CC Mayday or C&CC Relay Breakdown Cover?

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We also use Green Flag direct and it includes home call and European cover. I think both clubs charge too much and exclude European cover - they just want the significant extra income using Red Pennant or equivalent. Like all insurance you have to make a judgement on the cover you really want and I am afraid the extras offered by Mayday and Arrival are not required (or not cost justified) by all members.

I’ve just seen this, Easy. 

Arrival is personal based cover, not vehicle based, and I pay the same now for two of us as I did when we towed a caravan. The number or type of vehicles has no bearing on the premium and they have never asked what vehicles we own.

When I get a quote for same level of cover (basically the full package) it comes back at £225 with Arrival as my original post TW.

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Guess it’s my haggling skills, Easy. 

Hi to all caravanners who tow with their Motability vehicle. I am a disabled driver and lease my car through Motability. As you all know, our Motability vehicles are covered for 'full' breakdown service at or away from home & recovery by the RAC. Quite correctly & reasonably, our caravans are covered at our own additional expense.

Since January 2016 when I started towing, my caravan has been covered for breakdown as an additional & paid for 'upgrade' to the RAC Motability Cover Scheme. However, on Saturday 11/11/17, I received a letter from RAC advising that this Caravan Breakdown upgrade has been withdrawn from service and will not be renewed in January 2017. Our normal Motability breakdown cover is not affected by this change

"All is not lost" said the letter. We can provide specialist caravan breakdown cover with ARRIVAL, exclusively for members of our partners at The Camping & Cavanning Club. The RAC website states: If you are not a member of the C & C Club you will get free membership for one year. If you are not a member, you will receive C & C Club vouchers to the value of £40.

I joined The Caravan & Motorhome Club last year out of choice and based on considerable research and advise from readers like you and from caravanning friends. My choice was well made if the sites I have visited throughout the Spring & Summer were anything to go by.

My problem now is what to do? Green Flag through the CAMC are the least expensive by a long way but if, whilst towing, my car breaks down, I must comply with Motability Scheme rules and call out RAC. If a repair cannot be affected roadside, RAC will tow my vehicle & caravan (up to a max length 7.0m) to a destination of my choice. As my caravan (Bailey Unicorn 3 Cadiz) is 7.37m long, I will need to pay for this service.

Unless any fellow disabled Motability users know of any alternative, I fear I have no choice but to additionally join The C & C Club in order to be adequately covered for breakdown. My apologies in advance for this lengthy post - but brevity would not have permitted a detailed explanation. Additionally, it may answer questions that I know many of you may want answering. Regards.

It would be a no brainer for me. Take up the Arrival plan and have a free year with C&CC. Then next year when RAC send through the renewal, ring them, moan about the cost and negotiate a better deal.

Even if your haggling fails, what price peace of mind and ease of recovery if you need it?

We have the RAC Arrival through the C&CC because it is the only recovery service that reunite you with your caravan should you breakdown with away from your site and the car cannot be fixed locally.  So they will recover your car, take you back to the site to recover the caravan and relay you home. 

If anyone know of any other service that does this, let me know, 'cos it is expensive.

Do you ring them and haggle a new price when your renewal notice comes through, Patmau? If not, give it a try.