Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
Which caravan club to join
Hi y'all, I am about to get breakdown cover for the old bus, and as I tow a caravan this needs covering as well, I have two main options
Camping and caravaning club, who are hooked up with the rac arrival , or do I go to the caravan club and join their mayday with green flag.
Both have their merits and both have down sides,
I'm interested in the views of other on here.
23rd Apr 2012 3:38 pm
Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1655
Tough call.
We belonged to both for three years but only used caravan club sites so ditched the other one.
We have taken up separate cover with green flag to cover all the options whether towing or not.
I don't expect that has helped at all Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
23rd Apr 2012 6:01 pm
Les40
Member Since: 01 Mar 2012
Location: Coventry
Posts: 376
Mayday far better than rac IMHO ask me how I know!
23rd Apr 2012 6:06 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
I am currently with green flag I have their rescue package I think, but although it covers the caravan, the mayday does offer more but at a slight increase in cost.
Les40 how do you know pray tell.
23rd Apr 2012 6:17 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Do you want cover for abroad as well.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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23rd Apr 2012 6:28 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
How big is your caravan? ISTR RAC won't recover big TA caravans.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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23rd Apr 2012 6:29 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
Not for this year on the European cover, the caravan is a big single axle but nothing out of the ordinary.
23rd Apr 2012 6:34 pm
BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
Posts: 42
I use Mayday because of the dual journey , I think they call it that , take you there and try and get you car fixed and if it is not complete by the end of the holiday return you and van home and move car to a local garage to your home.
That's how I understood it anyway
23rd Apr 2012 7:10 pm
tintenter
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: Oldham
Posts: 1112
RAC arrival taken out through the camping and caravanning club does not have a maximum length/weight of caravan or motorhome and will also come onsite to recover your car and caravan.Tintenter
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23rd Apr 2012 7:46 pm
Adrian T
Member Since: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 46
We have belonged to both in the past and found the Caravan club to be much more up to date with better quality sites, we now only belong to the Caravan club and Mayday, I hope none of us need the services of Maday but you never know, the price you pay for this cover is nothing like what a recovery firm would charge to get you home even if you could find one at any time of day or night, you can also find some very nice CL sites at very good prices,
The Caravan Club for me, been with then for over 25 years
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23rd Apr 2012 8:03 pm
NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
Caravan Club and AA.
Dont know if the AA are any good for caravanners but I do like a man in a shiny yellow van
23rd Apr 2012 8:08 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
It comes down to price really.
Cc and mayday all in comes at £42cc and £89 mayday, so £131
Ccc and rac all in comes at £40ccc and £ 180 for rac arrival, so £220
I wanted to know wether or not the mayday from green flag was any good, I have only ever called the rac out once and they tried to stiff me for extra recovery gear to get the old disco, ( put disclock on with no key) on the back of a lorry.
Looks like it will be cc and green flag,
But next year we may go abroad and mayday doesn't cover that, so not sure which way to go for that .
23rd Apr 2012 8:20 pm
Adrian T
Member Since: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 46
I wouldn't go there the place is full of foreigners, sorry my mistake thats this country
23rd Apr 2012 8:35 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
How come the French right wing leader is a fit wench, who is accepted in society, and we get a fat miserable bloke who is a social leper.
But yup I may go abroad to get away from the forigners
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