Big Trip - Need for Travel Insurance or Roadside Assist?
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 at 21:43
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Carolyn R2
We are going on a three month family road trip through central Australia and the
Kimberley.
We have a not-quite 3 yo Prado that will still be within warranty. It is insured, and I have arranged for our
home contents insurance to also include a $4000 "bundle" of things outside the
home.
We will be towing a trailer that belongs to friends and is insured by them. I would be reluctant to call on that insurance for theft etc from the trailer, however it is there in the event of some sort of write off of the trailer itself.
Given the above, should I consider either:
- motoring association roadside assist (RACV in our case, which I know has reciprocal arrangements with the others) - whilst our Prado warranty would cover problems with the car only, I believe RACV covers trailers also. (Appreciate that sometimes our location will be sufficiently remote that this will be irrelevant, and will be carrying spare parts etc, but we will be covering plenty of distance on more trafficked routes also)
- travel insurance - eg in case of medical emergency evacuation, need to return
home for sick family member etc
Reply By: Member - DereelGirl - Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 at 22:17
Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 at 22:17
Hi Carolyn,
I had top RACV cover when I went up to
Cape Leveque and they were fantastic when I was airlifted back to
Broome hospital for a weeks stay. I also flew
home from there and I made my own arrangements to get car camper and accompanying passenger
home. RACV covered $1k of those arrangements. It was a last minute change to my policy (the night before we left) but I am so glad we had it.
Cheers
Robyn
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Follow Up By: Carolyn R2 - Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 at 22:49
Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 at 22:49
Hi Robyn,
so do you mean you had RACV travel insurance (as opposed to RACV total care roadside assist)? Or was it a combination of both?
Thanks
Carolyn
(PS sorry your trip came to an early end)
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Follow Up By: Member - DereelGirl - Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 at 01:28
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 at 01:28
Carolyn, we had total care and they probably would have organised everything but I had time on my hands so did it all while in hospital. It was a shame the holiday didn't go quite to plan but I still enjoyed the trip up there and the 4 days I had before my back gave way. With a bit of luck I'll get back there soon.
Robyn
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Reply By: Kris and Kev - Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 at 09:32
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 at 09:32
Watch the content of your
home cover as some will only cover if away from
home for less than 90 days. Some policies also have a condition that they are not covered if in a camping situation.
I would absolutely get the top RACV roadside assist cover. You can never have too much cover and the relatively small cost is
well worth it.
If your vehicle is diesel
check that your insurance will cover for damage to the engine due to contaminated fuel.
Kevin
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