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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 22/4/2013

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When on the motorway I keep thinking of some kind of wave that says your front skylight is open,I have seen a few and not been able to tell them.not thought of one yet.

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We lost the rear skylight from our 1996 Bailey Discovery one day on the motorway - got home and it just wasn't there anymore!

I'd have been so grateful of someone had waved us down to let us know it was open. A replacement dome was about £50, and bought in a hurry (it looked like rain) from the only caravan parts shop still open at 5 to 4 on a Sunday afternoon. 

We later saw another caravanner (with a lovely new looking 'van) driving on the motorway with one of their big side windows very wide open, almost at 90 degrees horizontal. Now that would have been VERY expensive to replace if another vehicle had ripped it off while overtaking. We tried to wave them down, but never saw if they understood our gestures.... hope they stopped and checked the 'van over at the next services.

I would recon that this is one of the few times that flashing the head lights is appropriate. To give a warning of something wrong with a vehicle, trailer or caravan. Its not just the damage to the van but if a skylight or window blows off it has to land somewhere and this could be a disaster on the motorway. There's a lot to be said to taking a last walk around your van before pulling away

Keep waving