Dutch motorcaravaners and winter use

I came across these statistics published in an FICC newsletter produced by the Dutch club NKC.

Winter use -Most motorcaravans spend the winter “inside“ although a good many can be seen out and about these days. One out of every five campers seeks sunny climes in the winter months. City visits andwintersports are popular too. 19% spend the winter elsewhere. Top destinations are Spain (44%), Portugal (15%) and France(15%). 74% of these sun-seekers travel around – 26% stay put on a campsite. The most popular months to spend away are: November (18%), December (24%), January(41%), February(56%), March (55%) and April (12%). 81% opt not to go away in winter, 75% of those who do not go away do not use their motorcaravan at all in the winter months; 19% however use their motorcaravan for short trips and 6% go on winter sports holidays in their motorcaravan.

Winter storage 71% of campers who decide not to use their motorcaravan in winter will pay for garaging under cover, 17% keep it on their own property, 2% with family/friends and 10% use their motorcaravan all year round. 2% of motorcaravans are kept abroad, 25% are stored outside under cover, 75% are stored inside. Garaging costs are on average €435 a year. 41% use electricity when stored, 8% of motorcaravans go into winter storage in September, 52% spend more than six months a year in storage, 60% of parked motorcaravans are taken off the road.

Winter use statistic look to me to be a fare reflection of use around Europe including the UK. If this assumption is correct it highlights the busy and not so busy winter months you could encounter when seeking winter sunshine. It looks to me as though Dutch owners pay to store their vans far more than in the UK maybe because housing there just does not have the garden space that many have in the UK?

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