Year of manufacture codes

N = 1992

P = 1993

R = 1994

S = 1995

T = 1996

V = 1997

W = 1998

X = 1999

Y = 2000

1 = 2001

2 = 2002

3 = 2003

4 = 2004

5 = 2005

Caravan theft is on the increase.  The following text is from the Home Office’s web site.

‘Some 4,000 touring caravans are stolen each year, nearly a quarter of all new caravans sold annually. The Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme (CRiS) currently holds details of over 10,000 outstanding caravan theft reports. Few as one in four of these caravans are ever recovered.

There are around a half a million touring caravans throughout the UK, some of which are over 30 years old. There are around 60 manufacturers of caravans throughout Europe, over 20 of which are based in the UK. Between them they produce nearly 600 different models each year, so identifying the make and model of a caravan can be difficult.’

What is CRiS?

CRiS, Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme, is the national register of UK-manufactured touring caravans. All new UK-made caravans since August 1992 are allocated a 17-digit identity number, similar to that found on motor vehicles and recorded by the DVLA.

The CRiS number and the caravan description are recorded on a Touring Caravan Registration Document (TCRD), similar to a vehicle registration document, that includes information about the caravan and its keeper.

It also includes a tear-off strip to notify CRiS of any change in circumstances.

The CRiS scheme holds all the information known about a caravan including the last registered keeper and whether it has been stolen or written off.

For further information contact the Caravan Registration & Identification Scheme directly.

CRiS
Dolphin House,
PO Box 61,
New Street,
Salisbury,
Wiltshire,
SP1 2TB.
Tel: 01722 411430
Email: info@nationalcaravan.co.uk