Bailey withdraws free 10-year warranty
Posted on 21 Feb 2012Daniel Attwood
Bailey motorhome - Approach 760 SE
Bailey, which began producing motorhomes less than a year ago, has withdrawn its industry-leading free 10-year bodyshell integrity warranty on new motorhomes and caravans
The company said it took the decision to "maintain our current, very competitive pricing structure and to offset recent increases in raw material and component costs".
The company's caravans have been built using Bailey's patented Alu-Tech construction method for several years and have come with the 10-year warranty.
When its Approach range of motorhomes was launched onto the market in 2011, they were all also built using the Alu-Tech construction method and were also offered with a free 10-year warranty as standard.
This led to a chain reaction with several other manufacturers following suit and raising their warranties to 10 years.
However, following what Bailey called "a review of its overall motorhome sales package", it has decided that it will only offer a six-year bodyshell integrity guarantee as standard with the cost option to extend to 10 years.
Bailey motorhome buyers can still opt for the 10-year cover, but will now have to pay £189 in the first year of ownership and £229 thereafter.
As with the standard cover, the extensions are full transferable subject to the vehicle service schedule being maintained since new and the payment of a nominal transfer fee.
The change will be applicable on all motorhome models manufactured from Monday, February 20, 2012, with the exception of those units that have already been retailed which will retain the existing warranty package.
More information can be found at www.bailey-mhomes.co.uk
Posted on 21 Feb 2012Daniel Attwood
Bailey motorhome - Approach 760 SE
Bailey, which began producing motorhomes less than a year ago, has withdrawn its industry-leading free 10-year bodyshell integrity warranty on new motorhomes and caravans
The company said it took the decision to "maintain our current, very competitive pricing structure and to offset recent increases in raw material and component costs".
The company's caravans have been built using Bailey's patented Alu-Tech construction method for several years and have come with the 10-year warranty.
When its Approach range of motorhomes was launched onto the market in 2011, they were all also built using the Alu-Tech construction method and were also offered with a free 10-year warranty as standard.
This led to a chain reaction with several other manufacturers following suit and raising their warranties to 10 years.
However, following what Bailey called "a review of its overall motorhome sales package", it has decided that it will only offer a six-year bodyshell integrity guarantee as standard with the cost option to extend to 10 years.
Bailey motorhome buyers can still opt for the 10-year cover, but will now have to pay £189 in the first year of ownership and £229 thereafter.
As with the standard cover, the extensions are full transferable subject to the vehicle service schedule being maintained since new and the payment of a nominal transfer fee.
The change will be applicable on all motorhome models manufactured from Monday, February 20, 2012, with the exception of those units that have already been retailed which will retain the existing warranty package.
More information can be found at www.bailey-mhomes.co.uk