Vehicle recovery on the Canning Stock route?

Drew,

There are a few vehicles that didn't make the trip. They are still there.

There was an amount posted a few months back about recovery and it was very high.

The best thing is to make sure your vehicle is sound before you go, go with other vehicles and don't rush.

I suppose that is why I have 10 vehicles doing the CSR with me in June. It now become my problem to get them out.

Wayne

Mechanical breakdown can be expensive to recover a dead vehicle,,,, but dont forget about about your comprehensive insurance in case it is an accident breakdown.....
One time we had a fanbelt break and cooked the engine,,,,admittedly it was a track just outta Birdsville and not The Canning,,, but recovery to Birdsville, transport to Adelaide, rebuilt engine was covered... Excess was $500 but they would'nt cover the fanbelt...
Plenty of people dont even know that.....!!!!!!

Buy a Lexus.

I believe they will recover you from anywhere.

Other then that , I dont believe there is another option. There was a Remote Recovery Mob a while back (also discused here a while ago) , but they no longer exist.

Its your responsability to get yourself out now.

Normally with these memberships , its only if the Person responsable has access to a 4wd truck will they even consider remote recoveries (also happens with Insurance Issues). There are a few around that do , but , probably due to the Nature of the CSR , they would leave any recoveries to someone else , and let them worry about the $$$.

I believe its several thousand dollars to recover a vehicle from out there.

I did hear that the 'call out' fee is around $5000.00!

Box of matches

As posted before, there's a sign on the door at the office at the Kunnawarritji Community at Well 33.

It states: "Vehicle Recovery from Kunnawarritji to Port Hedland $5000 inc. GST. 50% up front"

That's to get it from the community NOT from where ever you break it on the Canning. And the bit they are charging $5000 for is the EASY bit.

Don't break it. If you do make sure the plastic is well charged before you leave home. You are going to pay for it for a long time, me thinks.

Begs the question really. We did it in a very well maintained GQ. But the recovery cost could probably be greater than the vehicle value.

The box of matches is an attractive idea but still isn't worth the trouble if they decide it was deliberate or even think it. After all they'll walk away and it'll be up to you to prove otherwise. Anyone doing that will screw the next legitimate person who tries to claim and everyone after that.

And then the bigger issue is that with the amount of gear and food you have to carry on this trip - spreading your load of cargo & people across the remainder of your convoy is going to be difficult. IF you are dumb enough to do it on your own (& the euro tourists are every other day) then you are in real trouble.

Dave