Guide
Keep a Digital Logbook for Your Caravan: Service History, Receipts and Photos
The Caravan Registry5 July 20264 min read
Most of us keep a caravan's history scattered — a servicing booklet somewhere, receipts in a drawer, photos on a phone. A digital logbook brings it together, and it pays off twice: a well-documented van is worth more, and a documented van is far easier to recover and prove.
Why bother
Provenance sells. A buyer pays more for a van with a clear service history and matching CRiS details — and a documented van is one the police can actually return to you.
What to keep
- CRiS and chassis numbers, and the bill of sale
- Photos of the whole van, the layout and any distinctive details
- Servicing and habitation checks, damp reports, tyre and gas checks — with dates
- Kit and upgrades — mover, solar, awning — and their receipts
The payoff at sale — and at recovery
When you sell, a complete record answers a buyer's questions before they ask and supports your asking price. And if the van is ever stolen and recovered, that same record is what turns an unclaimed van into your van.
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