I was interested in motor home and phoned SAGA to get a quote on insurance and they said that the MH was on the DVLA DB as a "Van" NOT a MH. The owner said the V5C has "Motor Home" on it. Is this discrepancy normal and what is the reason(s) for it? As a result I cancelled my viewing. Thanks.
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The proper designation which should be on the V5 under "body type" is "Motor Caravan" not "Motor Home."
Since that document is printed from the DVLA database, I can't think of any reason for it to be different. I suppose, for an aftermarket conversion, the insurers might only have access to an out-of-date entry?
But it's also possible the insurers are right, and the seller was hoping you'd ignore the discrepancy,
Personally, I don't think I'd have cancelled a viewing for that, unless it was a long way away, but I'd certainly have been on my guard when I got there (see my reply to your post elsewhere).
Since that document is printed from the DVLA database, I can't think of any reason for it to be different. I suppose, for an aftermarket conversion, the insurers might only have access to an out-of-date entry?
But it's also possible the insurers are right, and the seller was hoping you'd ignore the discrepancy,
Personally, I don't think I'd have cancelled a viewing for that, unless it was a long way away, but I'd certainly have been on my guard when I got there (see my reply to your post elsewhere).
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