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Motorhomes and campervans - size limits and licences you need to drive in the UK
Advice on having passengers in your campervan, including seat belt rules and where to sit.
Guidance on the required internal features for motor caravans.
What DVLA expects to see when considering your application to change the body type description on your V5C registration certificate (log book) to motor caravan.
For the import of motorhomes into the United Kingdom from other European countries.
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
A man who attempted to smuggle 12 people into the UK hidden in a campervan has been jailed for over 4 years.
Advice on 2012 changes to law on the construction of motor caravans.
A British man who smuggled 4 Albanian migrants into the UK in his campervan has been jailed for 15 months after being foiled by a receipt from a Belgian casino.
Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
What is a campsite licence and applying to get one
Find out how to apply for VAT relief on adapted motor vehicles, if you’re eligible to buy these vehicles and the evidence you need to supply them.
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