A partnership of industry stakeholders has been set up to create and oversee the new voluntary trailer training accreditation scheme for motorists towing for business and leisure. The government is committed to road safety and encouraging drivers to get professional training before towing for the first time or refresh their skills for regular or seasonal...
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Warners launches guide to Buying Your First Motorhome 2022
Warners Group Publications, publisher of outdoor leisure magazines including MMM, Campervan and What Motorhome magazines, has launched a brand-new guide for 2022. Warners says: “Buying Your First Motorhome is an essential guide for buying a new motorhome or campervan and gives readers everything they need to know about motorhoming. It is sponsored by The Camping...
Government responds to the review on Natural Landscapes
The Glover Review on Natural Landscapes, which has been delayed due to the pandemic, has now been published. There is a strong tourism-related focus in the response, including a specific section on Sustainable Tourism that links to DCMS’s tourism recovery plan. The section acknowledges the impact that tourism can have on the natural landscape and...
Launch of Find My Leisure Vehicle
FindMyLeisureVehicle.co.uk – the new, free to use online 2022 Industry Guide to the very latest campervans, motorhomes and caravan models from across the market – is now live. Created by NCC Events in partnership with the industry trade association, the National Caravan Council (NCC), Find My Leisure Vehicle features a huge database of around 2000...
NEC Show promises to be brimming with inspiration
The Caravan Camping & Motorhome Show is taking place between 22-27 February 2022 at the NEC, Birmingham. The organisers say that “the Show will be brimming with all the destination inspiration, caravans, campervans, motorhomes, tents, trailer tents, accessories, help and advice that you need to get started on your next escape”. The event will showcase...
Warners launches guide to buying your first caravan
Warners Group Publications, publisher of outdoor leisure magazines including Caravan, MMM and Campervan magazines, has launched a brand-new guide for 2022. In association with the Camping and Caravanning Club, Buying Your First Caravan is “the essential guide to choosing, buying, owning and enjoying a new caravan and provides readers with everything they need to know...
Clean Air Zone to be introduced in Manchester in May 2022
The Greater Manchester-wide charging Clean Air Zone is due to be introduced on 30 May 2022, with some discounts and exemptions. It is “designed to protect everyone’s health by bringing harmful nitrogen dioxide air pollution at the roadside within legal limits as soon as possible”. It excludes private cars, but HGVs and vans (LGVs) are...
Questions in the House over the safety impact of the B+E car and trailer test
Lord Bassam of Brighton, Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport), Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade), raised the following written question: “To ask Her Majesty’s Government what data they hold on the safety impact of the B+E car and trailer test; and what criteria they will use to review the impact...
Scottish Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show and Go Explore postponed to 2023
The press release regarding the cancellation of the SEC and Farnborough events states: The Scottish Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show will take a break in 2022 and not go ahead at the Scottish Event Campus, while new event, Go Explore, which was due to take place at Farnborough International in March 2022, will be...
Extraordinary demand for tickets for the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show
UK’s largest leisure vehicle show returns with 50% more campervans Rocketing ticket sales demonstrate pent up demand for leisure vehicles, holiday homes and tents. Show organisers, NCC Events, have confirmed that over 26,000 advance tickets have already been sold for the February Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show, ten times the number seen at this point...