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You own a touring caravan but do you get chance to use it as often as you would like? If you work full or part-time it can sometimes be difficult to pack in lots of breaks away in your tourer. How about letting someone else use it when you’re not?
Our caravan insurance policy providers cover for our customers to lend their touring caravan to family and friends. This can be a great way to let your nearest and dearest experience the joy of caravanning with the peace of mind of our Defaqto 5 Star rated insurance policy.
But our policy does not provide cover for caravans hired out for financial reward. So, you would not be covered for any damage caused to your caravan if you hired it out and charged someone for this.
So, in this month’s community poll we’d like to know if you’d consider letting friends, family or even a complete stranger use your caravan.
Maybe you’d be happy to let a novice use your caravan pre-sited – but wouldn’t be happy for it to be towed?
Vote using the buttons below and tell us what you think about letting someone else use your caravan in the comments section below.
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We’ll report back the results next month.
My caravan is mine, and it stays that way. I wouldn’t even let close relatives use it.
I keep some personal things in there all season, such as clothes and accessories etc, which I wouldn’t want to remove as I have no where to store them for short periods of time. During the winter period they get stored away in storage boxes, but I’m not going to do that for a sort period during the summer.
I also have things that are of little monetary value but are of value to me and make my life easier when I’m away, kitchen/cooking gadgets. I wouldn’t want to leave them in case they got misused or damaged, and wouldn’t want to remove them. The only time they leave my caravan is when I’m changing it.
Our caravan is stored at home and we have had friends stay over and use it. No problems. I’m not sure I would not like it to be towed by friends or family and if our grown up children asked, I would tow it to a site for them and fetch it when required.
I think it is wise not to lend or hire your motorhome out asthey are too expensive and I think u r better friends not to. If any of the family wanted it that would be OK as they are very particular
No way would I let anyone use my van. People do not respect other people’s property at all. It cost me a lot of money ,I knew someone who lent a friend their motorhome for a week and they filled the onboard water tank with diesel. It cost over £2500 to have all the water system and heaters replaced !!!!
No way would I loan my caravan to someone. Especially my son who has terrible smelly feet. haha.
Neither would I let anyone else sleep in my bed at home, some may think this is selfish I just think that I have worked hard and saved a lot of money for this and I can only blame myself if it gets damaged.
i once lent my caravan to a friend as he could not afford a holiday for his family. never again. he returned the keys saying a good time was had with no problems.when i checked the van later i found there had been a chip pan fire causing damage and a few items for outside use were missing.needless to say we are no longer friends.
No way would I let anyone have my pride and joy. Only I look after it as it deserves and no one else can use it.
Absolutely no way would I loan my pride and joy out, it cost me to much money and if it’s goin to get damaged then I or my good lady will be the one to do that no one else. Some people nowadays have no respect for other people’s property especially when they have not paid for it.
Norman
If my daughter wanted to use it I would be ok with it. Her and her husband don’t smoke and the grandchildren are well behaved. My son however is a different story and would only let him stay in it with us. I wouldn’t let strangers use it at all.
No our caravan is personal to us. We spend a lot of time money and effort to look after it so I would not lend or hire it to any one else.
My caravan is two years’ old and bought from new. It is my second home and is very well looked after. There is also a specific health issue as I am allergic to dogs and cats and would never allow anyone to use my caravan for this reason alone. Part of the reason for its purchase is that too many hotels are pet friendly. Believe me it is not funny for those of us with allergies.
No I would not my caravan is very personal to me and my good lady we don’t smoke take our dog in the uk
Look after it could not relax if some body else had it
Phil jamieson