As a site we require that all campervan and motorhomes meet the DVLA requirements and that any conversions fully comply this is to ensure that all our guests are staying in a safe and well converted units. . We do not require that your vehicle V5 is changed but we do ask that all vehicles that you plan to sleep in during your stay on Hook Farm meet these requirements . The DVLA website has a number of useful pages explaining the requirements which can be found by clicking on this link. Please call our number if you have any further questions.
In summary the key external requirements are
The internal requirements are
Category 1: Seats and table (1 example for both). The seats and table must have the following features:
Category 2: Sleeping accommodation. The sleeping accommodation:
Category 3: Cooking facilities. Your conversion must have a minimum of a single ring cooking facility or microwave, which shall be secured directly to the vehicle floor or side wall as a permanent feature.
If the cooking facility is fuelled by an on-board gas supply:
Category 4: Storage facilities. The storage facilities:
In summary the key external requirements are
- 2 or more windows on at least one side of the main body (this does not include windows on the driver or passenger doors) to provide a reasonable amount of daylight into the living accommodation
- a separate door which provides access to the living accommodation of the vehicle (this excludes the driver and passenger doors); a window on this door counts as a separate window on the main body
The internal requirements are
Category 1: Seats and table (1 example for both). The seats and table must have the following features:
- they shall be an integral part of the vehicle living accommodation area, mounted independently of other items
- a table mounting arrangement shall be secured as a permanent feature, although the table top may be detachable
- permanently secured seating must be fixed to the floor or sidewall and available for use at the table
Category 2: Sleeping accommodation. The sleeping accommodation:
- shall be an integral part of the vehicle living accommodation area
- can be either beds, or beds converted from seats
- must be secured as a permanent feature, either with the base structure of the vehicle floor or to the side wall, unless the sleeping accommodation is provided over the driver’s cab compartment
Category 3: Cooking facilities. Your conversion must have a minimum of a single ring cooking facility or microwave, which shall be secured directly to the vehicle floor or side wall as a permanent feature.
If the cooking facility is fuelled by an on-board gas supply:
- the fuel reservoir must be secured in a storage cupboard or the reservoir secured to the vehicle structure
- the fuel supply pipe must be permanently secured to the vehicle structure
Category 4: Storage facilities. The storage facilities:
- can be a cupboard or locker
- form an integral part of the vehicle living accommodation, mounted independently of other items, unless incorporated below the seat, sleeping accommodation or cooker
- must be secured permanently to the vehicle floor or side wall except when the storage facility is over the driver’s cab compartment
