WARNING TO NEW COACHMAN OWNERS . Just took delivery of our new caravan and despite the caravan coming with a spare wheel, it does not come with a jack or even jacking points meaning that if you were unfortunate to experience a flat tyre there would be no means of changing it . Even calling out a breakdown service would be pointless . Every other caravan I have owned has come complete with a jack and jacking points. Considering the cost of the caravan I think this is a major oversight by Coachman and is surely a safety issue.
I too complained about why my brand new 23K in 2016 Coachman VIP 575/4 didn't come with a jack or jacking points fitted, only to be told that is how it is!!!
So, I bought the heavy duty 2000kg side jack and jacking points. Since around 2010 the Al-Ko chassis has the necessary holes pre-drilled making the fitting of the jacking points relatively easy and only took about 30 minutes.
However, with the money I saved from cancelled holidays due to Covid lockdown I've had the superb E&P self levelling system fitted, which does away with the need for a jack.
I sold the jack and jacking points very quickly so it's worth checking online market places if you want to save some money.
Oh, on the matter of the spare wheel. Take my advice and remove it, at your leisure, from the underslung frame and imagine doing it at the side of the road at night in the pouring rain. Punctures are never convenient.
I've completely removed the frame now and while doing so I found the
two bolts securring the spare wheel to the frame were rusted solid despite the annual service where these were obviously overlooked. It took a lot of time, WD-40 and brute force persuasion to finally undo them. The steel, not alloy spare wheel was also starting to rust. The spare now lives under the island bed in a storage bag.