Breakdown Assistance for trailer

juliano999 · 14 July 2006, 09:08

Does anyone know if any of the breakdown services cover you if the bearings etc go on your trailer. I am bringing rib up North from down South and need to sort some sort of cover.

Neil Harvey · 14 July 2006, 09:38

Hi,

I've had a problem witha trailer, and Green Flag stuck it on the back of a lorry and took it home whilst I drove.
Cost the standard mileage fee though, which gave me a shock.

tip - as well as carrying a spare wheel and hub, carry also spare wheel nuts.

Some Bas**** undid my wheelnuts on one side whilst at a service station.
10 mins down the road, wheel is almost off, pulled in, hub and wheel shot to pieces. could have put on both spare hub and wheel, but did not have the wheel nuts to do them up with again!

juliano999 · 14 July 2006, 09:44

Just managed to arrange NCI online Platinum cover £42/year - covers everything including trailer and caravan cover while towing.

Happy with that. Only allowed 6 claims per year though.

Richard B · 14 July 2006, 09:48

Juliano - can you tell us more about the NCI and how to contact them? That scheme sounds very useful.

Jelly · 14 July 2006, 10:00

It would also be worth checking what they class as a trailer, some of the loverly recovery companies will only handle trailers up to a certain length. They are normally cool over caravans but get all twitchy over boat trailers.
Rgds
James

eupa · 14 July 2006, 10:03

Some Bas**** undid my wheelnuts on one side whilst at a service station.
10 mins down the road, wheel is almost off, pulled in, hub and wheel shot to pieces. could have put on both spare hub and wheel, but did not have the wheel nuts to do them up with again!

Shure it was a "bas*****" when this hapens it is mainly due to the fact that you should tighten/or check the nuts when the trailer is loaded.I cannot imagine anybody doing this is full sight at a service station? I had the same problem towng a 3 ton trailer ...... showed down at a junction and gee whiz--- a wheel glides past you.

Jonathan

Simon B · 14 July 2006, 11:11

Checkout the Camping and Caravan club, they run a version of RAC called "Arrivals"

The up shot being they will cover "proprietry" vehicles and trailers in their literature "unmodified" that are any age and any length. They will also do limited off road service also, this may includes slips I have not checked this.

The travel onward or repair service sounds reasonable if I find the leaflet I'll scan and post it.

juliano999 · 14 July 2006, 11:14

www.ncionline.co.uk

Neil Harvey · 14 July 2006, 11:18

sure it was some bas****!

Let's put it this way - hubs had been changed week before.
Had been towed 70 miles in the morning - no probs.
Had done 45 miles of the return in the afternoon - no probs.
A few miles into the second leg and the wheel is nearly off.

and it was not really in full sight of everyone. Was parked at the side of the car park, the problem was on the nearside out of site.

So fair enough - only 99% sure, but sure enough!