Travelling workers prefer caravans

Nearly one in three British adults now say they would prefer to stay in a motorhome or caravan rather than a hotel if they have to travel for work, a survey by Auto Trader suggests

The survey of 2,000 adults found that 32% would prefer the motorhome or caravan option, with 27% saying such vehicles would provide an ideal space to work in. Some 9% also thought they would be a great place to self-isolate if they fell ill with suspected Covid-19.

Some 18% felt that employers should provide motorhome or caravan accommodation if staff are required to travel for work, and 16% felt they should contribute towards the cost of buying a vehicle for such a purpose.

Overall, 48% said they would not be comfortable travelling for work right now unless they could travel in their own vehicle and stay in their own accommodation.

Some 50% said they would now be more likely to raise such a question with their employers.

Auto Trader’s Rory Reid said, “Businesses need to adapt to a greater need for safety when sending employees to travel and stay overnight for work.”

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18% felt that employers should provide motorhome or caravan accommodation if staff are required to travel for work

PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.