To be classed as lit it must have its own lighting not be relient on street lighting.
I would never dream of leaving our caravan on the street more than the one night before going away somewhere. Our is stored over near Kirkham. Most caravan insurance won't cover you whilst parked unhitched from the car and with ours if we stop at services and leave it unattended we have to put the hitchlock on.
We bought ours in August last year. Its a 25 foot long twin axle jobie (Lunar Quasar 615). We wanted one with a definate 'bedroom' for Siobhan so when she goes to bed we can close it off so we don't disturb her. I always went camping as a kid (tents first then caravans) and loved it. We bought it as we want to do something a bit more constructive with the weekends than just nipping into town and then pottering about. We decided to store it near kirkham as we feel it will be easier if we spend time round the fylde coast area to just wizz over with no caravan then drag it to a site close by. If we decide to go up the lakes then we are only ~10 mins from the M6. The storage place is really good (Gold standard CSSA ) and cheap (240 quid a year)
We don't have an awning yet as I can't be bothered putting one up/ drying it out of its wet when you pull it down etc. Hence our choice to go for a huge thing
Ours weighs 1250 kg and to pull it the Volvo weighs 1700kg. You can't pull more than your car weighs or is rated to if built after 1998. There is a good site for checking here
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