Mayday and Caravan Storage

Stato replied on 16/01/2019 14:57

Posted on 16/01/2019 14:57

Hi,

This is just a heads up for people who have Mayday breakdown cover and store their caravan at a storage site.

In my naivety, I always assumed that in the event of any issues with my car Mayday would pick me up, drop off my caravan at our storage site, which is about six miles from my home, and then take my car back to my home address, or a local garage. It turns out that this is not the case. Apparently they will take my car and van to my caravan storage site and then leave me there to my own devices. Alternatively, they will take me to my home address and then leave both my car and van there (not an option for me as the van won't fit on my drive}. The choice is yours, it's either one or the other. 

This only came to light last year when one of our centre members had to use Mayday, and both their broken down car and caravan where deposited at their storage site. They then had to arrange for a garage to recover the car to their home address. On contacting the Caravan Club after the event they were given sympathy but told sorry, those are the conditions of Mayday membership.

I have to say I am a little disappointed with the Caravan Club and Mayday. I pay over £100 a year for their breakdown cover and it does seem a bit poor that onward recovery, especially where it is fairly local, is not provided. Does anybody know how Arrival or Britannia Rescue would deal with this situation?

Anyway, the main point of this post is just to highlight this issue for Club members who store their caravans at a storage site.  Fortunately I've never had to use Mayday's services, and yes, I have been naive in not reading the small print. Apparently it's on page 6 of the policy document! 

Happy caravanning.

Surfer replied on 19/02/2019 10:57

Posted on 18/02/2019 13:18 by DSB

I have just had an online chat with GreenFlag (for the last 45 minutes) to ask if a MayDay policy and a GreenFlag policy through my bank account can be used simultaneously in order to provide recovery of both vehicles to my storeage and then recovery of my car from storeage to either home or a repairer.

They have confirmed that not only can this not be done seamlessly, but it cannot be done at all!  It appears it is irrelevant that I have two seperate policies.  They are treated as one.

I suspect, however, that if you had MayDay cover and a secondary cover through another provider other than Green Flag (e.g. RAC, AA etc), it may be that this is a possibility.  It would be up to individuals to check with their own provider.  

I now need to find out definitively if the Arrival cover supplied by the C&CC through the RAC actually do provide this level of cover.

This problem which has been identified with Mayday cover, I will pursue further - but it could very well be after the next Club Council Meeting before I am able to report back further.

David 

Posted on 19/02/2019 10:57

In many cases your vehicle probably cannot be repair straight away and will need to wait a week or so.  I would prefer my vehicle to be parked on my drive until such time as it is ready to be repaired and then get a secondary breakdown company in to take it to a dealership. 

I think the restriction of 10 miles from your residence is a ridiculous clause as many people there preferred garage is a lot further than 10 miles especially if is a high value vehicle and needs the franchised dealership to do the repair.

EmilysDad replied on 19/02/2019 11:12

Posted on 19/02/2019 11:12

There are 4 Mercedes dealers within 10 miles of me ..... though Jeep don't fare as well. Obviously depends where you live.

replied on 19/02/2019 11:14

Posted on 19/02/2019 11:14

Some Bentley dealerships are few and far between

Wildwood replied on 19/02/2019 11:27

Posted on 19/02/2019 11:14 by

Some Bentley dealerships are few and far between

Posted on 19/02/2019 11:27

 There is a Bentley dealer up the road from us, but possibly a 200 mile trip for a service might be a bit far.

DSB replied on 19/02/2019 12:49

Posted on 19/02/2019 10:28 by DaveCyn

Tried again this morning & it's working!

Posted on 19/02/2019 12:49

I have reported the issue about the link in the email which folk have been experiencing difficulty with.  Another email will be sent out with a better link, so that those who have  been experiencing problems can fill out the questionaire.

The problem I identified was that the link works fine if you click on the bottom part of the box.  If you click on the top half it takes you to the 'We are not taking any more responses' page. 

Hope this helps.

Regards

David

Surfer replied on 20/02/2019 09:11

Posted on 19/02/2019 11:12 by EmilysDad

There are 4 Mercedes dealers within 10 miles of me ..... though Jeep don't fare as well. Obviously depends where you live.

Posted on 20/02/2019 09:11

If your caravan is stored at home and you do not have the same issue as many of us, I don't understand your contribution to this thread and I am unsure how 4 Mercedes Benz dealers are involved?

replied on 20/02/2019 09:25

Posted on 20/02/2019 09:11 by Surfer

If your caravan is stored at home and you do not have the same issue as many of us, I don't understand your contribution to this thread and I am unsure how 4 Mercedes Benz dealers are involved?

Posted on 20/02/2019 09:25

Although I store at home there is still the consideration of whether I will be brought home and re-collected days later for a trip to garage if car is not driveable

Wanderer19TB replied on 22/02/2019 13:49

Posted on 22/02/2019 13:49

Hi

 

i have just contacted CCC Rac Arrival. They will recover your car/caravan from anywhere in UK, take both back to your store, then take you and the car to a garage or home up to 75 miles from your store. Cost £110 - £15 voucher if a member of CCC. CAMC now have until April to mirror these terms, otherwise i will not be renewing my mayday recovery. And as previously stated these were the features i was told mayday would offer.

GTP replied on 23/02/2019 07:24

Posted on 22/02/2019 13:49 by Wanderer19TB

Hi

 

i have just contacted CCC Rac Arrival. They will recover your car/caravan from anywhere in UK, take both back to your store, then take you and the car to a garage or home up to 75 miles from your store. Cost £110 - £15 voucher if a member of CCC. CAMC now have until April to mirror these terms, otherwise i will not be renewing my mayday recovery. And as previously stated these were the features i was told mayday would offer.

Posted on 23/02/2019 07:24

I am no lawyer, but given the number of members who have bee told this.... is this not a case of selling a product under the trade description act. As compensation, I would be happy for a cancellation of contract, with a full refund... to enable me to take out cover with the RAC. As it stands I do not have the cover I understood I paid for....

The “fix” mentioned earlier in this thread... can be a long time coming.....unlike any ‘breakdown’ which could happen tomorrow!!!

SteveL replied on 23/02/2019 08:10

Posted on 23/02/2019 08:10

It does seem a bit of an own goal as far as T&C's are concerned, also totally illogical. Break down on the way to a booked destination and they will take you and your van onto the site and then transport your vehicle to a garage. On conclusion of your break, if not fixed, they will even transport everything back, albeit to only one destination.

However, if you decided not to continue with the holiday, you are only entitled (driver discretion accepted) to transport to one destination, home, garage or storage and then left to sort it out yourself.🤔

We are switching to a MH with a different breakdown / recovery within the insurance. Otherwise I would be seriously considering the C&CC offering at renewal.

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