The Roads Are Full of Them
Caravans and motor caravans have made quite a comeback.
We've noticed it in the insurance brokers, and I'm sure they've noticed it in travel agents and caravan parks too.
It seems that in a drive to save money, people have turned their backs on costly overseas destinations.
Official Figures suggest that an extra 5 million holidays will be taken at home this year.
According to the National caravan Council there are now 500,000 caravans in regular use in the UK by no less than 1.
5 million caravan fans.
Meanwhile, the Camping and Caravanning Club has reported a massive 21% increase in the number of bookings.
Perhaps its a counter cyclical marketplace, but the caravan manufacturers aren't complaining about the recession.
Swift recently reported 12% year on year growth.
Similarly, the Motor Caravan fraternity appears to have increased too.
The United Kingdom Tourism Survey in 2009 reported a 13% increase in the number of trips taken.
All of this is going to mean that the roads are going to get busier and busier, and take more and more of a battering.
All this additional pressure is on top of the beating that our roads took during the winter.
We have all noticed the dreadful pot holes in the road.
There have been times, when out on my bike, I have wondered if I might see a little kangaroo head sticking out from one of those pot holes.
I am sure they will be causing damage to cars, caravans and motor caravans.
Indeed I wonder whether they will actually cause accidents.
It's not compulsory to buy insurance for caravans, but advisable.
You wouldn't pull any other important belonging behind your car, or leave it unattended in a park without insuring it, would you? There are, I'm informed over 30 motor caravan and caravan insurers, so it feels like the specialist advice is available to those willing to look for it.
My advice would be to ask a broker to help you.
In a recent survey conducted by well respected magazines brokers came out as the most competitive for price, and its good to be able to ask questions and get proper advice...
from a human.
We've noticed it in the insurance brokers, and I'm sure they've noticed it in travel agents and caravan parks too.
It seems that in a drive to save money, people have turned their backs on costly overseas destinations.
Official Figures suggest that an extra 5 million holidays will be taken at home this year.
According to the National caravan Council there are now 500,000 caravans in regular use in the UK by no less than 1.
5 million caravan fans.
Meanwhile, the Camping and Caravanning Club has reported a massive 21% increase in the number of bookings.
Perhaps its a counter cyclical marketplace, but the caravan manufacturers aren't complaining about the recession.
Swift recently reported 12% year on year growth.
Similarly, the Motor Caravan fraternity appears to have increased too.
The United Kingdom Tourism Survey in 2009 reported a 13% increase in the number of trips taken.
All of this is going to mean that the roads are going to get busier and busier, and take more and more of a battering.
All this additional pressure is on top of the beating that our roads took during the winter.
We have all noticed the dreadful pot holes in the road.
There have been times, when out on my bike, I have wondered if I might see a little kangaroo head sticking out from one of those pot holes.
I am sure they will be causing damage to cars, caravans and motor caravans.
Indeed I wonder whether they will actually cause accidents.
It's not compulsory to buy insurance for caravans, but advisable.
You wouldn't pull any other important belonging behind your car, or leave it unattended in a park without insuring it, would you? There are, I'm informed over 30 motor caravan and caravan insurers, so it feels like the specialist advice is available to those willing to look for it.
My advice would be to ask a broker to help you.
In a recent survey conducted by well respected magazines brokers came out as the most competitive for price, and its good to be able to ask questions and get proper advice...
from a human.