Dear All

Southend is now snowing for the first time this winter, and the chances of a white Christmas increase. Personally I hope it doesn’t as I am meant to be taking my partner out tonight for a meal but there you go. She is still recovering from a cold as is my son, I have so far avoided the dreaded bug and am trying to keep my distance!

The Caravan season is well and truly dormant at the moment, only to be expected but things should pick up in January and February ahead of the full season.

The other problem with winter is football cancellations, especially in the lower leagues where a it means loss of revenue and a fixture pile up later in the season.

Oh well on with the day

Have a great weekend

Mike

Trying to identify suitable caravan cover may be tricky enough but trying to identify what is the best touring caravan insurance may be an order of magnitude more difficult.

Defining the problem

The trouble is that it may be difficult for two touring caravan owners to agree what they actually mean when they use the word best.

One, who perhaps never takes their caravan abroad, may think their policy is the best because it happens to be relatively low-cost.  A higher cost policy that provides enhanced continental cover might be, for them, of little interest.

By contrast, a caravanner who enjoys the open continental roads may require a policy that provides far more extensive overseas driving protection, even if it means paying a little extra for it.  To them, the first policy’s price would be irrelevant and they would define the second policy as being the best for them.

It is difficult to reach any conclusion other than the best touring caravan insurance will be a very personal matter for each and every owner and that what is best for one may not be best for you.

Touring caravan insurance and variations

There may be a number of ways in which touring caravan cover may vary between policies.

Examples of this might include:

• the maximum mileage permitted each year under the standard policy;

• as mentioned above, continental cover – both in terms of the number of days and the maximum mileage allowed;

• the permitted ages (and possibly experience levels) of towing drivers;

• where the caravan may be parked overnight when in use;

• where it may be parked overnight, when not in use during the closed season (some policies may not allow it to be parked on the public highway for extended periods);

• whether or not you will receive new-for-old replacement in the event your caravan was damaged beyond sensible economic repair;

• the extent to which things such as awnings are covered (as well as the conditions governing claims for such items).

All of these things and several others, may need to be thought about before you will be able to consider what is the best touring caravan insurance for you.

Dear All

Well the Christmas shopping is all done bar the food thanks to my very efficient partner, she has organised everything to a military precision and this is because she is better than me at these things!

Whilst the Caravan season is over for the moment and our Renewals Team are working very hard at maintaining this area of the business. If you do have any queries our Team are available on freephone 0800 9707172.

I will be attending Dagenham’s game against Port Vale on Saturday for my Mum’s birthday, she recently went to see Paul McCartney at the O2 as another treat. She has been a fan of his for many years and I gather she really enjoyed herself.

It is also my father in laws birthday on Saturday and I hope he has a great day.

Well back to the grindstone

Mike

Dear All

Many of you may remember that we were taking a very keen interest in the story of the Atlas Caravan workers who were made redundant three years ago, and I was suprised that the issue is still ongoing all these years later.

This is from the BBC Website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-16040733

Shocking that they have not had their pay yet.

Mike

Following yesterday’s jingle, Sarah Clarke came up with (to the tune of Bingo)

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