Caravan and Motorhome Breakdown Cover

Your motorhome or campervan is covered whoever is driving it. If you’re towing, your towing vehicle and caravan, trailer tent or trailer is counted as one vehicle as there is only one engine. Ideal if you already have breakdown cover for other vehicles or your unit is also driven or towed by people who aren’t part of your household.

From 1 January 2021 you should make sure you have the following items before travelling to Europe:

• Insurance green card: contact your insurer to check if you need a green card which is an internationally recognised certificate of insurance. You will need to carry multiple green cards if:

  • you have two policies covering the duration of your trip, for example, if your policy renews during the journey

  • your vehicle is towing a trailer or caravan, you’ll need one for the towing vehicle and one for the trailer/caravan. You also need separate trailer insurance in some countries you have fleet insurance – e.g. one green card for each vehicle

  • Vehicle log book: take your vehicle log book, known as the V5C form from the DVLA, if you have one to show you are the registered keeper

• GB sticker: display a GB sticker on the rear of your vehicle, even if the number plate has the EU symbol. This is not needed in the Republic of Ireland

• International Driving Permits (IDPs): You will only need to obtain an IDP if you do not carry a photocard driving licence. For example, if you only have a paper licence. You may obtain an IDP from the Post Office at a cost of £5.50. It’s important to realise that different countries require different types of IDP and you may need more than one type depending on which countries you drive through. These should be taken alongside your paper GB or NI driving licence. Different rules apply for those with licences issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar.

• Caravan/Trailer registration: some commercial and non-commercial trailers or caravans need to be registered before towing them to or through most EU and EEA countries. Find out more here.

• Pets: check and follow UK Government guidance for taking pets abroad
• Taking food and drink to the EU: Milk or meat-based products will need to be consumed before passing the EU border control point, these products are banned with having the required paperwork. There are exemptions such as infant foods.  
   

Visit RAC Drive for everything you need to know about driving in the EU post-Brexit. The full government advice can be found here. 

Yes, provided you’ve got personal based membership.

Our standard RAC UK Breakdown cover does not cover large caravans and motorhomes that exceed 3.5 tonnes, 6.4 metres long including tow bar, 2.55 metres wide and 3 metres high.

Most breakdown providers have these restrictions, you may want to check your terms and conditions, along with your vehicle size and weight, to ensure your cover is valid.

Additionally when you are towing, RAC standard Breakdown cover will not recover you if the fault is with your caravan, only if the fault is with your towing vehicle.

RAC standard UK Breakdown Recovery cover doesn’t include: 

• Arrival Follow-on: We’ll tow your caravan or trailer to a second location following recovery of your vehicle, up to 75 miles.
• Arrival Return: If you’re travelling to a campsite and your vehicle breaks down, if the trip is 2 days or more, we’ll recover the vehicle onward to your campsite, and if the vehicle cannot be repaired before you’re due to leave, we’ll recover you, your passengers, and vehicle (including your caravan or trailer) back home. 

RAC standard UK Breakdown cover doesn’t include:

• Assistance if you’ve topped up with the wrong fuel. Under Arrival we’ll drain & flush your vehicles fuel system and top it up with the correct fuel.
• The cost of specialist equipment to recover your vehicle, Arrival covers the cost of specialist recovery vehicles or a crane, etc.
• Recovery of your vehicle and/or caravan or trailer when it’s stuck in snow, mud, flood or sand, when it’s safe to do so.

RAC standard UK Breakdown Onward Travel cover doesn’t include:

• Hire car with a tow bar – essential if your vehicle breaks down whilst you’re towing. With Arrival we’ll try to provide you with a replacement hire car with a tow bar. 
• If you’re on a trip in your motorhome and it can’t be repaired at the Roadside, with Standard Onward Travel you’d have to choose between overnight accommodation & transport. With Arrival Onward Travel we’ll provide you with both.

Yes, If you only have Arrival Roadside cover our Patrols will attempt to repair your vehicle at the roadside and if that’s not possible we’ll only tow both your vehicle and caravan or trailer up to 10 miles.

If you add with Arrival Recovery cover, whether it’s your vehicle or caravan that’s broken down, we’ll help you with recovering both. Here’s how:

• Arrival Recovery: If your vehicle breaks down we can tow to a single destination anywhere in the UK.
• Arrival Follow-on: We’ll tow your caravan or trailer to a second location following recovery of your vehicle, up to 75 miles.
• Arrival Return: If you’re travelling to a campsite and your vehicle breaks down, if the trip is 2 days or more, we’ll recover the vehicle onward to your campsite. If the vehicle cannot be repaired before you’re due to leave, we’ll recover you, your passengers, and vehicle including caravan or trailer back home. 

Yes, with Arrival Recovery added to your cover, if you breakdown on holiday and your vehicle can’t be repaired before you return home we’ll take you, any passengers, your vehicle and your caravan back home.

No, not with Arrival breakdown cover.

Many Breakdown providers have these restrictions so be sure to check your policy so that you don’t get caught out if your vehicle breaks down. The overall size restrictions include the tow bar which can often cause vehicles to exceed the length restrictions. 

Yes, our levels of cover are intended to cover you and, in the case of joint / family membership, your household. Therefore, all people covered by the policy must live at the registered policy address. All vehicles listed on the membership must be registered at the membership address too.

Non-members of the Camping and Caravanning Club purchasing Arrival breakdown cover will receive their Welcome pack for their first year’s membership directly from the Camping and Caravanning Club within 20 working days of your Arrival breakdown policy start date.

If you haven’t received your Welcome pack within 20 working days of your Arrival policy start date, contact the Camping and Caravanning Club membership services team directly on 02476 475556, who will be able to advise.

Yes, if you’re a member of the Camping and Caravanning Club, you can call us to switch over.

If you're not a member of the Club, then you can call us to join and switch over. You'll receive Camping and Caravanning Club membership included with your breakdown cover for the first year.

With Arrival Roadside cover we’ll tow your vehicle, caravan or trailer up to 10 miles. 

If you add Recovery to your policy you'll benefit from the following:

Arrival Recovery: If your vehicle breaks down we can tow to a single destination anywhere in the UK.

Arrival Follow-on: We’ll tow your caravan or trailer to a second location following recovery of your vehicle, up to 75 miles.

Arrival Return: If you’re travelling to a campsite and your vehicle breaks down, if the trip is 2 days or more, we’ll recover the vehicle onward to your campsite. 

With RAC Arrival breakdown cover, if you top up with the wrong fuel we’ll drain & flush the fuel system, top your vehicle up with the correct fuel and if that doesn’t solve the problem we’ll tow you to a local garage so that you can get your vehicle repaired. 

With Arrival European Breakdown added to you membership, you’ll have enhanced cover up to 7 days prior to your planned departure. You’ll be entitled to a hire vehicle whilst your vehicle is being repaired. 

If your vehicle isn’t repaired prior to your planned departure date, you’re covered for up to 23 days hire and can take the hire vehicle to Europe. If your trip exceeds the 23 days hire you’ll be able to arrange and pay to continue hire directly with the hire car provider.

We’re able to source the following leisure batteries:

LION SEALED LEISURE BATTERY 679
LION SEALED LEISURE BATTERY 100AH LOW BO
LION SEALED LEISURE BATTERY 677
EXIDE LEISURE/MARINE BATTERY 679
EXIDE LEISURE/MARINE BATTERY 677

When an RAC Patrol attends to fit the new leisure battery, we’ll provide a 2 year RAC warranty and a battery charger to allow you to charge your battery when your caravan or motorhome has been stored for a long period.