Trailer breakdown
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Topic: Trailer breakdown
Posted By: Guest
Subject: Trailer breakdown
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 10:03am
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FYI Further to recent discussion I can confirm that your standard RAC cover does NOT cover trailer breakdowns... But if you join the Camping & Caravaning Club Basically it nets out at about and extra £20 to get your trailer covered ... I think that is worth it ... |
you can then have RAC Arrival Cover which gets a discount and covers the trailer.Replies:
Posted By: Fraggle
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 2:48pm
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The one time I had a trailer problem (tyre blowout and no spare in the car doh!) the RAC did come to my rescue and I had basic roadside cover. I think they only came though as I played the lone female, at night, on motorway hard shoulder card. Supplied a new tyre (at a price obviously) and was on my way again after a tour of birmingham in the repair truck when we went to get the tyre. ------------- |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 2:59pm
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Nice to see they extended you that good will but if you want to be sure the above will work ... I hope never to find out ... ------------- |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 6:06pm
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I had a wtyre blow out on M4 on a bank holiday with my Albacore, not funny. The RAC said trailor isnt covered but gave me some numbers of helpfull recovery firms (only 1 out of 20 would help) They said it would cost £200 to get to service 4 miles down the road or £500 to get home!!!!!!! I went services route. My brother buggered off in the car because he had to be home and then i had to wait 5 hours for my dad to get from his house in bath to my house in Cheltenham Back up to and early junction on M4 Then to tow me home again!! Moral of the story dont let your brother pack the spare trailor wheel!! ( he didnt) ------------- |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 6:11pm
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I have a brand new spare tyre for my Laser road base. I got it with my road base off good old Ebay. Hasn't let me down yet, but I know I have a spare if needed and the tools to change it (As it isn't the same as your car!) Moral of the POST is - Carry a spare and the tools needed in your boot at all times, then you can't loose it. ------------- |
Posted By: tickel
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 8:23pm
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Saga recovery, who take pity on the elderley, have recovered car and boat after car breakdown and delivered boat to Grafham from M1 after trailer breakdown. We drove the car. ------------- tickel |
Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 10:41pm
Direct Line Rescue does...and in europe as well |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 11:01pm
... are you sure. Many cover the trailer in the event of needing recovery if the car breaksdown ... but if you problem is caused by a trailer failure then your not covered with many (and Direct LIne is just RAC rebranded I think ...) ------------- |
Posted By: jamesint505
Date Posted: 29 Mar 07 at 11:18pm
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I work for the RAC and can confirm that unles you get camping and caravan cover your trailer will not be covered.We will however come out too you as a courtesy and take the trailer to a local place of safety or repair or arrange a recovery at a price. 0-25 £100 26-50 £150 51-75 £200 76-100 £250 101-125 £300 126-150 £350 151-175 £400 176-200 £450 201-225 £500 226-250 £550 251-275 £600
IF DESTINATION EXCEEDS 275 MILES ADD £50 FOR EVERY 25 MILES The numbers on the left are mileage and apply to cars that don't have relevant recovery policy ie.yor car needs recovery over 10 miles and you only have basic cover.Hope this helps. ------------- 505 7567 |
Posted By: Philsy
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 9:20am
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[QUOTE=Merlinboy] I had a wtyre blow out on M4 on a bank holiday with
my Albacore, not funny. The RAC said trailor isnt covered but gave me some numbers of helpfull recovery firms (only 1 out of 20 would help) They said it would cost £200 to get to service 4 miles down the road or £500 to get home!!!!!!! I went services route. My brother buggered off in the car because he had to be home and then i had to wait 5 hours for my dad to get from his house in bath to my house in Cheltenham Back up to and early junction on M4 Then to tow me home again!! Moral of the story dont let your brother pack the spare trailor wheel!! ( he didnt)[/ QUOTE] I've heard that, if you tow a trailer, the law is that you should carry a spare wheel for it at all times. Not sure if that's true. Trouble is, even if you had one, would you want to change the wheel yourself at the side of the M4?  ------------- |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 9:26am
I have changed a trailer tyre on M2, we had driven to garda and back with no problems and we came off the ferry at dover got on the M2 and got a blowout  ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: NeilP
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 9:51am
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Why are we all worrying about trailer breakdowns? The law now says that all trailers must carry a spare wheel I believe, although I find it hard to believe that anyone would travel any distance without one, law or no law. Honestly, what can go wrong with the average trailer? Most dinghy trailers are unbraked, so no coupling or cable problems. All that's left is wheel bearings and tyres. If you grease and adjust the wheel bearings at the start of each season they will last for many years, and cost tuppence to replace anyway. Replace tyres when you start to see tiny cracks in the sidewall or tread - you'll never wear them out, the rubber will perish first - and keep them at the correct pressures. That just leaves the chassis itself, and if you're towing your pride and joy around on a rusted-out trailer you've only got yourself to blame! ------------- No FD? No Comment! |
Posted By: Philsy
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 9:55am
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I guess the problem would be if your car broke down (which you could also
argue is unlikely these days...) and it had to be recovered - what would happen to the trailer? ------------- |
Posted By: NeilP
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 10:21am
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Virtually all recovery organisations will recover a roadworthy trailer if your car breaks down. Certainly the RAC will. I can see their point with trailer breakdowns, why should they commit an expensive bit of kit like a recovery truck to picking up something as simple to fix as a trailer? Especially as 99.99% of trailer breakdowns are probably due to lack of maintenance. And yes, most trailer punctures are down to lack of maintenance. Do you know how old your trailer tyres are? Would you drive your car on 10 year old rubber? Look round the boat park at the next Open you go to, and I'd bet that at least 25% of the trailers there have perished/underinflated/misshapen or just plain ancient tyres. Think what you spent on your boat, then find out what a pair of tyres for your trailer costs. Add the cost of a new set of wheel bearings and a wheelbrace, then work out what the 2 hours sitting by the side of the road waiting for the "very nice man" is worth to you. Spend that 2 hours doing a pre-season service on your trailer and you'll never have to wait for the "very nice man" ------------- No FD? No Comment! |
Posted By: Philsy
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 10:29am
All good points - thanks. My only concern is the danger aspect of changing a wheel at the side of a busy motorway. To be honest, I'd call the AA for a car puncture under such circumstances, even though I'm perfectly capable of doing the job myself. ------------- |
Posted By: WildWood
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 11:23am
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Any views on fixing the spare onto the trailer base? I recently got a new spare from Northampton sailboats (brilliant service & v. cheap), but don't have a means of fixing it the base, so it bounces around the boot, and could be accidentally left at home. I take it there aren't any problems with just getting some bolts etc and attaching it to the road base? ------------- |
Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 30 Mar 07 at 9:29pm
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I'm pretty sure my green flag cover includes recovering the trailer - it certainly did when we had problems with the caravans lights. I always carry 2 spares after towing the Lark and having a blowout with 5 in the car and 150 miles to go. ------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: NeilP
Date Posted: 02 Apr 07 at 8:34am
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WildWood - you have to be a bit careful to mount the spare so that the tyre doesn't rub on the trailer chassis, otherwise when you need the spare you might find it useless! Towsure - probably Indespension too - supply a bracket you can bolt or weld to the trailer to hold the spare. ------------- No FD? No Comment! |
Posted By: Wes
Date Posted: 02 Apr 07 at 9:43am
| Just a quickie - what is the size of a trailer wheel? Is it 8" or 10"? Need to get another spare as the open season is upon us, and I forgot to measure at the weekend. It's on a single RS200 trailer |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 02 Apr 07 at 10:22am
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Depends, normally 8" but some are 10". It depends on where the road base came from. Had a quick google search but the only one Trident UK do comes with 8". Best to wait till later or email RS, they are very helpful. ------------- |