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Van insurance is a minefield
I am changing my caravan storage to a CaSSOA Gold site. “Brilliant,” I thought, because the site does not let the public into the compound at all (it’s a ‘store and stay’ site, so they bring the caravan out for you).
They have all the things necessary for a Gold site – perimeter fence, CCTV, gates, ANPR camera, staff on site 24/7. They only allow a hitch lock on the caravan in storage.
“OK,” I thought, “why have anything else on?” I have now contacted my insurance company to tell them I am changing my CaSSOA site. However, because I only have a hitch lock on, will they refuse to insure me? They stipulate that there must be two security methods on the caravan while unattended. This is now becoming a minefield, trying to look for a provider that will cover this situation. I can’t believe that insurance companies stipulate this rule when the caravan is stored in such a good CaSSOA site.
David Chappell
Reviews editor Peter Baber replies...
You are not the only person we have heard from who is having difficulty with getting the right insurance when you are leaving your caravan on a storage site.
The problem seems to be particularly acute if you are using an insurer which is web-based only, as the online forms they get you to fill on are often not detailed enough for your situation.
We can only suggest you try an organisation where you can speak to a human, or go through a specialist caravan insurance broker.
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