Towing

Hi Duncs,
Thanks for your reply and we will take your advice onboard. It's just that SWMBO wanted to make sure that if anything happened along the way that we could rely on a tow company.
Thanks again,
Peter & Dawn.

When my mate worked for the garage in Copley, their recovery trailer (like mine are) is fitted with a receiver hitch and lighting socket at the rear.
Therefore the disabled tow vehicle was placed on the trailer, whilst the CT was coupled to the rear of the recovery trailer and then away it went back to Copley. The tow vehicle was a petrol powered Patrol trayback.

Cheers,
Dion.

Hi Peter,
Thanks also for your advice as we appreciate as much follow-ups as we can get as we are new to caravanning.
As you can see by our question stories of this nature are in every caravan magazine and SWMBO starts to panic thinking it will happen to us.
Regards,
Peter & Dawn.

Make sure you read all the 'fine print' before assuming too much with RAA Premium...

Maximum weight 2 tonnes Metro or Country

400 km maximum - round trip country

50 km metro

The recovery of vehicles is limited to those that do not exceed the physical dimensions of 5.5 metres in length, 2.3 metres in width, 2 metres in height, 1.8 metre wheel span or weigh more than 2 tonnes gross weight. Where recovery of vehicles outside these limits is possible, members may be required to pay any additional charges (see Vehicle Movement Schedule conditions.) The recovery
of caravans, trailers or similar are not covered by RAA Premium

Non-serviced Areas
We pay up to $1750 Premium benefits (including towing up to 400km round trip)
for any one claim in a non-serviced area.

Qualifications for Benefits
Except for emergency road service, towing benefits and other promotional offers or
discounts, all Premium benefits are available only when all of the following conditions apply:

• The vehicle is disabled due to an electrical or mechanical failure for a period assessed by an RAA Premium consultant to be longer than 48 hours (except for when the vehicle is immobilised for less than 48 hours you may qualify for two nights emergency accommodation and two days rental car).
• The breakdown occurred more than 100km
from your home.
• The vehicle’s gross weight is less than
4 tonnes, other than recreational mobile
homes which will receive up to $220 per annum for towing, and any other related
Premium benefits that apply to the breakdown incident.

Non-serviced Area
In a non-serviced area the maximum benefit per claim is $1750 (includes country road service including towing up to 400km round trip) back to the nearest available
service depot. However, if your vehicle is recovered from a non-serviced to a serviced area we will increase your maximum benefit to $3,500 in the first year and $5,500 in your subsequent consecutive years of Premium membership.
If your vehicle breaks down in a non-serviced area you must telephone an RAA Premium consultant as soon as possible to explain the situation.

There are some 56 pages of rules, interpretations, exclusions, exemptions, exceptions, etc and can be viewed at Link

Hi there,
Thanks for your input, it has helped us out. We best do our homework before we set off and we must really look at the fine print before joining an automobile association.
Kind Regards,
Peter & Dawn.