Revised information on panelvan conversions.

Wouldn't you love to know the mind set of who ever came up with the new regulations. Or is it another example of the UK ruling classes prevalence to having major brain farts?.

Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX II

DEFINITION OF VEHICLE CATEGORIES AND VEHICLE TYPES

5.1. "Motor caravan" means a special purpose M category vehicle constructed to include living accommodation which contains at least the following equipment:

- seats and table,

- sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats,

- cooking facilities, and

- storage facilities.

This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment; however, the table may be designed to be easily removable.

Simples

So, the DVLA say a van conversion becomes a van with windows and not a motor caravan as per the EU Definition of Vehicle Categories and Vehicle Types.
Do they still leave it categorised as a goods vehicle or do the recategorise it is a passenger vehicle?

If the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) inspect the finished project and certify it's a motor caravan how can the DVLA argue the toss. https://www.vehicle-certificat…ravans.asp