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My current caravan is Nov 1992 so I can confirm the N reg bit above. My CRIS paperwork states it was first registered in 1993. The N part refers to the date it came off the production line.

So in my example my caravan was made in Nov 92, and got brought by its first owner and registerd with CRIS in early 93. Hope this explains it better for you.

If the caravan is a good one, I would fully expect proof of ownership in the form of a CRIS registration certificate, and also all the manuals etc. I have it for mine and its the same age!

Quote: Originally posted by Chowey007 on 20/10/2010

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If the caravan is a good one, I would fully expect proof of ownership in the form of a CRIS registration certificate, and also all the manuals etc. I have it for mine and its the same age!

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I think if a was built several years before CRiS came in and likely on it's second owner then there is a good chance it was never registered retrospectively. This does not mean there is a problem with the ownership. I agre that having all the manuals is a good sign. as would some service history/bills showing address of current keeper for last few years.

Also where has it been viewed? If at a private house of the owner another positive sign.

As others have siad, if you buy a van of this age without paperwork but use common sence in the checking of any ownership evidence available you should be ok. It's then up to you if you pay for CHiS registration as there is a small chance this could flag up an issue.

HTH

Decipher VIN number

The next four characters comprise of a number allocated by the factory; 2356, and then the build number makes up the last three characters. So for instance a VIN number of SGCS000CLT2356010 would show the caravan as a single axle 1996 model build number 10.