Roadside assist NT?

If you are with RAC just get the Pluss (top cover whatever it iscalled these days) and that is all you need

Col

I would also check mobile phone coverage. ( GSM and CDMA) . Not much good if you cannot call the roadside assistance. ( Perhaps a hired satphone may be needed).

If they are traveling on the major routes during tourist season there will also be plenty of other traffic.

Regards

Paul

We lived in and travelled the NT for a couple of years.

There isn't anyone else apart from AANT and they recognise all motoring clubs, etc. But don' expect a bloke in his van to turn up in a hurry. As mentioned you will not get ANY type of mobile coverage along most roads in the NT apart from the vicinity of the main towns and then only CDMA.

If you are really worried get a SATPHONE or at least a UHF to call the many road trains that travel out there which generally help out with getting a message to someone.

Don't just rely on road side assistance. Best insurance is to carry a good tool kit and basic spares (fan belts, radiator hoses) and water. You may never use them but remember that damned Murphy......Unless you have some means of getting yourself moving again you have to wait. Even in the dry season it is very uncomfortable out there...Coming from WA I assume you know all that..

But be prepared to wait a very, very, very long time.

Wizard