Re: Emergency Service

 

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:54 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber

|>declaimed the following in alt.scooter:
|>
|>> If I do have an emergency out on the road, like a flat tire or my scooter
|>> just shuts down and I cannot get it up and running, what policy with whom I
|>> can buy to get me home with the scooter?
|>
|>    At least in my area, that coverage is "roadside assistance" and is
|>offered by practically any vehicle insurance company as an option to the
|>regular liability/collision policy.

    We in Vancouver, Canada I.C.B.C., don't have that other than some
mentioned CAA extended but not professional service.....the Vehicle
Insurance companies won;t touch a motorcycle since they are not equipped for
it and end up causing more insurable damages.

    A standard tow truck cannot move a motorcycle without doing a lot of
awkward loading, and causing even more damage, like bending swingarms, brake
pad/levers get knocked a round....

    What else can they do as I see them loading a 400lb machine on the
edges of the Towing Boom and tying it (MC) down with duct tape....the towing
guys don't have any facilities for a M/C a as they damaged a lot of my
vehicles, and they are not held culpable, because of some City By-Law.....

    Your personal repair equipment or "personal" Dealer/auto mechanic is
best chance unless you have the towing equipment yourself.

    There may be a niche in some BCAA in B.Columbia Canada that may fill
a spot in roadside assistance, but you still need a cell phone and
appropriate number for your case.
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the following in alt.scooter:



    Might be a difference in viewpoint... So far as I know, the US
insurance companies don't handle the roadside assistance, they only
reimburse after the fact -- one is still responsible for contacting the
company that does the work.
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On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:08:45 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber

|>the following in alt.scooter:
|>
|>
|>>     We in Vancouver, Canada I.C.B.C., don't have that other than some
|>> mentioned CAA extended but not professional service.....the Vehicle
|>> Insurance companies won;t touch a motorcycle since they are not equipped for
|>> it and end up causing more insurable damages.
|>>
|>    Might be a difference in viewpoint... So far as I know, the US
|>insurance companies don't handle the roadside assistance, they only
|>reimburse after the fact -- one is still responsible for contacting the
|>company that does the work.

    Here we have some crown corporation that basically handles all
Vehicular Insurance I.C.B.C. "Auto Plan" at a slight discount than private
firms...

    So you insure all the Basic/Medical/Theft/Specified/Comprehensive
Perils.................then you can add insurance from BCAA which will
pickup your bike in a flatbed and tie it down.....at that point the guilty
party pays for that through a lot of rigormoro paperwork, but if you just
have a personal incident, you get covered by their system.....

    It's hard to keep more of the "eggs" in 1 basket as a scatter gather
simplicity, to minimize misinterpretations and communication failures
through inter corporate priorities and systems.

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Just ask for a Tilt 'n Load truck which pulls your bike onto it's bed
with a winch, then strap it down with Tie Downs.
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