What Is The Caravan Registry?
There's an official scheme that records who owns a UK touring caravan — CRiS — and it does an important job. The Caravan Registry sits alongside it as a free, community-owned layer: a place to keep your own records, tag your van and kit, check a used caravan before you buy, and raise the alarm fast if something is stolen.
In one sentence
A digital home for your caravan and its kit — records, photos, tags and a community alert board — that complements the official CRiS scheme rather than replacing it.
Why it exists
Caravan and motorhome theft has climbed in recent years and only about one in five stolen vans is recovered — usually because a recovered van can't quickly be matched to an owner. Keeping your own detailed, dated record, and being able to raise an alert the moment something goes, tilts those odds.
What you can do with it
- Record your CRiS/chassis number, make, model, layout, colour and photos
- Tag the van and valuable kit so a finder can reach you privately
- Flag a caravan or item stolen and alert the community in seconds
- Check a used caravan's history before you buy
How it relates to CRiS
CRiS is the official ownership scheme and the first check any buyer or officer makes. The Caravan Registry doesn't replace it — it adds a community layer on top: your own evidence, physical tagging, and a fast public alert board that covers the awnings, movers and kit CRiS doesn't.