How often do you use your motorhome or campervan each year? The majority of owners have such vehicles sitting on their drives for more of the year than they are actually out and about in the vehicle enjoying a much needed short break or longer holiday. If you can relate to this then have you thought about renting out your leisure vehicle to other people here in the UK and earning some extra money by doing so?

If you go on the Internet you will find that there is more than one website offering motorhome and campervan owners a platform to be able to rent out their vehicles to other travellers. Those businesses put the motorhome owner and the traveller wishing to hire someone’s motorhome in touch with each other and some may even be able to process the traveller’s payment to rent out your motorhome. The business offering such a service may charge a commission based upon the rental income.

Obviously insurance will need to be arranged to give you peace of mind that your motorhome is protected whilst being driven by someone who is renting out your leisure vehicle. In this respect, there are two types of insurance. You could consider taking out a self-drive hire policy that would cover both you whilst you are driving your motorhome or campervan as well as those people hiring out your motorhome or campervan. Another option is a pay as you go policy if you are not going to be renting out your motorhome for more than say a couple of times a year. With this later type of cover you only cover the rental period and it does not affect your existing motorhome cover.

If we have whetted your appetite then may we suggest that you do some research on the Internet to find out more about renting out your motorhome or campervan to other travellers. Once the pandemic has come to an end you could start to generate some additional income that in the current climate has got to be welcomed.