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18 January 2018, 12:31
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: glasgow
Boat name: black cat
Make: redbay
Length: 6m +
Engine: suzuki 140hp
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breakdown cover inc trailer
Hi
can anyone recomend a company that will do business breakdown for trailers over 7m in lenght
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18 January 2018, 21:55
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Denny
Boat name: Highland Bluewater
Length: 6m +
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Originally Posted by ashtonmarine
Hi
can anyone recomend a company that will do business breakdown for trailers over 7m in lenght
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I don't think the AA has a length restriction. Pretty sure everyone else has.
Green Flag and RAC certainly both have length restrictions. 
I contacted the RYA about this and they in researched it. It does look like the AA are the only answer.
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18 January 2018, 22:01
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
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RAC are 7m too
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18 January 2018, 22:07
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL
RAC are 7m too
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Trailer or load length? They've recovered my 7.8 on it's trailer before, but I think the trailer is probably only 7m. It came back on an artic.
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18 January 2018, 22:24
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It is LOA they count, if you were recovered you got lucky.
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18 January 2018, 23:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
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Originally Posted by Xk59D
It is LOA they count, if you were recovered you got lucky.
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Recovery guy didn't have a tape measure 
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18 January 2018, 23:47
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Better lucky than good!
The article I think from magazine was posted on forum if you search for it. Was only maybe 6 months ago I think I seen it.
Edit- http://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/e-n...m_medium=email
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19 January 2018, 00:51
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
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The 7 meter length restriction is likely in place because that's the legal length for on road towing up to 3500kg (Kinda covers 'normal' road trailers).
Mr Ashtonmarine sells trailers so I'm guessing he knows that and he's looking for a commercial trailer recovery service.
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19 January 2018, 15:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Originally Posted by Last Tango
I don't think the AA has a length restriction. Pretty sure everyone else has.
Green Flag and RAC certainly both have length restrictions.
I contacted the RYA about this and they in researched it. It does look like the AA are the only answer. |
I asked the AA the exact same question...and he assured me with The Top insurance (which I get free...or at least a perc from a select Bank account) they would defiantly ALWAYS make sure that they'd get you and your passengers plus Boat/Trailer to you're destination.
Good to know when you travel/tow from Somerset to the Highlands Pretty often 
This was a couple of years ago so might be worth checking again I suppose.
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19 January 2018, 16:39
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
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Originally Posted by Maximus
I asked the AA the exact same question...and he assured me with The Top insurance (which I get free...or at least a perc from a select Bank account) they would defiantly ALWAYS make sure that they'd get you and your passengers plus Boat/Trailer to you're destination.
Good to know when you travel/tow from Somerset to the Highlands Pretty often
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I have the same select bank account Maxi although I'm at least 20 quid behind you [emoji12] I also got the same reply from the AA last time I contacted them. Good to know [emoji106]
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19 January 2018, 18:26
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Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
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Length: under 3m
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kerny
I have the same select bank account Maxi although I'm at least 20 quid behind you [emoji12] I also got the same reply from the AA last time I contacted them. Good to know [emoji106]
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Makes a nice change to get something useful from the Bank for a change Steve!! 
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19 January 2018, 18:32
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Is the bank name a secret or what?
Get it spilled 
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19 January 2018, 18:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Manchester
Boat name: Sea wolf
Make: Aircraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboard petrol
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Green flag Cheep as chips [emoji106]
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19 January 2018, 18:47
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Town: Nottingham
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I've been recovered by the AA in a defender 110 with a 4.4m SIB on the roof (inflated) plus a ribcraft 6.5 on tow. Whole lot recovered to central london with no questions asked. RAC at the time stated they would not recover the trailer.
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19 January 2018, 19:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
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Originally Posted by Xk59D
Is the bank name a secret or what?
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It'll cost yer.. [emoji6]
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20 January 2018, 08:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: teesside
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Make: humber 5.5
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i can confirm that green flag will bring a boat on trailer total length was 7 metres .from the Scottish highlands to Teesside while I carried on in my truck without question it was relayed through a couple of independent company's and took about a week to cover the 400 odd miles. at an overall length of 7 metres it only just fitted on the back of the recovery truck which is probably why they have a 7 metre limit as most recovery trucks are the same
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20 January 2018, 09:03
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AA. I've had many recoveries over the years (several of which would be classed as part of commercial activity), never had an issue other than sometimes the amount of time it takes them to arrange a suitable recovery vehicle. Last time was around 6 hours to arrive a low loading arctic (8m RIB on massive trailer). I've even had them recover the boat out of the water - good company to be with.
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20 January 2018, 09:28
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
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Length: under 3m
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Originally Posted by Tim M
AA. I've had many recoveries over the years (several of which would be classed as part of commercial activity), never had an issue other than sometimes the amount of time it takes them to arrange a suitable recovery vehicle. Last time was around 6 hours to arrive a low loading arctic (8m RIB on massive trailer). I've even had them recover the boat out of the water - good company to be with.
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Wow! Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating! Nice one
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20 January 2018, 14:29
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Length: 3m +
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I always thought the issue for =<7m trailers was not so much the length but the "recovery" of the trailer...
Your car breaks while towing - they can put your car on the truck and tow the trailer behind.
Your trailer breaks but the car is fine - some companies seem to (anecdotally at least) have had issues recovering the trailer any further than to a place of safety...
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20 January 2018, 19:16
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Denny
Boat name: Highland Bluewater
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yellowribclive
Green flag Cheep as chips [emoji106]
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I took out cover from them over the phone and I was deliberately misled. I was told "we will recover any trailer you are lawfully towing with a car"
When the policy came through I read the small print and that trailer length covered was very restricted and plainly not what I'd been told. I phoned them about it and they conceded they would NOT recover my trailer (6.5mtr rib about 8mtr overall.).
So...to cut a long story short.... they refunded my payment and waived the cancellation fee. 
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