Guidance: Converting a vehicle into a motor caravan (motor home)

DVLA is required to record vehicle details for road safety and law enforcement. The DVLA body type is used for establishing vehicle appearance and identification and does not affect the insurance category of the vehicle or have any effect on speed limits or legislative requirements. To change the body type of a vehicle, DVLA must be satisfied that the vehicle meets the policy for body types. This means that the body type information held on the vehicle record must describe what a vehicle looks like in traffic.

Even if the vehicle’s body type is not changed to ‘motor caravan’, the vehicle can still be used for this purpose as long as the keeper is satisfied the converted vehicle meets the required internal features for motor caravans.

It is the responsibility of the vehicle keeper to make sure that any alterations made to the vehicle do not compromise its safety. If you sell the vehicle at a later date, it is your responsibility as the registered keeper to demonstrate the conversion work has been safely completed.