems in the first instance.

Also he said the van leaks, where are the leaks I would be interested to know?


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11/5/2015 at 5:06pm
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If Bailey has cancelled the warranty on a technicality as described by the op then the dealer cannot help. Dealer will not get paid for warranty work unless approved by Bailey.


11/5/2015 at 5:56pm
 Location: West Lothian Scotland.
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The dealers do not like doing warranty work for Baileys
One Main Bailey dealer said to me why should i do work at 27.50 per hour, when the service customers have to wait 3 to 4 weeks because the workshop is full at £55 per hour. Any way my van is going to the south of England to specialist repairer at the cost of £1475 and i will deal with Bailey though the court.


11/5/2015 at 6:08pm
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Quote: Originally posted by fleck2 on 11/5/2015
Our Elddis is fine and we had some torrential rain in Scotland last year. I don't bother to post that our van doesn't leak because it's not of any interest to anybody, and there will be thousands of other British built van owners in the same situation.



Just wait until the next new van you buy does leak....


11/5/2015 at 6:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by oiwajs on 11/5/2015
I must ask checkley1973 if he or she works for Bailey Caravans ?



No I don't and it annoys me that this is your line of justification. Why don't you try and convince me you are correct with some real facts rather than just spreading unfounded accusations about Bailey's vans?

You can potentially affect the resale value of my van if you persist in spreading the rubbish you post here.

The facts are you have to register the warranty transfer within an openly published time frame if you buy pre owned. You failed to do this and think it's Baileys fault?

My response was to give balance to your posts.


11/5/2015 at 7:37pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Boston600 on 10/5/2015If you buy 10 Bailey vans you will get one that doesn't leak!






What a ridiculous statement and totally unfounded .


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11/5/2015 at 8:16pm
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This discussion is doing a wonderful job of convincing me to stay with my tent for a while longer.


12/5/2015 at 9:08am
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The thread is being derailed due to misleading op. It seemed to suggest this was some sort of a class action being instigated due to Bailey's inability to repair faults on their caravans.

Later on in the thread it became clear this was a specific argument between op & Bailey due to op's failure to inform Bailey of change of ownership of caravan, contrary to warranty terms & so invalidating warranty.


12/5/2015 at 9:58pm
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Yes but it does show that Bailey is not concerned about its products if it uses small print to avoid warranty claims. Change of ownership doesn't make the caravan suddenly leak, it isn't really a material fact its just a get out clause.


13/5/2015 at 9:49am
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Quote: Originally posted by Boston600 on 12/5/2015Yes but it does show that Bailey is not concerned about its products if it uses small print to avoid warranty claims. Change of ownership doesn't make the caravan suddenly leak, it isn't really a material fact its just a get out clause.




So Bailey should bend the rules and make an exception ?
Where do you draw the line ?
Sorry but if you don't keep to the conditions laid out in the T&Cs re warranty transfer on time and servicing schedule ?



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17/5/2015 at 8:08pm
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My service records are up to date in fact the van has had more than the due service it needs, as the van has a dealer check every time we go over to France just to be sure we have no problems There is nothing in the warranty book to say about owner registration, its only on Baileys web site.


17/5/2015 at 8:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by oiwajs on 17/5/2015
My service records are up to date in fact the van has had more than the due service it needs, as the van has a dealer check every time we go over to France just to be sure we have no problems There is nothing in the warranty book to say about owner registration, its only on Baileys web site.



When I purchased my Bailey it was detailed in the warranty booklet, along with some new owner slips to complete.



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