Left hand drive. (1 Viewer)

[solar bob]

Has anyone got any experience/opinions on left hand drive motorhomes on uk roads? Are they dearer to insure?

 

[tribalbrit]

Not as I recall and you soon get used to driving on wrong side.
I also used to drive stretch limo's which were left hand drive, no issues really.

 

[Robert Clark]

According to NFU they’re no dearer to insure

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[EX51SSS]

Easier than driving a right hooker over there

 

[Clarky]

Never heard of any increase in insurance costs, certainly ours didn’t incur any extra loading.
Driving is no problem apart from some junctions where visability to the right can be a problem.

As most of our UK driving tends to be on dual carriageway roads getting to and from the tunnel it’s easy.

Richard

 

[Neil Ric Tic]

Our insurers said that there was no difference in cost whether LHD or RHD.

As Clarky says, some junctions can be a bit iffy, usually remedied by careful positioning on approach.

Some techie Funsters have cameras to assist with junctions!

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[tkk]

Ive recently insured LHD, lots of quotes, no loading for LHD from any insurer.
I use a camera on right hand side for occasional difficult junctions. Interior mounted.
No undue problems

 

[Reallyretired]

Mine is rhd and almost all travelling on the continent. Don't really notice any problems. In fact the worse junction for visibility is near to my storage site, and lhd would give a better view.

 

[Mr porky]

Ours is a left hand drive. If the reason for a left hand drive is to make it easier to drive in mainland Europe go for it as there is no detriment to a uk experience however if it’s just because you have seen something you like and it’s left hand drive and you have no plans to drive on the continent I would buy right hand drive.

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[TeamBandS]

I have LHD MH imported from Germany and can honestly say I have never regretted buying it. I would much rather have the wheel on the "correct" side on the continent where the roads and drivers can be less familiar than in the UK. As other threads on the site have pointed out before, trade-ins for LHD in the UK will probably be a lot less but again if you should want to take advantage of the excellent deals available over the Channel, they will be much better. (You may not even be able to trade in a RHD abroad) Insurance wise, made no difference to my NFU quote.

 

[Guigsy]

I don't think it makes a massive difference in the UK. Our road layouts are really well designed. Likewise, driving in France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands, their roads are really good so driving a right-hooker isn't an issue, so it won't make much difference... Except in the occasional 'old town' type areas where there have been compromises. However, road layouts in Spain and Italy are frequently terrible (and very inconsistent!). The main problem I have with a RHD van are merges onto faster roads because the view over my shoulder onto the carriageway is so poor.

One comic bonus of driving a RHD van in Europe is the number of double takes you get when my other half has her bare feet up on the dash and a phone in her hand. We've had police cars pass us and jam on the brakes before they've figured it out. Counter to that are the number of times I've tried to wave someone out or tried to get eye contact with someone, and they are just looking at Joolz with slight annoyance and confusion.

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Mine is left hand drive, as said, makes things easier abroad and at home where you are more familiar/comfortable it's no issue. I would always look for LHD in the future.

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[Wagoneer]

I've had LHD vans for nearly 20 years....mainly because at least 90% of my driving is in mainland Europe.

Entry to roundabouts in UK can sometimes be a problem but you soon learn to position the van on entry to maximise visibility to the right. Same with skewed T-junctions.

 

[Guigsy]

Entry to roundabouts in UK can sometimes be a problem

Good point. The UK has lots of 'flair' on our roundabout entries, whereas most of them in the continent are nearly a right hand turn to get on.

 

[Lenny HB]

Last two vans have been LHD, wouldn't have anything else now. Most of our driving is abroad but doesn't cause any problems in the UK. I have fitted a fresnel lens on the passenger window makes life easy on the occasion when I drive it solo.
Biggest advantage is you can trade/sell in any country.

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[solar bob]

Many thanks to all who replied.

 

[Wh05apk]

What will the situation be with regards selling in Europe after Brexit? Will it make any difference?

 

[Allanm]

I would imagine selling a U.K. reg van in Europe could be more difficult unless you sell to another Brit ( we did that last year.)
You may be ok selling to a dealer or part exchanging, but you may not get a great deal. As yet, nobody will know the true facts.

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[Khizzie]

I live part time in France and both my Motorhome and car at right hand drive , never noticed any problems. So I suppose the same will go for left hand drive vehicles in the UK.

 

[Jaws]

Has anyone got any experience/opinions on left hand drive motorhomes on uk roads? Are they dearer to insure?

Had them, love them... and no probs with insurance

On your home turf you very quickly get used to them, and when abroad they make life easy

The only downside I found was at Y junctions ...I got over that easily though with an extra mirror

 

[Rob Turner]

I have had LHD cars and driven LHD artics on the continent and my motorhomes are.

No different in my opinion

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