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Hi I am thinking of buying a caravan from Germany or Holland. Any tips would be welcome, in particular with ref. to VAT payment, or reclaim, or exemption. Hoping to go in two weeks for a few days to have a look, any suggestions for areas with lots of dealers would be welcome.

Cheers

de1066

With VAT at 16% in Germany, try Joeressens near Mönchengladbach (Rheindahlen).  I bought mine there (although I do live in Germany).  They speak good English and are used to dealing with people from the UK wishing to buy and take home to the UK.  The mainly sell Hobby and Knaus.  Rheindahlen is about 3.5 hours solo from Calais (on a good day Antwerp permitting!).

Elsewhere in the area are a few other dealers.  Holland seems to have an abundance of dealerships for alsorts.  Last week we went to South Limburg and saw at least 5 caravan outlets in the area.

Remember to take into account the legal width/length for use back in the uk as their larger range vans are illegal in the UK and also that the door opens on the opposite side.

See their website for details www.joeressen.de for more details

Good luck with your purchase.

The prices seem less in euros than we pay in pounds

Thanks for this. I will pay them a visit

makes you pround to be British

Michael