I'm thinking of changing my current AA recovery plan to GreenFlag Recovery Plus.
Can any one share their experience with this plan please?
Can any one share their experience with this plan please?
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Really?
No size restrictions, no age restrictions on the vehicles, double recovery, breakdown on way to site get taken there and if not repaired picked up and taken home, etc, etc
You get what you pay for!
Used Green Flag, via Mayday, twice after an accident while away touring and once for a breakdown - in all three cases their sevice was excellent.
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If the agents are the same between Mayday and Greenflag then the question becomes one of the difference between policies.
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Sam
It’s very simple. Green Flag stands alone. For me CAMC brokered a deal for Members , with Green Flag , that goes way beyond the GF standard Ts&Cs.
Welcome Mayday,
The difference is quite considerable.
Too specific for here.
Please read the two for yourselves and appreciate the vast difference👍If ever the small print was important, this is it!
It’s very simple. Green Flag stands alone. For me CAMC brokered a deal for Members , with Green Flag , that goes way beyond the GF standard Ts&Cs.
Welcome Mayday,
The difference is quite considerable.
Too specific for here.
Please read the two for yourselves and appreciate the vast difference👍If ever the small print was important, this is it!
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Consider Britannia Rescue, particularly if you have CSMA (Boundless) membership. Easy to get nowadays. Good T&C’s and service. Includes caravan. Check them out.
I am still a boundless member but left Britannia Rescue after many years simply because Barclays do a good deal on RAC with holiday insurance combined.
If you choose to try this PM me if a nomination is needed, we may also get joint money off.
John
I am still a boundless member but left Britannia Rescue after many years simply because Barclays do a good deal on RAC with holiday insurance combined.
If you choose to try this PM me if a nomination is needed, we may also get joint money off.
John
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We have used Mayday twice and they were very good. Having said hat I have also used the RAC and they were no problem although others seem to have had problems, but all of these services do sometimes.
I use Mayday simply because it has far more cover other than the RAC Arrival through the C&CC, but that costs more..
If buying always make sure that the recovery will operate if the caravan has the fault, as some do not.
I use Mayday simply because it has far more cover other than the RAC Arrival through the C&CC, but that costs more..
If buying always make sure that the recovery will operate if the caravan has the fault, as some do not.
Ah! The old adage of 'You get what you pay for' Usually meaning - and I've used the phrase myself - if its cheap then its not as good. Which you could spin around and say if its more expensive its got to be better, which is not always true.
Its not always about cost but about value for money. Most of us here would prefer to save a bob or two so we look out for deals that provide what we want at a price we're happy with.
Compared with my current recovery plan the Green Flag Recovery Plus has better coverage for less money. So I'd be happy with that.
I've spent some time this morning going through the policy documents for both Recovery Plus and Mayday and the differences - to me at least - aren't worth twice the price. The only real noticable difference - and keep in mind this is based on what I need - is that Mayday has the Dual Recovery and I think I can live without that. I have so far.
After that they're much the same.
Unless you know different
Its not always about cost but about value for money. Most of us here would prefer to save a bob or two so we look out for deals that provide what we want at a price we're happy with.
Compared with my current recovery plan the Green Flag Recovery Plus has better coverage for less money. So I'd be happy with that.
I've spent some time this morning going through the policy documents for both Recovery Plus and Mayday and the differences - to me at least - aren't worth twice the price. The only real noticable difference - and keep in mind this is based on what I need - is that Mayday has the Dual Recovery and I think I can live without that. I have so far.
After that they're much the same.
Unless you know different
I look at it differently, but only slightly - I try to define what cover I need because any provider that doesn't give ALL that cover is worthless but equally any cover beyond what I need is worthless too. So it comes down to which providers give ALL the cover I need and their prices.Ah! The old adage of 'You get what you pay for' Usually meaning - and I've used the phrase myself - if its cheap then its not as good. Which you could spin around and say if its more expensive its got to be better, which is not always true.
Its not always about cost but about value for money. Most of us here would prefer to save a bob or two so we look out for deals that provide what we want at a price we're happy with.
Compared with my current recovery plan the Green Flag Recovery Plus has better coverage for less money. So I'd be happy with that.
I've spent some time this morning going through the policy documents for both Recovery Plus and Mayday and the differences - to me at least - aren't worth twice the price. The only real noticable difference - and keep in mind this is based on what I need - is that Mayday has the Dual Recovery and I think I can live without that. I have so far.
After that they're much the same.
Unless you know different
The bit that's difficult to evaluate is the service level and the response time - as each of us only has anecdotal experience to go on.
One of the areas ignored by most people is recovery if you're unfortunate to be involved in an accident - if you go through your car insurance, they'll recover the car to a repairer or disposal compound but you will need to make your own arrangements for the caravan to get home - some, but not all, breakdown recovery deals include accident recovery to get everyone and everything home.
Twice I've had accidents while out for the day during a caravanning holiday - by invoking Mayday double journey I was able to get the car recovered to the caravan site and the following day have car, caravan and ourselves transported home - in one case 400 miles without being relayed - if I'd gone through the car insurers the caravan and ourselves would have been stuck 400 miles from home - both accidents were my fault so no chance of getting a like-for-like courtesy car with a towbar.
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The one I suggested above, once recovered caravan, which shed a wheel, to a site, then later, 40 miles to a repairer, a few of weeks of storage, then a further approx 400 miles to another repairer including channel crossing. They also paid for 5 nights hotel accommodation and for my car by channel tunnel.
On top of the above, due to poor handling by the French &*’%#, £1200 in compensation.
Was stressful at the time, wholly due to the European sub contractors, but not a bad outcome.
In the UK, they are reported to have the fastest response time.
John
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We are with Brittania/LV and they were excellent when the Subaru shed parts of its offside rear spring. Now I have one car with Kia(RAC) as part of its purchase deal, the other car with Brittania. But when the RAC cover ends in August 2024 that Kia will come under Brittania too.
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We were with Brittania for several years and had no real complaints until we broke down with the caravan on tow and we got told a long series of lies.
Initial assurance we'd have recovery in approx 45 minutes. Over an hour later told the truck was on its way but stuck in traffic.
Hour later it was still stuck in traffic.
All this time the roads were running freely.
When it eventually arrived the driver was amazed at what we'd been told as she had only come on duty 30 minutes beforehand and was the ONLY driver on the fleet licenced to drive an outfit the size it would be with the caravan on tow.
Give her her dues the service was excellent from that point forward but it was stressed that if we couldn't get the car repaired they would not respond to a 2nd call out for the same fault.
Hence the shift to Mayday.
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If as you say Britannia includes European travel then it beats the other ones quoted which are of course U.K. only.? Apologies if I have misunderstood 🙃
I suspect Britannia, underwritten by LV, (👍👍)and Mayday Green Flag probably use the same independent recovery garages across the country.
The main attraction for me is the Dual recovery given by Mayday. Like Roger’s example, if I bash my car on holiday I will get a free decent courtesy car from the motor insurer irrespective of fault. Enjoy the holiday and have the caravan taken home by Mayday.
At the end of the day the choices are governed by cost but level of service and reliability matter to us. Both our cars are covered by the Mayday.
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As with other services Britannia have different levels of service I chose the top level which included Europe and home start. From memory, I think that was £100 which included about £25 Boundless membership, (a cost more than recuperated in other ways).
I don’t know, but it might be that the cover differs between public membership and Boundless.
I agree, Britannia use local garages in the same way as Mayday and others. I have found that after a call out they provide a questionnaire. I have had to give negative comments on a couple of times. And they are acted upon.
John
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I always looked at CCC Arrival by RAC and found them significantly more expensive than Mayday. Even now for our non tow car that is not covered by Kia recovery (using RAC) the RAC was more expensive so I went back to Britannia LV.
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I agree that RAC are expensive when compared to organisations that use a network of local garages. However, I now find myself using them. The reason is, that I looked for holiday insurance, and I wanted a simple one that was not going to ask hundreds of questions each time we traveled. I bank with Barclays, and we both get covered for RAC and holiday insurance for £12.50 per month.
It suited us nicely. But would not have been suitable if we still towed.
John
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That’s interesting in that Barclays travel insurance doesnt go into minute details wrt pre existing conditions. Earlier this year I sought a quote from LV travel insurance and was promptly rejected at the first hurdle as I had a routine referral to Bristol Eye Hospital for an anomaly with my optic nerve. Nothing was found and the conclusion was that it was probably a micro bleed that just happened to be present when I had my eye test. Yet back in 2007 LV were prepared to cover me to Turkey whilst awaiting an op for gall stones. They just excluded gall stone issues from the policy. I’m convinced insurers don’t like risk 😱
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I swapped from RAC to Green Flag Mayday at the start of this year, for the reasons outlined by Mr Grumpy in #4. I've never had to use the service so can't comment on that, but I can say that since we swapped the antique Jeep for Mrs Gozza's new Citroen, GF-M made it quite difficult to swap cars on the policy. They present you with an online form which looks easy enough, but submitting the form just brings an email with a phone number to ring - which you have to try a number of times if you're not happy to be number 89 in the queue.
However, that's a once-every-three-years thing, compared to the peace of mind that comes from knowing you've got specialist caravan recovery if you need it...
However, that's a once-every-three-years thing, compared to the peace of mind that comes from knowing you've got specialist caravan recovery if you need it...
I've not had any issues adding/changing/removing cars from Mayday/Green Flag - just phone Green Flag directly on the number on the card and get straight through - I wonder if your email directed you to phone via Caravan Club itself?
As I expected a mixed bag of view points, so as usual its down to me to make up my mind
Our bank includes Recovery, Mobile Phone insurance and Travel Insurance. However the Mobile Phone Insurance isn't much of a benefit and the Travel Insurance is no longer free when you go over 70 or you need more than 31 days away, which we often do.
So, the extra we're paying for this is now questionable, especially as its really only the Recovery that has any real benefit.
Our bank includes Recovery, Mobile Phone insurance and Travel Insurance. However the Mobile Phone Insurance isn't much of a benefit and the Travel Insurance is no longer free when you go over 70 or you need more than 31 days away, which we often do.
So, the extra we're paying for this is now questionable, especially as its really only the Recovery that has any real benefit.
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