In 1992, HPI teamed up with the National Caravan
Council (NCC) to establish the Caravan
Registration and Identification Scheme (CRiS), the national
register of touring caravans. CRiS helps to prevent and detect
caravan crime and acts as a security check for dealers and
private caravan buyers through the issue of a Keeper Registration
Document.
All caravans manufactured since 1992 by NCC members are
recorded on the CRiS database by their unique 17 digit
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This VIN and the caravan
description are recorded on a Touring Caravan Registration
Document, which is sent to the caravan's registered keeper.
Even if you own a pre-1992 caravan, or imported your own
caravan into the UK, you can still register it with CRiS
yourself. Many insurance companies now require CRiS registration
before they will issue a policy.
To apply for your caravan to be CRiS registered and electronically
tagged, contact CRiS on 01722 411430 or email cris.uk@hpi.co.uk for
further information.
Also, as with your car's V5 registration document , it
is important that you ensure the registration of your caravan
is up-to-date and that you are registered as the keeper.
The CRiS Check
Buying a pre-owned caravan then make sure you carry out
a CRiS Check prior to concluding the deal. Don't get caught
buying a caravan with a hidden history or an altered identity.
A CRiS Check will not only confirm the caravans true identity,
but will also reassure you of the provenance of the caravan
you desire and will reveal if the caravan is subject to
an HP agreement, reported stolen or been recorded as an
Insurance Write-Off. In addition CRiS will be able to confirm
if the 'seller' is currently recorded with CRiS as the
current keeper.
To buy your CRiS Check ring 01722 411 430 between 8:00am
and 8:00pm Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturdays and
10:00am - 5:00pm Sundays. The cost of a CRiS Check is just £14.95.
Change of Keeper Notification
When you buy or sell your caravan it is important to ensure
the new owner is properly registered as the keeper. The
CVR2 Registration Document issued to the current keeper
should be used to notify CRiS of any keeper change. Like
the V5 document for your car,the CVR2 should be completed
by both, seller and buyer and both parts sent to CRiS.
There is a small fee for processing this change and it
is normally the new registering keeper who would pay this.
The fee as at 3rd September 2007 is £12.00. This
can be paid by cheque or by credit card via the CRiS Contact
Centre.
Extra security with CRiS Xtra
For additional peace of mind, you can mark your CRiS registered
caravan with CRiS Xtra, an enhanced marking and identification
kit containing an electronic tag and 1,000 micro-dots.
CRiS has also teamed up with caravan tracking specialist
Phantom, to bring you the best hi-tech tracking system
available.
Order your Phantom Tracker through CRiS by calling 01722
411 430 and you'll get a free CRiS Xtra kit*.
*Normal registration fee applies to non-registered CRiS
keepers. |
