Most motorcaravans here in Ireland are imported. Some are home conversions and there is now a thriving Campervan conversion industry in Ireland.
Motor Caravans/Motor Homes
These are vehicles converted to EU Categories M1, M2, M3, body work “SA” (motor caravan) 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, which must (with the exception of the table which may be designed to be easily removed) be rigidly fixed to the living compartment.
A motor caravan should provide mobile living accommodation that allows a person of average height to move around comfortably while standing. It should allow for a comfortable living environment for a person, or persons, for an extended period. This typically involves utilising the entire rear compartment behind the driver’s seat.
The living accommodation space must include easy internal access to cooking, eating, sleeping and related facilities. It is expected that this space would have side windows.
Where cooking is by means of gas, a Gas Installer Certificate should also be available. Motor caravans that are purpose built fulfil the requirement for mobile living accommodation. It should be noted that a person converting a vehicle to a motor caravan must ensure that the conversions are sufficient to fulfil these requirements.
To have a previously registered converted vehicle registered, the vehicle must be certified by a Suitably Qualified Individual (SQI) as to the quality of the conversion and the accuracy of the declaration. The owner declaration on form VRTCONV stamped by the SQI and accompanying declaration by the SQI on headed paper must accompany the vehicle (in addition to the normal paperwork) when presented at the NCTS for a pre-registration examination.
Motorcaravan Club appointed SQI’s
Cillian Ó’Cinnéide 086-3849429 cillianocinneide@gmail.com
Michael Moynihan 087-1350500 info@kerrykampers.eu