Breakdown cover with dog

lisyloo

Yesterday we experienced a flat tyre on the motorway.
the company (autoaid) initially said they’d recover us but we’d have to make our own arrangements for the dog.
this might be ok locally but more of an issue if at the other end of the country.
what do other people do?

are there any companies or policies that cover this?
im really not sure what we’d so if some distance from home.

elsien

At the discretion of the patrol driver at the time.
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/driving-advice/pets-and-breakdowns/

Ditto the AA 
https://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/advice/pet-breakdown-guidance

I would suspect most of them are the same. Some dogs might be very placid or crated and perfectly fine; others might be stressed or aggressive towards people other than their owners. There’s unlikely to be a full guarantee of carriage. 

facade

In cooler weather they'd likely just leave The Dog in your car whilst it was being towed/recovered on the back of the truck.

In this insufferable heat without the aircon or forced ventilation it would probably kill it.

lordmountararat

When this happened to me, the dog had to travel in the car, which was on the bed of a tow truck. It wasn't hot, and the dog didn't seem to mind being on her own.

lisyloo

Initially they said they would recover the car and us but not the dog,
then they said they’d recover us to somewhere safe to change the wheel (and dog could stay - we planned to leave the windows open).
in the end they came and changed the tyre on the hard shoulder.
we didn’t want to do that on the motorway side (literally only a few feet from the traffic) but he obviously had professional equipment so did it in a few minutes which reduced the risk.
I did suggest pulling the car over onto the gravel/grass but my husband didn’t think that he could safely Jack up the car off the tarmac.
Highways officer stopped by, they turned the camera to keep an eye on up and recovery called us every 15 mins.

I can see this would be a real problem if we were at the other end of the country and had a breakdown.

sheramber

We were towed from Preston to Edinburgh with three dogs in the car. 

the GSD sat up in the driving seat all the way, much to the amusement of passing traffic. 

Another time car on low loader and two dogs in the boot. 

The cabs of the recovery vehicles I have been in would only have had room for a small dog on your knee. 

lisyloo

sheramber said:

We were towed from Preston to Edinburgh with three dogs in the car. 

the GSD sat up in the driving seat all the way, much to the amusement of passing traffic. 

Another time car on low loader and two dogs in the boot. 

The cabs of the recovery vehicles I have been in would only have had room for a small dog on your knee. 

I also think they may be risk averse about some dogs.
mine is a rescue and not good with male strangers due to previous abuse.
he’s not aggressive but can appear scary due to his reactivity and size.

the initially told us we’d have to make alternative arrangments.

HillStreetBlues

Since when do you need a recovery to local garage (or home)  for a flat tyre?
Is it common practice?

Car_54

HillStreetBlues said:

Since when do you need a recovery to local garage (or home)  for a flat tyre?
Is it common practice?

Since spare wheels were no longer standard?
Getting a replacement tyre of the right size and spec - especially out of hours - may be a struggle.

HillStreetBlues

Car_54 said:

HillStreetBlues said:

Since when do you need a recovery to local garage (or home)  for a flat tyre?
Is it common practice?

Since spare wheels were no longer standard?
Getting a replacement tyre of the right size and spec - especially out of hours - may be a struggle.

But the OP had a spare,  totally understand if the car hasn't got one.

Car_54

HillStreetBlues said:

Car_54 said:

HillStreetBlues said:

Since when do you need a recovery to local garage (or home)  for a flat tyre?
Is it common practice?

Since spare wheels were no longer standard?
Getting a replacement tyre of the right size and spec - especially out of hours - may be a struggle.

But the OP had a spare,  totally understand if the car hasn't got one.

Yes, and "in the end they came and changed the tyre on the hard shoulder.".