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This is a complicated area.
DVLA give a list of requirements to be regarded as a motor caravan.
FOI information
This is very specific, including the requirement to have things like tables that attach to walls or floor, rather than being free-standing.
Recently many people have been refused reclassification to motor caravan and have been classified as a van with windows.
Insurance again is a minefield, and it is important to tell them any adaptations you have made and what you are using the vehicle for. We converted an LDV Convoy lwb minibus earlier this year and found it well nigh impossible to insure as a minibus. After reclassification it was quite straight-forward, without an engineers report.
One thing that worries me is your description of your seatbelts for your children. We kept a double minibus seat with built-in 3 point seatbelts, giving 5 forward facing seats all with seatbelts. There are rules about seatbelts and how they need to be mounted, have you checked that they meet that?
Good luck. This can be a lot of work, but it can also be very rewarding!
------------- Everything comes to he who waits
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