Stuck in the sand - do the RAC or AA do recovery?

[saaby93]

-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-54950213

The Coast guard gave a list of recovery companies.
It's been said that recovery doesn't include from an accident.
Would getting stuck in the sand be covered?

[Seventy]

0330 1590740
Give them a call - I’m sure they’ll have a definitive answer for you.

[Cold]

Sure they do.

[Ganglandboss]

I was around when this one got submerged:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6994997/M...

We were launching my dive club's RHIB with the tractor launch at Trearddur Bay. The bloke who runs the boatyard pointed out a buoy and told us to stay away as there's a car under it. We came in after the first dives and the roof was just starting to show.

We went out a second time at low water and it had gone, leaving an enormous furrow in the sand. Apparently the boatyard owner had a go with his tractor and failed. Then a digger had a go and was successful.

Apparently the problem they had was the fact the car had electronic handbrake. Because the electronics were goosed, they couldn't disengage it, so they were dragging the wheels through the sand.

As I understand it, the breakdown services will recover stuck cars, but it is usually an extra charge. I imagine there are fewer patrols, so it is probably a race against the tide.

[vikingaero]

They will recover if they can just use their patrol vehicles and it is nearby. If the car is stuck on a beach then no, as it is likely their patrol will too become stuck. They do have specialist recovery, but in most liklehood will contract out to specialists who will charge.

[Cold]

No one ever wants to dig. They're all happy to hook up the tow rope or winch cable and try brute force, but digging a trough and clearing the sand away from the car hardly ever seems to factor.