In our latest caravan advice video we explain why it is essential to have your touring caravan serviced annually by a member of theApproved Workshop Scheme, as part of your regular caravan maintenance schedule.

To help ensure that motorhome and caravan insurance customers don’t leave home with the kitchen sink and not a lot else, we have compiled a list of the top five things you mustn’t forget to take on your travels.What many package holiday fans may fail to appreciate is that transferring the entire contents of a four bedroom detached into a two berth twin axle tourer caravan takes considerable effort, experience and skill, not to mention endless patience. Organisation’ and ‘efficiency’ are just two of the skills that most caravanners, motorhomers and campers are likely to have in abundance an...

Our latest video, "a guide to caravan security" is sure to appeal to Shield caravan insurance customers (both experienced caravanners and those new to the world of caravanning). Packed with useful information and expert comment from respected caravan journalists: Andrew Jenkinson and Nick Harding, leisure vehicles officer: Tim Booth of the CSSG (Caravan Safety and Security Group) and our very own Stuart Craig; it clearly explains how to stay secure to get the most enjoyment out of your touring caravan.

Each year there are between 600 - 1,200 touring caravan thefts. In the current economic climate, this figure is set to increase significantly. Home caravan storage may be the preferred option, but the deeds to your property may actually prohibit such storage. If you do store at home, when your caravan isn’t there you may be advertising you are on holiday and that your house is empty. From our experience approximately 48% of caravan thefts occur from the home address.Nowadays, fewer people have room on their driveway, so you may need to consider storing your caravan elsewhere, in either an ...

  Our "caravan awnings" video guide offers a buyers' guide to the different types of caravan awning available in the UK today. The video covers all the main awning types that Shield caravan insurance customers are likely to come across (including porch, combi and full awnings) and features expert contributions from caravan journalist, Andrew Jenkinson and Steve Biggs of Isabella Awnings UK.