It’s that time of year again. The clocks have gone forwards, the sun has started to shine (at least a bit), the tulips are smiling at us. Life feels good, the world is reborn. The nomadic urge begins to flow through your veins at the thought of getting the van out on the road. Where to this year… has a friend recommended a real gem they found last year… is there a new site you’ve read about and fancy trying.

I love spring, dusting off the caravan, giving it a proper clean through ready for the coming adventures. And each year as I clean the caravan, I also think about spring-cleaning my caravan insurance policy. You see I know that by using the internet I can make sure I get myself a great deal on insurance for my touring caravan.

But it is not only about price. There’s no point buying a bucket if it’s got a hole in it (unless you want to use it as a helmet of course), and similarly there’s no use buying a caravan insurance policy that doesn’t cover you for the continent if you’re planning going to Europe this year. Obvious I know, but this applies to a number of elements of your policy.

Do you know how much the contents of the caravan are worth… honestly… you may be a little surprised if you were to actually add it up. And I would encourage that you do, so in the unfortunate event you do have to make a claim, you can rest assured that you are adequately covered.

Also, are you aware of what your policy excludes? This is important, as you may find there are valuable items you take away with you that are not actually covered. This could prove to be a very costly lesson. The message is to make sure you are clear of what is and isn’t covered in your policy, and make sure the things you need coverage for are (even if you have to take out some additional insurance for specific items).

The internet makes it easy to gather this kind of information when researching the competing caravan insurance providers available online. Sites like caravan-insurance-cover.co.uk offer a gateway to a number of the best insurers, to help ease your search, and to help you find the insurance you need.

Most of all though, having a choice of easily accessible insurers means you can make sure you get the best available price to meet your needs, by comparing the quotes they each give. So you can make sure you have the right caravan insurance, and ensure you are getting it at the right price.