V5 document

Wing

We are travelling on the continent for 6 months later this year. I see that carrying your V5 is a legal requirement whilst  abroad. If this document is carried in the car and the car is stolen you cannot prove you own the vehicle, if its carried in the caravan and the caravan is stolen the same applies. Is it a legal requirement to carry the original document or can a scanned copy be carried instead?

commeyras

The original is needed and should be in the car but take a coy and keep it in the caravan.  The police do spot checks of documents.   The MOT certificate also has to be taken if appropriate.

ValDa

We keep the original in the car.   We also have a copy in the caravan, and then we have scanned copies available on our computer - and in our email inbox.

You should also keep your passport (or other identity document) with you.  You can be asked to produce them 'on the spot'.  In thirty-seven years of driving in France (every year) we have never once been stopped but you should keep them with you, just in case.

EJB986

Just for information the V5 isn't proof of ownership.

Bakers2

No it states the registered keeper. 😉

CBRBlackbird

We also have scanned copies of all our important documents, held in a Word document (password protected) held up in the cloud.

Passport, insurance docs - house/travel/vehicle, vehicle docs, file with telephone numbers - banks/credit cards/breakdown cover.

crusader

Wing if you are concerned about theft buy a floor safe box about the size of your passport and put it in a hidden location you could also if you have space hide one in your car, at the very least lock your documents in the glove box