UK motorhome rules

YOU need the right licence to drive a motorhome or campervan, and your vehicle needs to be within UK size limits.

The licence you need to drive a motorhome depends on your age and the vehicle’s maximum authorised mass (MAM). This is the vehicle’s weight plus the maximum load it can carry.

To drive a motorhome with a MAM of between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, you need a category C1 licence.

To drive a motorhome with a MAM of over 7.5 tonnes, you need a category C licence.

Licence requirements may be different in Northern Ireland.

To import a motorhome into the UK permanently you’ll need to register it. The size of motorhomes is restricted in the UK, you can’t register one more than 12 metres long and 2.55 metres wide. These measurements don’t include driving mirrors, rear bumpers, lamps, or reflectors.

There’s no height limit, but if the motorhome is over three metres, tall you must have a notice showing the height where the driver can see it.

HOBBY VANS and motorhomes, what does the 2023 season have in store?

The announcement of a new addition to their range of vans is particularly exciting but Hobby fans will have to wait until the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf at the end of August, which is where the new Hobby MAXIA VAN will be launched, for more information.

The details released so far have increased the sense of anticipation as the MAXIA name alone hints at what to expect from the interior of the latest van in the Hobby range.

Bernd Löher, Managing Director of Hobby, confirmed:

“The ‘hygge’ design will also be found in the MAXIA VAN, it represents a new style of camping, where mobile homes are just as cosy and stylish as people’s homes.”

Löher is well aware that the collaboration with Volkswagen has huge advantages: “Our customers are already familiar with many of the features found in cars; something they truly appreciate, especially when it comes to safety and assistance systems.”