Insurance Opinion

[rochepaul]

Hi, I brought a new 6.1 Transporter van last September and have been doing some conversions myself over the last few months. I have fitted a deiseal heater (bolted to chassis under driver seat), leisure battery, battery to battery charger, ceiling lights, USB ports and power ports. In addition, I have built a removable box which incorporates a bed frame, which when we use it, it is strapped to the fixing points on the floor .
The van is currently insured as a van, and that is all we have used it for during the last 6 months (only done 200 miles).
A few questions -
1. Do I need to notify the insurance company about -
a. the permanent changes e.g. the deiseal heater, leisure battery etc
b. the box / bed attachment?
2. As the box / bed is not permanently fixed in the van is it classed as a campervan?
3. Is insurance cheaper for campervans or normal vans (assuming you do the same milage)?

Thanks for any taking the time to read

 

[Rioja John]

Im insured with Brentacre and they ask you to notify them of modifications to your van at no extra cost to premium, I’ve done and had quite a few mods to my van including pop top roof, diesel heater, Van King bed with sliding tray, swing out table to B pillar and much more, but DVLA will only class it as a 6 seater van with windows not a campervan.

John.

 

[rochepaul]

Hi John, thanks for taking the time to respond and for the information. Paul

 

[Hilly64]

Hi, I brought a new 6.1 Transporter van last September and have been doing some conversions myself over the last few months. I have fitted a deiseal heater (bolted to chassis under driver seat), leisure battery, battery to battery charger, ceiling lights, USB ports and power ports. In addition, I have built a removable box which incorporates a bed frame, which when we use it, it is strapped to the fixing points on the floor .
The van is currently insured as a van, and that is all we have used it for during the last 6 months (only done 200 miles).
A few questions -
1. Do I need to notify the insurance company about -
a. the permanent changes e.g. the deiseal heater, leisure battery etc
b. the box / bed attachment?
2. As the box / bed is not permanently fixed in the van is it classed as a campervan?
3. Is insurance cheaper for campervans or normal vans (assuming you do the same milage)?

Thanks for any taking the time to read

my previous van got bumped and ended up as a cat N. The loss adjuster from Direct Line said to me that if i convert the van be sure to list everything on the mods declaration. He had just declined a full right off claim to a van that had been converted but still insured as a van. I even informed DL that I had cut windows in which they were fine with and no extra premium

 

[rochepaul]

my previous van got bumped and ended up as a cat N. The loss adjuster from Direct Line said to me that if i convert the van be sure to list everything on the mods declaration. He had just declined a full right off claim to a van that had been converted but still insured as a van. I even informed DL that I had cut windows in which they were fine with and no extra premium

Thanks for taking the time to read and for the feedback. Paul