Motoring Org.'s Not recoving 4x4

There been some talk on other fourms and within 4x4 groups/clubs in Wales about Motoring organistions refusing to recover 4x4 after greenlaing trips or outside pay day sites/trails.

Not talking here about actually on the lane or in the site itself, more after trucks been towed to the main road or tarmac and then the owners ringing the AA/RAC and after the bloke turn up told they are not covered due to the small print.

It seems some patrolmen have discrestion over accident damage stuff like snapped track rods, smashed sumps, ripped off axles

has anyone been refused or is it a local problem with some patrolmen

When I was up at Goathland one of the lads snapped a cambelt. we didn't bother with AA/ Rac Just towed him home. (about 50 miles) If you go with a group yer mates shud make sure everyone gets home. or at least to somewhere safe that you can leave it till it can be fixed.

You are NOT covered if you have been to a pay and play site, off road trial or track day according to the breakdown clubs. You ARE covered if you were greenlaning on BOATS as they are legally the queens highway. Specialist charges may apply to winch you out and onto the truck if you get bogged off road or your vehicle is particularly difficult to load. The driver of the vehicle NOT the club is liable to pay these charges unless it is a lease vehicle.

Just tow it to the nearest garage jetwash it and then phone em up.

The AA picked me up outside the gate to Kirton Quarry when I fooked me gearbox an dint seem at all bothered that I'd done it offroad.

redhand said:

Just tow it to the nearest garage jetwash it and then phone em up.

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Got it in one

it has always been down to the discression of the patrol man to assertain how the damage was caused. being a landrover man, when i werked fer the aa i allus took em home

GRUNT said:

The AA picked me up outside the gate to Kirton Quarry when I fooked me gearbox an dint seem at all bothered that I'd done it offroad.

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Depends on the patrolman. If he don't wanna do the job he just tells his control room you have been trialling or pay and play etc. If he doesn't know or care he will just sling yer on the back. If you ever get the situation where you need to call em out get away from the site and onto a tarmac road. Clean yer landy off best you can and if they ask what you were doing tell them you have been driving byways open to all traffic. If he argues just remind them that it is still the queens highway and it wasn't competetive. Therefore you are covered.

yella said:

it has always been down to the discression of the patrol man to assertain how the damage was caused. being a landrover man, when i werked fer the aa i allus took em home

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Same here Yella but every club has a jobsworth patrol.

if its all muddy act like tou belong in the country even if you belong in bradford

Thing is it dunt reely matter where the damage occurred it's your word against his if your on the road.

best not to be outside an off road course
suppose you could claim you where on yer way in

Yeah but if you are sat outside the entrance to a pay and play site with a landy covered in mud of the same colour as everybody else's landy is covered in you don't have to be a rocket scientist to work it out.

Or do what yella does an keep a sheep in the back AA thinks he's a farmer and he's got summat to keep him busy on the long ride home.

how much would a sheep cost

redhand said:

Or do what yella does an keep a sheep in the back AA thinks he's a farmer and he's got summat to keep him busy on the long ride home.

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how ya meant to know which is yella and which is the sheep?

take this as a warning i was in the green flag me old landy broke down it was a es disco so i pulled off the road into a gateway as the road wasnt very wide anyhwo icalled the recovery truck out this ****ing **** jumped out and gave me a load of mouth about trying to hide the fact i was green laneing to cut a long story short i smacked him in the mouth and got done for H B H and got a tow from a passing tractor and got banned from joining the green flag a gainjust proves cheep is chearful !!!!!!!!!!!!

.....oh yeah.........yellas the one doing the rear ending.........snigger

yella be the one wiv the keys

robint said:

take this as a warning i was in the green flag me old landy broke down it was a es disco so i pulled off the road into a gateway as the road wasnt very wide anyhwo icalled the recovery truck out this ****ing **** jumped out and gave me a load of mouth about trying to hide the fact i was green laneing to cut a long story short i smacked him in the mouth and got done for H B H and got a tow from a passing tractor and got banned from joining the green flag a gainjust proves cheep is chearful !!!!!!!!!!!!

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The moment you show aggression or swear at a patrol your membership is null and void. Avoid it. be polite and courteous and state your case. Don't let rip at the patrol. Phone the club direct and complain.