Levelling Blocks – Will You Need Them?
Levelling blocks – or wedges – are a popular accessory with motorhome owners as they help you to get your motorhome perfectly flat – ideal for cooking and sleeping comfortably.
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Tips & Advice
Tips and advice on hiring, travelling and operating motorhomes and campervans. Including equipment, routes, ferries and driving information.
Motorhome Parking: Can You Stop Where You Like?
Wild camping – sleeping overnight in your motorhome in public places other than campsites – is often frowned upon. It shouldn’t be – but many wild campers are their own worst enemies.
Read More10-Second Guide: Mountain Driving for Motorhomers
Driving a motorhome on mountain roads isn’t difficult – but it does require the right technique in order to be safe. We show you how in this article.
Read MoreNew Hi-Viz Jacket Law When Driving In France
Anyone driving in France from the 1st July 2008 is now required to wear a reflective jacket (e.g. yellow hi-viz jacket or vest) when leaving the vehicle in the event of an emergency.
Read MoreDriving to Germany? You’ll Have To Pay Extra In Cities
If you’re planning to drive in any of a growing number of German cities and large towns, you will now have to purchase an “environmental badge” for your motorhome or car. This is thanks to the growing popularity of Low Emission Zones – LEZs – rather like our own LEZ in London.
Read MoreBeware of Misfuelling – It Could Cost You Dearly
An estimated 150,000 people (according to the breakdown organisations) fill up their vehicles with the wrong type of fuel each year. If you only drive a diesel motorhome occassionally and use a petrol vehicle the rest of the time, you are more likely than a regular diesel driver to make this mistake. Learn more about the problem and how to avoid it in this article.
Read MoreHave You Considered A Tent For Your Hired Motorhome?
Although many panel van conversion and smaller motorhomes will sleep 4 people, actually doing so can become quite a cosy
Read MoreIreland Gets An Aire De Service
One of the best things about touring France in a motorhome or caravan is the ready availability of cheap – or free – serviced stopover points. Now it seems that the success of Aires in Europe has caused Ireland to start experimenting with them. The first Aire de Service in Ireland has just opened in Askeaton, County Limerick.
Read MoreWhich? Guide To Motorhoming
Consumer magazine Which? has produced some handy tips for people who are new to motorhoming
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