Breakdown Cover
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- Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 20:46
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Anybody who has driven a few miles or owned an aged Landy for a while will eventually have a 'component failure situation' - the dreaded breakdown. Usually these happen when you least need them to - in the dark, in the rain, either on the busiest or the most desolate stretch of road known to man. We know most 'old Landy' owners have a few tools and 'bits' stored in the motor when embarking on a long-ish trek, but one extra tool that's always worth carrying in your vehicle is your breakdown assistance card.
Series Land Rover in classic RAC 'motorway patrol' livery.
Breakdown cover levels can vary from basic roadside assistance to full recovery packages and even European breakdown assistance. The RAC offer all of the services mentioned above and many more besides. With RAC breakdown cover you pay an annual fee and if your vehicle breaks down you give them a call for assistance. Of course it pays to tailor your cover levels to suit your needs or skills, but nobody wants to be stuck on the hard shoulder of the motorway without some means of rescue, and planning ahead is definitely cheaper than hoping for the best. With typical response times of just 40 minutes, you could be back on the road in under an hour.
A more modern liveried RAC recovery truck, with Landy on board.
For the times when your Landy has totally thrown a wobbler, roadside recovery might be the way forward. Having had cause myself to need such a service, I must say that having such cover certainly lightens the stress levels when you could do without hassle.
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Finding out more about your Land Rover
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Just bought an old Land Rover and want to find out more about it? There are a couple of avenues you can explore, we'll look at some of those here.
Heritage Motor Centre - Gaydon
The archives at the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust preserve the surviving records of some of the most famous names in British motoring history. The Archive department offers a Heritage Certificate which is a certified copy of the entry against the chassis number in the authentic factory ledgers. Discover the original numbers and colour scheme, dates of build and despatch, and where available, the details of factory fitted equipment. These certificates are accepted as proof of build date by many licencing authorities, e.g. the DVLA in the UK. You can visit their site online at:
http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/exhibitions/archive-services/
or contact them by telephone on 01926 645076.
Alternatively, you can get in touch by letter at:
Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road
Gaydon
Warwickshire
CV35 0BJ
Ex- British Army Vehicles 1940-1989
If your Land Rover is an ex-army type, and entered service before 1989, there's a chance that the RLC Museum have the Army's record card for your vehicle. The museum don't have records for every vehicle, so try not to be too disappointed if they don't have a record card for your Landy.
B vehicle records,
The Royal Logistic Corps Museum,
The Princess Royal Barracks,
Deepcut,
Camberley, Surrey,
GU16 6RW
If you have a specialist type of Land Rover then there's probably a club that can help you. Check our club links page, or the internet for Land Rover club websites, which may be able to help.
Ex-RAF Vehicles
If you have an Ex-RAF vehicle, The RAF hold records for these at:
RAF Museum London
Grahame Park Way
London, NW9 5LL
If anyone can pass on a Royal Navy vehicle archive address, that would be much appreciated.
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