Caravan Industry Facts

Posted by admin
November 20, 2009

Did you know?

* 17% of children are more likely to shower in a caravan than they are at home
* 55% of children are more likely to help wash up when staying in a caravan? (source: Caravan Club)
* There are over 1 million caravans in the UK (source: National Caravan Council Statistics)
* If all the touring caravans in Britain were put end to end, they would stretch from Land’s end to John O’Groats three times (3,000 miles).
* There are more than 3,000 parks for holiday caravans in the UK (source NCC). And the most popular destination is the West Country (source: TGI/Mintel).
* The most popular area to caravan in the UK is southern England, with the most popular site being Black Knowl. (source: caravan club)
* Caravanners spend nearly half a billion pounds every year in local communities and contribute another half a billion in taxes when caravanning.
* The most expensive motor caravans in the UK, are manufactured by MCL Motorhomes. Their bespoke vehicles retail at around £400.000.
* Figures, which show that only 0.06% of road traffic accidents, involve a caravan.
* Around 90% of caravans bought in Britain were actually made here!
* Britain is the leading European country for most touring caravans sold! (Source: European Caravan Federation – www.e-c-f.org)
* Searches for ‘Caravans for sale’ has doubled in the last year (top City Middlesbrough)

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