well...sad to say ..we have meet all there requiements..to have our camper re reg as a motorcaravan ie windows vents and all, but now they are saying a van will never look like a motorcaravan so its not one....Hi Folks
I know this has come up before and I have seen photos showing what will / will not be accepted by DVLA but b******d if I can find it anyone able to help?
Ta Phil
i'm not sure if this hasn't been screwed up by well meaning but basically anal folk. i have had a lot of campers,all self built,i would send a few photos of the interior,with one pic showing one door open at the back and the reg on the closed door,so its obviously the same van.i would send a covering letter saying''as you can see from the photos i have converted this van to a camper,please change the v5 accordingly.thanks'' no receipts,no boring explanations blah blah,imagine the guy reading it !who's interested,not him thats for sure! once you ask a bureaucrat a question ,he HAS to answer,that means he has to look up stuff,and he'll hate you for it !well...sad to say ..we have meet all there requiements..to have our camper re reg as a motorcaravan ie windows vents and all, but now they are saying a van will never look like a motorcaravan so its not one....we have asked them what more we can do ..with no reply as yet they have a mound of photos and letters from us ..this is our seconed time applying for it...
Well that's bo****ks... The DVLA register converted vans as 'motor caravans' every day, almost every motorhome manufacturer has a van conversion in its range, never mind the specialist converters such as Bilbos, IH, etc. If your conversion has windows and the usual internal fittings then it should be reclassified. If they still refuse ask for the case to be escalated to the DVLA Policy Unit for an explanation of why your conversion does not meet their requirements, when apparently similar ones that are commercially produced are accepted as motor caravans.now they are saying a van will never look like a motorcaravan so its not one...
I think you're right about that. I suspect that the rules for us highly suspect panel van and minibus converters are different - for some reason the dvla knows and I dontMy van's table doesn't fix to anything; it's free standing. Obviously, it's fold-able and is clipped to the wall inside the wardrobe when I'm driving.
I'm assuming this is OK as it's a coach-built?![]()
Some insurance companies insist on it if you want a self build motorhome policy.This might be a naive question but what is the advantage of a motorhome being registered as such? Is there a distinction between a motorhome and camper from DVLA's standpoint?
Any benefit on Road tax?
Is Insurance a factor?