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Caravans do not legally have to be insured on their own ..as  the towing vehicles insurance will cover the caravan for third party insurance, as long as the towcar hire people know you are going to tow a trailer /touring caravan.....that may be your only drawback ..but i can't forsee any problems as long as your driving license is in order to tow a caravan in this country....search for driving licence to tow on these forums .  http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=20&TopicID=124277&PagePosition=1  .any more questions just ask ..we all say the only silly question is the one that is not asked ..and lastly ..welcome to the forum

 try here for insurance    http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=48.

but my advice is find secure insurance approved storage first ...they will be thin on the ground this and next year as everyone and their uncle seems to have purchased a caravan this year because of the reccession ..now they have become "fashionable"

Hi and Welcome to UKCS.

ope you don't mind me asking but why aren't you hiring a motorhome?  This is just my opinion and i haven't actually researched it but wouldn't it be cheaper to hire a motorhome each year than hiring a car and buying a caravan that won't be cheap to buy, store and keep running.

We are a lovely friendly country and i'm sure that you will have a great time but don't forget to bring wellies and a good waterproof coat lol

Jeannie

Quote: Originally posted by Nethernut on 19/4/2009

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My recommendation would be to contact the Caravan Club

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Quote: Originally posted by ashwellgirl on 19/4/2009

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Hope you don't mind me asking but why aren't you hiring a motorhome?

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Any chance of the name of the company thats hiring you a vehicle to tow with?

 I tried to find one as a back up plan incase I didn't get my car back on the road in time for our easter break and couldn't get one from anywhere. Not even the national chains or local plant hire firms did them or could recomend anyone.Internet searches were useless and the odd ones I did find details for came up blank when I tried to get a quote.I was told it was an insurance issue.

Quote: Originally posted by sweetpeaheidi on 20/4/2009

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Any chance of the name of the company thats hiring you a vehicle to tow with?

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Quote: Originally posted by sweetpeaheidi on 20/4/2009

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Thanks for those. A little bit too faraway for me.

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Quote: Driving licences issued in any other country

• you can drive any small vehicle eg cars and or motorcycles, shown on your driving licence, for a period of 12 months from the date that you last entered the country, as long as it remains full and valid
• you can only drive larger vehicles eg lorries and buses, shown on your licence, that have been registered outside of GB which you have driven into the country

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So, for the three or four months each year you want to use the rig, if the rig meets category B (see below) then you have no problem. However, if the rig does not meet category B I suspect you would need to ask DVLA since it's wouldn't be driveable on a "standard" car licence. Unfortunately, DVLA are unreliable IME and unlikely to give a straight answer.

However, if you hired your towcar from another EU country you could legally drive it UK in combination with any trailer that your Canadian licence permits provided it doesn't fall foul of the Construction and Use regulations of the country in which you hired the towcar.

HTH,

Geoff

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Category B covers cars and light goods vehicles with a MAM (GVW) not exceeding 3,500 kg solo or in combination with a trailer the MAM of which does not exceed 750 kg. Also covered are other combinations of a vehicle in category B with a trailer the MAM of which does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle and where the MAM of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg.