Just renewed ours - £60.
On owning a Caravan, CC'ers experience?
- Thread starter Fab Foodie
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Was that Esholt in Shipley?My pal and his wife left rented bricks and mortar to live in one in the summer of 2015. They paid £4500 for a caravan and the idea was to use it for a couple of years and save some cash up, the the cost of the site was a lot less than £10 a night, inc electric hook up.
The nearby river burst on boxing day and swept their (uninsured & top left in the pic) caravan, car and all they owned away.
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Some caravans were found washed miles down river, very sad.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Just renewed ours - £60.
What are you insured for?
Motor risks?
Fire and theft or Flood and storm?
Also, i doubt anyone would insure a caravan and its contents if used as a permanent home.
Motor risks are covered by the car insurance. Certainly the fire, flood and storm. I have never questioned maximum nights.
KnackeredBike
I do my own stunts
Does it cover you to use the caravan as a permanent home?Just renewed ours - £60.
Edit: beaten to it.
fixedfixer
Veteran
We had an Eriba Puck. Best described as a tin tent. Fits inside a garage so no storage costs. Light enough for even smallest car to tow.
OP
OP
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Nooooooooooo
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Just renewed ours - £60.
Out of curiosity chaps, who do you use for insurance?
C&CC
Yes it was Esholt, not the travellers site but the sports club. I can't recall why, but he tried to get it insured without success.
Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
I've "camped" one and off for many years.
Back in the 80's I toured everywhere with the children including Spain with a small 4x4 and a trailer tent.
My first was a Dandy, a solid thing with ply walls and insulated roof.
I moved on to a canvas trailer tent, but missed the quality and solidness of the Dandy.
Much later we bought a static.
We recently looked at large twin axle tourers and small motorhomes after we sold our static.
I like the small motorhomes but they don't have the creature comforts for my better half.
So in the end we settled for another static.
The Dandy.
Back in the 80's I toured everywhere with the children including Spain with a small 4x4 and a trailer tent.
My first was a Dandy, a solid thing with ply walls and insulated roof.
I moved on to a canvas trailer tent, but missed the quality and solidness of the Dandy.
Much later we bought a static.
We recently looked at large twin axle tourers and small motorhomes after we sold our static.
I like the small motorhomes but they don't have the creature comforts for my better half.
So in the end we settled for another static.
The Dandy.
Caravan and Motorhome Club.
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Suspect as they were using it as a permanent home, my insurance renewal this year was £0, exactly what it has been for the past 4 years, that's £300 saved it would appear, like all insurance you pays your money & takes your chance, or you don't pay your money & takes your chance. I figure that as our van is worth around £2000 I'm happy not to insure it.
Is that pavement part of your private land?
