Caravans and motorhomes have made a significant comeback this year. The insurance brokers have noticed it and there’s no doubt that the caravan parks and travel agents have noticed it as well. It seems that with the economy in the state that it’s in people want to save money and so have decided against expensive holidays abroad and chosen to stay a little closer to home for a fraction of the price.

According to the National caravan Council there are now 500,000 caravans in regular use in the UK by no less than 1.5 million caravan fans. Meanwhile, the Camping and Caravanning Club has reported a massive 21% increase in the number of bookings. Perhaps its a counter cyclical marketplace, but the caravan manufacturers aren’t complaining about the recession. Swift recently reported 12% year on year growth.

All of this is going to mean that the roads are going to get busier and busier, and take more and more of a battering. All this additional pressure is on top of the beating that our roads took during the winter. We have all noticed the dreadful pot holes in the road.

I wonder sometimes when I see these huge chasms in the road whether I will spot a kangaroo head popping out! I’m sure that these vast potholes must be causing damage to vehicles of any description, indeed, I’m sure that they must even cause accidents sometimes!

It’s not compulsory to buy insurance for caravans, but advisable. You wouldn’t pull any other important belonging behind your car, or leave it unattended in a park without insuring it, would you? There are, I’m informed over 30 motor caravan and caravan insurers, so it feels like the specialist advice is available to those willing to look for it. My advice would be to ask a broker to help you. In a recent survey conducted by well respected magazines brokers came out as the most competitive for price, and it’s good to be able to ask questions and get proper advice… from a human.

If you are looking for caravan insurance, your best bet is to have a broker secure you the best deal possible as many of them have long-standing relationships with the insurance companies and so can get you the caravan insurance for a much cheaper price.