Front Towing Covers

regarding insurance, if you park your car on the driveway as no garage, do you get a cover to protect it as the insurance might say you have not taken "reasonable care to protect it."

No.  You pay a higher premium if it is not garaged due to the higher risk of damage.

I'm with lornalou1,

After 35yrs caravanning all over UK & Europe I've had one incident where a lorry I was following threw up a large road cone, it smashed my lower half front and I'm sure this would have been the same as if a cover was fitted. Each to their own ( please don't give insurance companies ideas about using front covers, it's bad enough them insisting on branded anti theft devices ).

BTW : Who do we blame when a cover comes off and causes damage, the manufacturer or the driver for unsafe load ?

it's easier to clean if you keep it clean !

Happy caravanning.

thanks indoors. I thought I was just being pedantic. If that the word.

makes you think what people did before towing covers.

O yes,   clean them.

But then came along the Bailey pebble dash Alu Tech, so we'd better rush to protect it.

Pass the tin hat dear, I'm gonna need some cover !!

indoors-I hope your ready with the tin hat as your going to get a lot of FLAK from the bailey owners. haha.

I noticed here at Cirencester this week a couple of vans turning up with these covers on - fair enough for towing. But then stayed on site for a couple of days with the covers left on. What's  that all about then? 

Hi Moulesy

Yes we have seen a few and found when asking they don't need to be removed for short stays as access to both windows & lockers is just a zip pull away! and I suppose it saves time removing and putting back on?

The jury is still out but reading most of the comments its one of those subjects like "Marmite" you either like them or hate them?

At the moment though we like the idea of the front panoramic windows getting some protection although I fully understand that a brick or a 2 by 2 could go straight through regardless of any thickness in the cover however does seem that windows do get smashed all part of the joys of caravaning I suppose..lol

Can't say I would be bothered about cleaning it every 10 minutes probably do that chore about twice every quarter I think?but we still think there is some merit to having one but as we say jury still out van not out of production until Jan 16th 2018 so plenty of time to think on about it!

If its wet and I'm only staying one night then often I don't remove, other than that it always comes off. If the forecast is rain I sometimes attached the evening prior to departure.

Put cover on yesterday whilst checking the van ready for departure this morning.

We van all year round and from October to March its the sugar beet harvest around here and the roads are thick with clods of mud so the cover does a good job.

Happy caravanning, I'm just doing it my way

Well done Oneputt!

Wish we were out now especially with the weather down here loads of sun and a little cold just great for those walks out.

as you say..Happy caravanning