Gonewiththewind
Free Member
Lifted this from another site and knowing what a well informed lot you are thought I would pass it by you.
"Has any one heard?
Or does anyone know
Of the ruling from the National caravan council with regards to the testing of electrical equipment in your caravan or motor home
There has been a briefing given out to service centers and affiliated workshops telling them that there will need to be a certificate of compliance of electrical safety issued to caravans and motor homes at the point of service
This issue is rather confused at the moment with many of the service centers not knowing what and when this ruling will come into force
But there have been reports of a few sites on the south coast refusing to allow people to use the EHU's unless they have the certificate
I have today asked for clarification of this issue via E Mail from the NCC
I did offer to go and visit their offices and speak to someone (They are based in Aldershot 1/2 a mile form my house)
But this was not accepted due to the fact that there was no one from the technical or publicity departments available
This issue needs to be highlighted to all caravaners and motor homers
Just in case they find out the site they have booked and paid for will not let them use the site electrics and thus ruin their holidays
I believe that the NCC have proposed these measures but some sites have rather jumped the gun by invoking the ban for units with out a certificates a tad too soon
I have looked on the Health and Safety web site and I cannot find any law or directive concerned with testing of electrical equipment in a private touring unit
And if the H and S department does not think there is a risk then Who do the NCC think they are to try and impose this rule on the rest of us
I do believe that safety is a vitally important issue but I object to being forced to pay someone to do what I do IE press the trip button on the rcd to ensure that it switches off and do a visual inspection of the wiring
Is there any one on this forum from the caravan industry or a service workshop that can maybe shed some light on this issue? "
"Has any one heard?
Or does anyone know
Of the ruling from the National caravan council with regards to the testing of electrical equipment in your caravan or motor home
There has been a briefing given out to service centers and affiliated workshops telling them that there will need to be a certificate of compliance of electrical safety issued to caravans and motor homes at the point of service
This issue is rather confused at the moment with many of the service centers not knowing what and when this ruling will come into force
But there have been reports of a few sites on the south coast refusing to allow people to use the EHU's unless they have the certificate
I have today asked for clarification of this issue via E Mail from the NCC
I did offer to go and visit their offices and speak to someone (They are based in Aldershot 1/2 a mile form my house)
But this was not accepted due to the fact that there was no one from the technical or publicity departments available
This issue needs to be highlighted to all caravaners and motor homers
Just in case they find out the site they have booked and paid for will not let them use the site electrics and thus ruin their holidays
I believe that the NCC have proposed these measures but some sites have rather jumped the gun by invoking the ban for units with out a certificates a tad too soon
I have looked on the Health and Safety web site and I cannot find any law or directive concerned with testing of electrical equipment in a private touring unit
And if the H and S department does not think there is a risk then Who do the NCC think they are to try and impose this rule on the rest of us
I do believe that safety is a vitally important issue but I object to being forced to pay someone to do what I do IE press the trip button on the rcd to ensure that it switches off and do a visual inspection of the wiring
Is there any one on this forum from the caravan industry or a service workshop that can maybe shed some light on this issue? "