just a warning and warning ti everyone because this has happened to me three time now and I know others have been caught out with the same problem.

Loading stuff into our Troll prior to our week in Northumberland we were fortunately inside our Troll when a small gust of wind blew the door shut, yep the door locked shut had we been on the outside and the key inside well i dread to think.

As i said this is the third time now, first time we were lucky the kitchen window was slightly open so we could just reach the lock.

Always keep a spare key in your pocket even if your just sitting outside, the locking latch on the door can only go up when closed heavily, hence locking .

I, too, have had this happen - and, luckily, the kitchen window was open. I'm always very careful with key locations when we are away... Famous last words?

It’s not just Eribas; the same fittings are used on many white boxes with similar results.
We had a worrying time getting back into the brother in laws van , which involved a fishing rod and a wheelie bin.

-Could have been wheelie bad!

It happy to me a few years ago, I also have a spare key

Maybe that’s why they come with 3 keys?
1 each and 1 for the car!

We had a similar post in the past to Alf's and Colin mentioned the hidden spare key idea. I thought it such a good idea that last year on our way to a long stay in Norfolk we stooped off just outside Grantham to meet up with an old friend.

I said to Kath about Colin's good idea and we searched out a locksmith and had two spares made. Good plan except he was on his dinner and we had to come back and it seemed to take him an age to do them. We got back to the car park and muggins hadn't read the car park instructions carefully enough and we got a £60 fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suggested to Kath that Colin might want to stump up half of the fine as it was his idea - but Kath was adamant that Colin wasn't at fault in any way but it was down to me. Or perhaps it was Mrs T's revenge as I said some rude words to her statue a short time earlier.

We now keep a spare key taped to the inside of the cover of the outside electric socket on our 540 but since then the door hasn't slammed itself shut.....

MikeT

I used to do that with previous caravans - a timely reminder before we go away again...

I have a spare door key in a magnetic watertight box hidden outside the van just for situations like this.

Alan