Safety and Security

The best action you can take to ensure your general safety is to buy a caravan which displays the NCC badge of approval from an NCC member that follows the industry Code of Practice.

Providing your holiday caravan has been NCC Certified, it will have been built in accordance with the safety requirements of UK legislation, the associated Industry Codes of Practice and British/European Standards.

If you are renting from a reputable park, they will have ensured that all caravans have been checked and the appliances regularly serviced. 

If you own a holiday caravan, it is essential to maintain it to prevent any risk to you and your family.  If it is sited on a park, the park operator should be able to advise you.  

Gas safety

Work done on any gas appliances must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered gas installer (the successor to CORGI).  PLEASE NOTE: If you, or your park, sub-let your caravan holiday home, you may be seen as a "landlord" and by law must have your gas appliances and flues checked at intervals of not more than 12 months.

For information about gas safety, download a leaflet from http://www.nationalcaravan.co.uk/home/index.asp?id=4&nid=141. 

TOP TIP: Regularly check that the smoke detector is working.  Modern caravan holiday homes are fitted with carbon monoxide detectors - check they are in working order.