Towing Your Touring Caravan

Drivers who passed their test before 1st January 2007 are all able to tow according to their driving licence, any one who passed after this date must contact the DVLA to see what restrictions their licence includes. Quite commonly, trailers and caravans over a certain weight need a further licence for permission to tow on the road. Although you do not need any experience in order to tow a small caravan, we advise that a towing caravan course may come in handy for those of you new to caravanning or with very little towing experience.

These courses are designed to help you practice towing a large trailer or caravan and helps inexperienced drivers to get some knowledge over the basics and builds confidence of towing on the roads.

These courses cover the principles of towing including any legal aspects, weights, and loading. They also explain the importance of having an appropriate tow vehicle .More practical aspects include towing in straight lines, reversing in narrow roads, manoeuvring a caravan onto a pitch and preventing any disasters such as ‘jack knifing’.

There are normally two options of course available. These include on a 1-2-1 basis or in small groups. Locations vary but are available nationwide and vary in price depending on the provider.

Further details are available online and are run by various different driving schools.

Seasonal Touring Caravan Insurance

Many people are buying touring caravans and leaving them on on one site for the whole season. This is very common in Brean in Somerset. www.northamfarm.co.uk have a huge number of seasonal pitches with customers who leave caravans on site for the whole year.

www.caravan-insurance.co.uk understand the market and have reduced our normal touring caravan insurance rates to account for the no road risk element. Our seasonal touring caravan insurance premiums start from just £115.00.

These rates are not available on-line so please do give us a call on 0800 614 849 and mention to our sales team that you do not tow the caravan on the road and you will receive these beneficial rates.