SharonSaid
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Hi All, as I am very new to this, I need advice on DVLA specifications for reclassification. Would it be illegal to not reclasslfy, and do I definitely need motor home insurance. Would welcome any advice
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Click the blue text in my post Sharon, it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know.Thanks so much for your reply, in what way would you consider a proper conversion, fitting shower, running water etc.? I only have a SWB so can't fit too much and still have room to stand We've fitted a bed, storage, sink and cooking facilities....was really concerned that to reclassify we would have to have table and seating as well as water storage. Really glad we don't necessarily have to change V5C.
Didn't notice you had beaten me to it.Click the blue text in my post Sharon, it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...to-a-motorhome#motor-caravan-minimum-features
The conversion must also look like a Motorhome on the outside.... Decals, possibly awning etc.
Thanks so much for your reply, in what way would you consider a proper conversion, fitting shower, running water etc.? I only have a SWB so can't fit too much and still have room to stand We've fitted a bed, storage, sink and cooking facilities....was really concerned that to reclassify we would have to have table and seating as well as water storage. Really glad we don't necessarily have to change V5C.
AFAIK that was the case for a short while, but not any more
Therefore, the body type will not be changed unless the exterior of the vehicle actually appears to be a motor home.
Motor caravan minimum features
In order for a converted vehicle to qualify as a motor caravan it must have certain minimum features:
- a door that provides access to the living accommodation
- a bed, which has a minimum length of 1800mm or 6 feet - this can be converted
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Still is the case.
Decals, awning, etc. no longer needed. As @Nasher said, the DVLA were interpreting the requirements very strictly some years ago, but in response to lobbying from the SBMCC amongst others now adopt a more relaxed interpretation.
Still doesn't mean you can throw a mattress in a van and call it done
(Got ours reclassified last month - no decals or awning )
To do that Sharon you're going to have to part company with 15 of our finest British pounds.Thanks a lot for your advice folks, i'm going to enjoy this site!
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It would be a good idea to check with your current insurer to see if they are happy for you to modify the van BEFORE you start work on it. Whether you intend to try and meet the DVLA criteria or not, some insurers are not happy at people cutting holes in their vans and/or fixing things 'permanently' inside them. Someone I know fitted a flettner vent in the roof of his van and his insurers loaded his premium by £80 ... needless to say he changed insurers next year to one that didn't care about the vent!! If you don't tell your insurers that you have modified your van and they are one of the fussy ones, they might refuse to pay out if you were unfortunate enough to have to make a claim.T... i could continue to insure as a goods vehicle and not reclassify...