Here is the reply from RACV regarding total care and restrictions on caravan sizes and my reply. We need everybody to approach there motoring body as we can all be in the s**t if we have a problem
Dear Ken
Thank you for your recent contact.
RACV Care advises the caravan length refers to the entire length of the caravan - including the A-Frame. Refer to page 19 of the ERA terms and conditions which were updated 1pm 23/04/2011 on our website:
Hello Kish Thanks for your reply but I have read the terms but my question and concern is that the majority of vans being built today are in excess of 18' and therefore are not covered by this total care and I would bet that the majority of policyholders have vans in excess of this restriction. I have been with RACV in excess of 30 years and now retired would expect that RACV keeps up with the times regarding sizes. A lot of retirees live full time in their vans and need to be covered which is why we are in total care ?? maybe the care is there but not total which is what we are paying for. This needs to go to the Board for updating. We are all members of this motoring body and majority are not interested in golf resorts,etc that we cannot afford Ken
Happywanderer said
02:01 PM Jun 24, 2011
Good on you Ken, Keep at them. Liked your piece in todays paper too. I can't believe Echuca has the dearest fuel in Vic, but it does. As you say, it works out better to buy your fuel out of town, and not that far away, while shopping for cheaper items as well. Hence the local shopkeepers are losing sales while we shop elsewhere. $1.46 for unleaded here and it never alters regardless of prices fluctuating in other towns only a few ks down the road.
TopCat said
07:44 PM Jun 24, 2011
Hi Ken, glad I read your letter - it has enlightend us. I would have thought the length was guaged from front of van to rear excluding the A frame. That would make mine around the 20 foot mark. I have a Spaceland 91model and serves us well when on the road. We are at a property in Julia Creek until October doing a bit of caretaking.
Which brings me to another subject of contention - fuel costs.
It's $1.74 for 91 octane unleaded here and $1.79 for 95. Go to Cloncurry and its 1.62.
It's a captive market here.
It gets better mate, continue to Mt Isa and unleaded is only $1.45.
Go figger!!
cheers
Terry
rastas said
08:26 PM Jun 24, 2011
Hi all
The fuel in Echuca may be the dearest in Victoria but just up the road in Deniliquin they are always dearer. Unleaded today is 149.9 l
Cheers Rastas
milo said
12:03 PM Jun 25, 2011
$1.39 i think here in nowra, for unleaded, not sure about desiel... dreading when wee go west later what the fuel will be out there...
also dont forget people who buy motor homes too, alot of GNs, (probably dont even know about this site) live in there motorhomes too and just travel..
Old Crofter said
12:38 PM Jun 25, 2011
Just purchased the Tardis twin Milo "The Truck" pick it up in Melbourne next Tuesday. Will wait until I have a drive and play and then may contact you via PM with questions and advice if that ok.
Bob
milo said
05:14 PM Jun 25, 2011
congrats Bob, no worries with the Q's via pm , were still learning how to use the Tardis too.. so we'll help each other out, 1st rule is to post up pics and then put up one as either a sig or avatar... need help let me know... milo
Hello All
Here is the reply from RACV regarding total care and restrictions on caravan sizes and my reply. We need everybody to approach there motoring body as we can all be in the s**t if we have a problem
Dear Ken
Thank you for your recent contact.
RACV Care advises the caravan length refers to the entire length of the
caravan - including the A-Frame.
Refer to page 19 of the ERA terms and conditions which were updated 1pm
23/04/2011 on our website:
Hello Kish
Thanks for your reply but I have read the terms but my question and concern
is that the majority of vans being built today are in excess of 18' and
therefore are not covered by this total care and I would bet that the
majority of policyholders have vans in excess of this restriction.
I have been with RACV in excess of 30 years and now retired would expect
that RACV keeps up with the times regarding sizes. A lot of retirees live
full time in their vans and need to be covered which is why we are in total
care ?? maybe the care is there but not total which is what we are paying
for.
This needs to go to the Board for updating.
We are all members of this motoring body and majority are not interested in
golf resorts,etc that we cannot afford
Ken
Liked your piece in todays paper too. I can't believe Echuca has the dearest fuel in Vic, but it does. As you say, it works out better to buy your fuel out of town, and not that far away, while shopping for cheaper items as well. Hence the local shopkeepers are losing sales while we shop elsewhere.
$1.46 for unleaded here and it never alters regardless of prices fluctuating in other towns only a few ks down the road.
Hi Ken, glad I read your letter - it has enlightend us. I would have thought the length was guaged from front of van to rear excluding the A frame. That would make mine around the 20 foot mark. I have a Spaceland 91model and serves us well when on the road. We are at a property in Julia Creek until October doing a bit of caretaking.
Which brings me to another subject of contention - fuel costs.
It's $1.74 for 91 octane unleaded here and $1.79 for 95. Go to Cloncurry and its 1.62.
It's a captive market here.
It gets better mate, continue to Mt Isa and unleaded is only $1.45.
Go figger!!
cheers
Terry
The fuel in Echuca may be the dearest in Victoria but just up the road in Deniliquin they are always dearer.
Unleaded today is 149.9 l
Cheers Rastas
dreading when wee go west later what the fuel will be out there...
also dont forget people who buy motor homes too, alot of GNs, (probably dont even know about this site) live in there motorhomes too and just travel..
Bob
so we'll help each other out, 1st rule is to post up pics and then put up one as either a sig or avatar...
need help let me know...
milo