- Sep 12, 2018
- 19
- 11
- Funster No
- 56,145
- MH
- self build
- Exp
- Since 2018 camping and caravan since Noah was a kid
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Problem is many converters buy vans ,N1, then convert them to motorhomes but they retain the N1 classificationMotor caravans are M1, same category as passenger cars.
“Motor caravan“: A special purpose M1 category vehicle constructed to include accommodation space which contains at least the following equipment:
(a) Seats and table;
(b) Sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats;
(c) Cooking facilities; and
(d) Storage facilities.
This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment; however, the table may be designed to be easily removable.
N1 is “Vehicles used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.”
Vehicle Certification Agency
The VCA's classification of power-driven vehicles, trailers, special purpose vehicles, agricultural vehicles and non-road mobile machinery.www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk
Not 100% but I don't think the classification can be changed at all.Problem is many converters buy vans ,N1, then convert them to motorhomes but they retain the N1 classification
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I was also successful in having mine reclassified correctly as a Motor Caravan .. (not a home conversion) but as you say, it is still N1 ..tax class LGVThanks everyone I converted my van back in 2019 just before the new rules came in, on the V5 its a motor caravan and Mot 4, but tax class is LGV and the veh category is N1 I just rang DVLA to query but was told it cannot be changed so looks like I will have to be careful of the speed limits.
If it meets the definition of a motor caravan, and unladen (before conversion) weight is under 3.05t, the passenger vehicle speed limits apply, regardless of N1 or M1 designation.Thanks everyone I converted my van back in 2019 just before the new rules came in, on the V5 its a motor caravan and Mot 4, but tax class is LGV and the veh category is N1 I just rang DVLA to query but was told it cannot be changed as the vehicle was type approved as a LGV so looks like I will have to be careful of the speed limits.