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I want RAC/AA/whatever cover that will cover me if I'm towing a horsebox.

Just phoned RAC but ended up in some off shore call centre where the chap didn't seem to understand what I wanted - said I had to be a member of some equestrian support service but couldn't tell me what it was - told me without membership they wouldn't cover me but couldn't answer any further questions without a 5 min delay to go look up the answer. Got irritated in the end and politely rung off.

What do you guys do? What is the best (cheapest - I don't travel the horse much) way to get breakdown cover for a car towing a horsebox? Which company?

thanks!
 
we're with the NFU - £350 a year for insurance, including free breakdown cover anywhere in the UK, and overnight stabling paid for for horse, and B&B paid for for you if necessary. Lorry either gets towed home, or towed somewhere to be fixed. They will also get your horse home if needed.

(Just to add - stay clear of 'Organisation of Horse Box and Trailer Owners' for breakdown recovery)
 
I'm with SEIB for the lorry, were VG the only time I've used them as they wanted to send a trailer to transport him (as only one horse). I politely said 'on your own head be it as he does not do trailers and destroyed the last one he was in'. They rang me back 5 mins later and had sorted a recovery vehicle which could tow the lorry with him still on board, perfect! Really rate them after that.
 
LOL thanks all, I've just checked through my insurance docs and it turns out that I am covered through my equine insurance automatically. Didn't even realise it until a couple of people mentioned it came with theirs!

Because I don't own a horsebox and therefore don't have horsebox cover they will ONLY cover the horses. AA will cover the box. apparently this means if I break down on the motorway they will come and collect my pony but that she will have to be unloaded from her trailer and reloaded onto theirs ON THE HARD SHOULDER.

This seems crazy to me. But as I don't have a horsebox yet, I see no way around it???????
 
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