page_title: Caravan (towed trailer)
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Caravan (towed trailer) / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: Tabbert Comtesse travel trailer. Deutsch: Tabbert Comtesse wohnwagen.
context_page_description: A caravan, travel trailer, camper or camper trailer is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent. It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places where none is available. However, in some countries campers are restricted to designated sites for which fees are payable.
  Caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. They are used principally in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
context_section_description: The National Caravan Council estimates that the caravan industry which includes motorhomes, touring caravans (caravans designed to be hitched to a car and towed to a site) and static caravans and mobile homes (caravans designed to be transported to a permanent site, where they are anchored to the ground) is now worth over £1bn (€1.5bn/US$1.7bn) to the British economy alone with the manufacture of caravans worth in excess of £650m (€975bn/US$1.1bn). The growth in popularity of caravanning has been enhanced by improvements in caravan quality and caravan site facilities, making caravan holidays possible at any time of the year.
  There are two main organisations that many caravanners join in the United Kingdom, the Caravan and Motorhome Club, established in 1907, and the Camping and Caravanning Club, established in 1901. Both clubs offer a range of services including exclusive club sites, preferential rates, advice, services such as insurance and community activities including regional and national rallies.
  In the UK Caravan Insurance is not a compulsory addition, but is however recommended due to its levels of speciality cover.
  Under tax regulations, caravans are considered wasting chattel and are exempt from capital gains tax.
caption: High-end German made caravan from Tabbert [de].
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