We were members for one year ... ages ago ... until we realised that it's really focused at UK sites and holidays with lip service to continental holidays.
Haven't missed them one bit ... and doubt whether I've lost out on any of the so-called ferry 'offers' ... Tesco beats them!
Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 27/11/2017
Is there competition for what the CMC Red Pennant offer?
Or is it available to non-members? We have been rescued twice in the past decade and, on each occasion, we have had to have a tow car transported out from the UK and ours taken home. Red Pennant were superb each time. Does anyone else match their service?
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Quote: Originally posted by JoannaLesley on 28/11/2017
Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 27/11/2017
Is there competition for what the CMC Red Pennant offer?
Or is it available to non-members? We have been rescued twice in the past decade and, on each occasion, we have had to have a tow car transported out from the UK and ours taken home. Red Pennant were superb each time. Does anyone else match their service?
There is, but it depends what you want. Some people don't need 'door to door' cover and would be quite happy to extend their holiday whilst car or caravan were sorted out, or to be offered a hire car whilst the caravan was taken home........ with Red Pennant you get bells and whistles, belt and braces - and it's sometimes more than people need. It also doesn't cover people like us, who have their caravan stored in France, so we have to have an alternative - and get what cover we can for both breakdown and travel insurance.
We have had just two occasions in thirty-eight years of European travel, when we've had to call out breakdown services. Once was when we were covered by the AA, and we got first class service, the other when we were covered by Green Flag, and again couldn't fault them. The first time we were loaned an alternative vehicle (we weren't towing), the second time the car was repaired on site and we just carried on with our holiday.
Hi Val. I take your point - it is horses for courses. Unfortunately for us, on the first occasion we were still working and, even so, I missed an important conference while were were stranded. On the second (last year) the transmission went and the car was not economically repairable. Although we have now changed the car, I would not feel comfortable without the belt and braces cover, even if it is expensive (and it is).
I probably need to apologise to anyone going through Rouen on a Monday in early July last year, as I had to negotiate the whole way through in limp-home mode at 20mph. AND one lane in the tunnel was closed!
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