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LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS

Management buy-out at Brownhills
The Brownhills Group, Europe's largest motorhome retailer, has been the subject of a management buy-out. A statement concerning the £46m deal can be read in the Inbox

First Irish Aire de Service
Ireland's first motorhome Aire de Service has been set up in Askeaton. County Limerick. Read more

ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH ROAD TAX?
If you are paying £210 or £400 (after the Budget) road tax per year for your motorhome, you may be!
See our Motorhome Road Tax page for the details, and how we helpled one VW California owner get a rebate.

Brownhills (Cannock) Sold
Discover Leisure has bought the dealership in Cannock, Staffordshire, from the Brownhills Group for £2.66m.Trevor Parker, chief executive of Discover Leisure, said: "This infill acquisition in the Midlands is in line with our longer term strategy of being the market leader in all of the UK's main market areas..."

New Book Review
Motorcaravanning Handbook
John Wickersham's latest book for the motorhome user tells you all you need to know about the operation of our favourite leisure vehicles.
Read our review

2 New UK Aires/Stopovers
Powys County Council confirm that motorhomes may stay overnight free of charge on two of their car parks, at Brecon and Hay on Wye.
More on our Stopovers News page


NEW NCC Checklist
The NCC have produced a new Habitation Service checklist. Read more

New dedicated motorhome classifieds site

Motorhome Market has been designed as a new stand-alone classifieds website, to give a better service to trade and private advertisers. Easily search motorhomes for sale, place a motorhome for sale ad for just £6.50 or an item for sale ad for free!

Around 130 motorhomes now listed for sale
Visit Motorhome Market now!

Budget campervan hire company expands
Coolcampervans, specialists in budget hire, are expanding. For 2008 they will also offer new motorhomes and classic VWs for hire. More in the Inbox

Voller Fuel Cells
News from Voller about their LPG powered fuel cell. Details in the Inbox

Dragon Performance UK
Dragon tell us about their chip tuning system for diesel engines. More in the Inbox

NEW BOOKS
All the Aires - FranceNew French Aires Guide
At last a guide to the French aires in English! All the Aires has full descriptions, directions, and colour photos of 600 inspected aires and the book includes a further 500 verified aires. See our review for more details

Go Motorhoming Europe
Go Motorhoming Europe
Answers to all your questions about buying and using a motorhome, including the ones you didn't know you needed to ask!

Read our review here


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COOLCAMPERVANS

VOLLER FUEL CELLS

GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL ZONES

FREEBORN MOTORHOMES

CAMPING AND CARAVANNING CLUB NEWS

AUTOCRUISE

DRAGON CHIP TUNING FOR DIESELS

DESERT DETOURS

BASE VEHICLE PARTS
Recycled and OEM parts for vans

MOTORHOME FINDER SERVICE
for visitors to Australia


ARTICLES

New Zealand
Advice on motorhome hire in New Zealand

Aires in the UK
Official overnight parking places for motorhomes

Annual Habitation Check
The SMMT official checklist

Aree di Sosta in Italy
Motorhome stopovers

Buying & Selling Advice
Our advice for safe trading

Motorhome Exchanges
Listing of people wanting and offering exchanges worldwide

Importing from Germany
Our experience of importing a motorhome

Motorhome to the Ukraine
Account of a trip taking aid

Stopovers
Our listing of motorhome stopovers in the UK

Tim's TraveLog
Tales of travelling with a motorhome

Towing with a motorhome
How to tow legally

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ARCHIVE

See the Archive for more on these and other previously featured stories:

C&CC CARBON NEUTRAL SITE

TRUMA HEATER RECALL

LICENCE PROPOSAL REJECTED

SEA Group buy AUTO-SLEEPERS

New owners for RDH

EU driving licence proposal

LPGA advice on refillables *updated*

Canterbury stopover

MOTORHOME SHOW NEWS
Shepton Mallet Show
The Motorhome & US RV Show is at the Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet from 12th – 14th September
See the Inbox for more
International Caravan and Motorhome 2008
First news of this major show - to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from 14-19 October. Read more
New Venue for 'York' Show
The Northern Motorcaravan Show is to be at the Pickering Showground this year.
See the Inbox for more
Stratford Show News
The Motorhome & US RV Show is at the Racecourse Stratford-Upon-Avon from 6th – 8th June
See the Inbox for more
SHOW DATES
See our listing of all the forthcoming motorhome shows in the UK here

NEWS - We want your News!
Do you work in the motorhome industry? Are you a dealer, manufacturer, importer? We want to hear from you - press releases, new products, inside information, gossip.....
Let us know!

MOROCCO TOUR REPORT
Read our report of a Desert Detours Morocco tour here

INFORMATION
FAQs
Answers to some common questions on our FAQs page
German Environmental Zones
Going to Germany in 2008? You need to know about the new 'Umweltzonen'.
Updated with new info: How to get your sticker by post.
Read more in the Inbox
ROAD TAX FOR MOTORHOMES
Which taxation class should your motorhome be in? Are you paying too much?
Read our Motorhome Road Tax page
MOTORHOME MOTs
Read the responses from VOSA and the DfT regarding MOTs for motorhomes with garages here
Speed limits for motorhomes
Readers may have seen reports of lower speed limits for larger motorhomes, we asked VOSA to comment and they told us there is no change to the current UK limits as far as motorhomes are concerned. Read more
London Low Emission Zone
Read how the London Low Emission Zone will affect you.
SEAT BELT LAW
We have the definitive information on seatbelt requirements for motorhomes, direct from the Department for Transport. Read it on the FAQs page
Motorhome Parking
A very useful site giving details from all UK local authorities about parking provision for motorhomes: www.motorhomeparking.co.uk

Stopover SignMOTORHOME STOPOVERS
See the latest news on stopovers in the UK
Listing of UK motohome stopovers

All about European stopovers for motorhomes, also known as aires, stellplatz, aree di sosta... etc.

ANNUAL HABITATION SERVICE CHECK
The National Caravan Council have published a revised checklist of the Annual Habitation Service Check for Motorhomes, that is carried out by members of their Approved Workshop Scheme, we have the checklist available for download here

A-FRAMES
The Department for Transport view on the towing of cars on A-frames behind motorhomes - read it here

DISCUSSION
Motorhome List: UK based general discussion forum for motorhome users.
Details


Motorhome Living: UK based discussion forum for owners who live and travel for extended periods in their vehicles and for those who are considering taking up this lifestyle.
Details

Autoroute User?
Pushpin sets for the Caravan Club sites and CLs; the Camping and Caravanning Club sites and CSs, UK and French campsites are freely available for download in formats suitable for importing into any version of Autoroute from:

www.jollyinteresting.co.uk

POI files for TomTom Navigator (ov2 format) for the club sites and CS/CLs are also available from the site


DUSSELDORF CARAVAN SALON
A personal report, by Carol Weaver, of the largest European motorhome show. Held at Dusseldorf from 29th Aug to 3rd Sept 2007
Dusseldorf report

MAGAZINES
Motorhome Magazines
We are grateful to the following magazines who (usually!) send us their latest issues for review
Motorcaravan Magazine
Practical Motorhome
Motorhome Monthly

MOTORHOME REVIEWS
Reviewed by UKMotorhomes.net

Avondale Seascape 5-ELX

Autostar Aryal 9

Reviewed by owners

Devon Monte Carlo

Hymer Starline 640

Timberland Freedom *Updated*

Westfalia James Cook

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BOOK REVIEWS

Motorcaravan Handbook

How Katie Pulled Boris

All the Aires - France

CamperStop Europe

Go Motorhoming Europe

Europe in a Motorhome

Motorhome Trails - Portugal

Great Sea View Camping and Caravan Sites

The Vendée

Motorhomes - an Illustrated History

The Recreational Nomad

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