If we venture abroad to buy our Pontos - we've found one in Spain -is there anything we should know or require re. paperwork etc.? We think we should go before end of March!!
You are all so very helpful - thank you.
Bevill

As you are buying a second hand Eriba then in theory you only have to change the lighting to comply with UK regs.This you could do on return to UK.
Otherwise you buy it get receipt for payment and tow it home, suggest you do it before 29th March tho' !.

Just an aside, breathalysers tests haven't been a requirement for a long time. They were found to be altered by the high temps in parked cars, so unreliable.
MAJ 12/01/2018 : Alors que le fait de ne pas avoir un éthylotest dans sa voiture n’était pas ou plus sanctionné, le CISR du 9 janvier 2018 prévoit la fin de l’obligation de la détention d’un éthylotest pour 2018. Le gouvernement d’Edouard Philippe préconise d’autres moyens plus pertinents pour mettre à la disposition des conducteurs des éthylotests jugés plus fiables. Il est prévu notamment de généraliser la vente d’éthylotests à proximité des rayons de boissons alcoolisées dans tous les établissements de boissons à emporter.

I see people saying quite often to bring a spare number plate for picking up a caravan in Europe. Here in the Netherlands, the caravan has its own number plate, different to the car. Isn’t that a European wide thing now?

Ahh handy to know, incase we end up buying one in the uk. Depends on how the exchange rate works out later this year

Thank you all for your speedy helpful replies as usual. We'll let you know how we get on.
Hoping to be an Eriba owner soon.
Bevill

We just bought our Eriba Troll 530 Rockabilly from a dealer in Holland and other than swapping the position of the fog lights with the reversing lights and attaching the new licence plate it was a very simple procedure. I had to explain to the dealer that in the UK caravans are not registered as an automobile like in Holland. So we just drove off, crossed over by ferry and now have a brand new beautiful Rockabilly, possibly one of the very first ones on the road in the UK.

Is there much to be saved cost wise buying as you have in Holland?

If it is cheaper to buy in Holland depends on the rate of exchange at. the time of purchase if you do not have access to EUROs, which we did and such saved approx EUR 2000 on the purchase. Changing the sockets was 15min work per socket. I had de Dutch dealer order the sockets from Hymer at EUR12.50 a piece and installed them my self. The gas bottle regulators are different too so if you take a UK bottle over you will also have to bring a new regulator and install it. It is
not clear what the situation will be after 29 March 2019

What UK options if any were offered in Holland ?
We are just about to place order for an Ocean Drive with Lowdhams.

Hi-I'm thinking of doing the same shortly. Did you change the lights yourself or did the dealer do it for you?
Would you mind sharing the dealer in Holland details?

Thanks in advance