I hope you all take your time to contact your local MEP to let them know about your disapproval of the proposed MOT of caravans...here is one of my replies
On 30 May 2013, the European Parliament's Transport & Tourism Committee approved draft legislation which, if it is passed, will require the UK and all other member states to introduce MoT style testing for all caravans above 750kg. I agree with the position of the Caravan Club, and others, that this is indeed a flawed proposal.When this matter comes before Parliament, I shall vote against the proposal.Road safety is something that concerns us all, but this proposed EU legislation is inappropriate, and it has other aspects – including the possibility of increased taxation – that make it unacceptable. The caravan community needs EU intervention like a fish needs a bicycle – Thus IF changes need to be made, those changes should be taken by our democratically elected politicians in Westminster, not by faceless bureaucrats in Brussels.Thank you for raising the matter with me, and please feel free to contact me again on this or any other matter.
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2013
Whit week Kelpie Manorbier
July/Aug Carpenters Farm Isle of Wight
They cannot make new rules up and backdate it though.
Was it a legal requirement to have a chassis number on a caravan?
Yes i know my caravan looks old and just like the 1991 Avondale you had. But it really is a 2013 Bailey. Check the stickers on the side and the chassis number.
Its my parents van they bought it brand new and no dont be silly they wont have the real one parked on the drive. haha. (its in storage) :)
The next step is to go to a system like the one a German contractor was telling me was being proposed;
Register the trailer/ caravan as its own entity, with its own paperwork, including MOT style certificate, and its own unique numberplate (which doesnt match the towcar).
For me, that would just be an admin NIGHTMARE.
------------- Regards
Chris
Caravanning for 22 years
1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.0TD & 2004 Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
Previous towcars:
2002 Nissan Primera - sold
2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
A caravan is a trailer and trailers under 2200kgs are to be exempt. As far as I am aware all UK MEPs are opposing the bill. Does any one know of any MEP that supports the bill?
If there is any money involved ill bet you it does happen.
Not just yet but in years to come, but how on earth would they police it, it would be almost impossible??????
I think what is always missed here is that other EU countries mot their cars after 4yrs & every 2yrs thereafter & one would assume for those countries it would be the same for caravans. German caravans do have an mot, I think & Germans just service/mot their 'vans together every 2yrs so their servicing costs are actually lower than ours even with mot's.
There is no need to service a caravan annually, it is just a money making ploy by the UK caravan industry forced on owners to satisfy warranty conditions. A regime of 2yr interval service/mot would reduce overall costs & have safer caravans on our roads. I'm guessing some owners of older caravans never serivce them & this would force them to do so.
A move to mot's every other yr for cars was rejected by the UK government so one would assume that if caravan mot's become law we would be again out of step with Europe who would have 2yr mot's for their caravans whereas UK 'vanners would have the increased costs of annual mot's.
In order to 'police' this UK caravans would presumably have to be DVLA registered with their own numberplates as is the case now with most other EU countries & does have the advantage of making stolen caravans more difficult to sell on.
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Topic: caravan mot
