{"id":953,"date":"2018-01-26T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T11:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/knowledgebase\/?p=953"},"modified":"2019-08-05T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:48:26","slug":"is-my-caravan-covered-by-my-car-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/knowledgebase\/touring-caravan-insurance\/is-my-caravan-covered-by-my-car-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Does car insurance cover towing a caravan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most comprehensive car insurance policies cover you to tow a trailer, but usually only for third party liability. In other words, you would be covered for any injury to another person or damage to their property.\u00a0 However, your policy would not pay out to repair damage suffered by your caravan or if your caravan was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore it makes sense to think about getting specialist insurance for your caravan, even though insuring a\u00a0caravan\u00a0isn&#8217;t compulsory. Check if your current car\u00a0insurance policy covers you for towing.\u00a0 Most insurers include third-party cover to tow a trailer, but they may not cover you to tow a\u00a0caravan over a certain length<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most comprehensive car insurance policies cover you to tow a trailer, but usually only for third party liability. 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