Maintenance & repair bodies and accreditation schemes
The trade bodies, accreditation schemes and inspection networks that sit behind van and motorhome maintenance — chassis servicing is handled by the ordinary vehicle-dealer network, so this directory focuses on the organisations specific to the habitation (living-area) side and to vehicle roadworthiness testing. UK-specific entries are marked as such; each entry links to the organisation, and status reflects when we last checked the source.
Approved Workshop Scheme (AWS)
UK accreditation scheme for habitation-check workshops, run jointly by the NCC, The Caravan and Motorhome Club and The Camping and Caravanning Club. Publishes a directory of approved workshops, a code of practice and an independent dispute resolution service (AWSIDRS).
UK Visit site →NCC (National Caravan Council)
UK trade body for the caravan and motorhome industry. Co-runs the Approved Workshop Scheme and is the reference for the recommended 3-yearly EICR electrical check on NCC-badged vehicles.
UK Visit site →The Caravan and Motorhome Club
UK membership club for caravan and motorhome owners; co-founding partner of the Approved Workshop Scheme alongside the NCC and The Camping and Caravanning Club.
UK Visit site →The Camping and Caravanning Club
UK membership club for camping, caravan and motorhome owners; the third co-founding partner of the Approved Workshop Scheme.
UK Visit site →Gas Safe Register
The UK's official register of gas engineers and businesses, legally required for anyone working on LPG/gas appliances and installations. A habitation check's gas test must be signed off by a Gas Safe registered engineer — gas work is not a DIY job. UK-specific: other European countries use their own national gas-safety registration, not this one.
UK Visit site →TÜV SÜD
One of Germany's main statutory vehicle-inspection bodies (alongside TÜV Nord and TÜV Rheinland). Carries out the Hauptuntersuchung (HU) roadworthiness test on the base vehicle — this covers the vehicle, not the habitation area.
DE (network also active in other EU markets) Visit site →DEKRA
German-headquartered vehicle-inspection group, one of the designated Hauptuntersuchung (HU) providers in Germany and a technical-inspection operator in several other European countries. Covers the vehicle's roadworthiness, not the habitation area.
DE + other EU markets Visit site →Sources
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