Careless Caravanners

We have just come back from  yorkshire with our caravan .A caravan past us  in the outside lane .It must have been doing about 70mph .I give up these people do not realise what could happen in a blink of a eye .

I have to agree that this can be very disconcerting & I can fully understand your thoughts. I was involved in an accident many years ago doing less than 50 mph, which caused my van to be a write off. At the time we both wondered if we should give up but
thank God we didn't. Time is a great healer so don't make a rash decision, review your decision in a month's time & if you then feel the same go ahead & sell, but I would hazard a guess that you will realise that you were driving
correctly & towed in a safe fashion & did the right thing in YOUR actions. I hope you do not let this incident spoil your obvious pleasure & no doubt unless you stop driving altogether you will come across more incidents of this nature . At least you were
in control & not reliant upon coach trip drivers or aeroplanes as an alternative, make your next trip a local one & stop a few nights to rebuild your confidence.

Caravans are limited to 60mph on dual carriageways and motorways, and 50mph on single carriageways.

I drive a motorhome and have never towed a caravan can someone tell me are caravans limited to a speed less than cars on the motorway? On my journey from Dorset to Scotland as usual I drove with my cruise control at 65mph. Caravans passed me by the dozen,
it was raining hard and visibility was not good at times. I thought I was pushing it at 65mph.

Caravanner from Norfolk is correct in his post. If you are involved in an accident and it was your error that caused the accident and you were driving at the time over the permitted speed limit then your insurance will refuse to pay any costs etc. Unfortunatly
the idiots that speed bring with them a bad reputation for genuine caravanners. Many friends say to me "I hate caravans, they slow the traffic down" We are unique in that we are relaxed with our driving and not in a hurry like 60% of car drivers.

Im sorry to hear that this has effected you both so badly, but perhaps in time the effect may lessen and you may regret selling your caravan and stopping yourself from enjoying the freedom it provides you due to other peoples irresponsibility.  The law is
60mph for caravanners on motorway and duel carriageways and 50mph on single carriageways and is there for a reason.  We have on numerous occasions been overtaken by caravaners to see their outfit start to snake and pray that they dont take us out with them.
You are clearly sensible law abiding caravaners, please dont give up, perhaps we can lead by example.

We were recently heading home on the M1 and doing 60mph in the inside lane. Three outfits passed us doing 5-10 mph faster than we were. Ten miles further on, one of these speeders was on the hard shoulder, debris galore which included a black plastic wheel
arch strewn across the motorway. I assumed he had had a blow out, which at that speed had also done damage to the fabric of the caravan. No one appeared to be hurt thankfully and it will be an expensive lesson for the driver that speeding sometimes makes you
arrive later, much later. I dont think caravan tyres are up to prolonged high speeds and will give out completely if pushed, its 60 for a reason. 

You have to ask the question, "If it was another car accident would you give up driving?"

Don`t let it put you off, just make sure that you are doing the right thing staying in control

Rick