C&CC Arrival Overseas Option

Stato replied on 16/01/2023 11:00

Posted on 16/01/2023 11:00

Good morning,

When it comes to our overseas trips I have always tended to sign up to Red Pennant without bothering to check what other alternatives are available. Like a lot of people I am sure. Last year, for the first time ever, I had an issue with my car, and I needed to use the services of Red Pennant. To be honest, the service was very poor. And that is being generous.

Although I may stick with Red Pennant, I want to see what other options are available. The obvious alternative is the Camping Club's Arrival service with the added overseas cover. I have checked through the details and can't see any obvious areas where the benefits are not as good as RP. Am I missing anything substantial?

There seems to be some benefits of Arrival over Red Pennant (Annual). The cost for me for Arrival plus Overseas (Ultimate) is about £60 less for the year than the equivalent Mayday plus RP. Also, the Arrival overseas cover is for multiple overseas trips upto 90 days. Whereas RP is only up to 31 days (or longer for a higher cost). 

So, grateful for any views of Arrival. Are the benefits just as good as RP? Has anybody used it recently? Was the service good?

Grateful for any comments.

Kasspa replied on 12/02/2023 12:25

Posted on 12/02/2023 12:25

I have just renewed with Comfort Insurance (Aviva), UK & EU breakdown cover was an optional £73, covers up to 6 call outs.

Stato replied on 14/02/2023 15:47

Posted on 14/02/2023 15:47

mapman - Thanks. I found the cost of Red Pennant over 31 days to be far too high. Especially when I may only be going for a couple of extra days over the 31 day segment. To me that was one of the advantages of Arrival over Red Pennant. The standard Arrival European add on covers you for all trips up to 350 days.

Landyrover - Thank you for that feedback. It was reassuring to read it all went well. It was in stark contrast to my experience with Red Pennant last year. 

Kasspa - Thanks. That sounds a decent deal for motorhomers.  

 

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