Motorhome secure storage in France

WanderWebb replied on 31/10/2018 15:29

Posted on 31/10/2018 15:29

Afternoon all.

We're looking to head over to France/Spain etc next year and will need to return to the U.K. for a couple of weeks max part way through the year. Ideally, we'd like to return without the Moho and leave it in secure storage somewhere. I understand that the insurers need to get authorisation from their underwriters before they'll approve additional cover, so, can anybody recommend storage that, in their experience has been used for this purpose, or does anyone know of any. The area that we're specifically looking at is around Lyon. 

Thanks :))

eurortraveller replied on 31/10/2018 16:25

Posted on 31/10/2018 16:25

I googled Gardiennage Camping Cars Lyon and lots of possibilities cropped up. The top one was www.vegisere.fr but I know nothing about it so perhaps make a visit when you are on the area. 

WanderWebb replied on 31/10/2018 16:52

Posted on 31/10/2018 16:25 by eurortraveller

I googled Gardiennage Camping Cars Lyon and lots of possibilities cropped up. The top one was www.vegisere.fr but I know nothing about it so perhaps make a visit when you are on the area. 

Posted on 31/10/2018 16:52

Thanks. Yes, we've seen plenty advertised when we've searched online too, but I was hoping for a personal recommendation. CASSOA accredited is acceptable in the UK so I was hoping I might be recommended a French equivalent. 

eurortraveller replied on 31/10/2018 17:36

Posted on 31/10/2018 17:36

I don't think France has any equivalent of CASSOA storage. Another possibility for you might be to leave your Motorhome on a small private campsite where it would be overlooked by the owner living on site. We have done that in France with a caravan, but I guess you would need it to be a campsite within a short taxi ride of an airport for a flight home. 

WanderWebb replied on 31/10/2018 18:40

Posted on 31/10/2018 18:40

It's looking like that, yes. I've had a couple of people suggesting the same thing. Was your insurance company happy with that arrangement? 

eurortraveller replied on 31/10/2018 19:29

Posted on 31/10/2018 19:29

Far from it !  It was an emergency flight home because of my mother's illness, the caravan  was insured at the time with a Caravan Club policy and we realised afterwards that an unattended caravan wasn't covered at all. Needless to say we now have a caravan insurance policy with another company in case we ever have to leave it overseas again. Good luck. 

Paul Sumpter replied on 14/03/2019 09:03

Posted on 14/03/2019 09:03

I am interested in the insurance aspect. Can any one point me in the direction of an insurer who will cover unattended motor homes while we fly home from time to time. 

eurortraveller replied on 14/03/2019 10:00

Posted on 14/03/2019 10:00

Paul, your question has cropped up on specialist Motorhome forums and the replies usually say you need to talk to insurance brokers who may be able to build your requirements into a policy - brokers such as HertsInsurance at Bishops Stortford and Stuart Collins in Swansea have been mentioned, but I have no recommendation of them and no knowledge of who they would place the insurance with.  You may find that there are insurance brokers in your own locality who can be helpful with a face to face discussion. 

Paul Sumpter replied on 20/03/2019 10:16

Posted on 20/03/2019 10:16

Hi Eurotraveller.

Thanks for info, i will follow up and make a post if they are helpful.

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