The completion date is set. The removal van is booked. The packing has started. And somewhere on the drive sits a motorhome that may not have a parking space at the other end.

This isn’t about whether you still love it. It’s about whether the new house, the new street or the new lease lets you keep it there. If it doesn’t, you need a plan before the keys change hands.

The moving date is fixed. Leave the motorhome long enough and the date will decide it for you.

Can it come with you?

Start with the property itself. If you’re buying a house, check the deeds for restrictive covenants. Some ban commercial vehicles, caravans or motorhomes outright. If you’re renting, the lease will spell out what you can and can’t park on the property.

Then check the street. Some councils restrict where larger vehicles can park. A call to the local authority will tell you what applies on your street.

If the answer is yes, the rest of this piece doesn’t apply. If it’s no, you’ve got three options, and each one takes time.

Keeping it in storage

Storage gives you the flexibility to keep the motorhome without needing space at home. It’s not free, and it’s not instant access, but it works if you still plan to use it.

There are three main types. Open storage is the cheapest: a fenced compound with your motorhome parked alongside others. Indoor storage keeps it under cover, which matters if you’re storing long term. Covered storage splits the difference, with a roof but open sides.

Look for a site accredited by  CaSSOA, the Caravan Storage Site Owners’ Association. Sites are surveyed independently and graded on security such as fencing, access control and CCTV, with Platinum at the top. Many insurers offer a lower premium for a motorhome kept on one, so ask yours.

Access varies. Some sites let you turn up during opening hours. Others need notice. Ask what applies before you commit, because a storage site two hours away that needs three days’ notice isn’t much use for a weekend trip.

What keeping it really costs

Storage is the visible cost. The running costs are what catch people out.

If it stays taxed, it has to stay insured. You can declare it off the road with a SORN instead, which ends both, but then it can’t go on a public road until it’s taxed and insured again, and that includes the drive to storage. It won’t need an MOT while it’s SORN, but it will before it goes back on the road. A habitation check is still worth doing every year, used or not. Skip it and it shows when you come to sell.

Then there’s depreciation. A motorhome that sits unused for two years still ages two years. When you do sell, buyers will ask why it wasn’t being used, and the market will have moved on without you.

We covered this properly on the podcast. Between storage, insurance, servicing and depreciation, keeping a motorhome you’re not using can cost £3,000 to £6,000 a year. That’s not a reason not to store it. But it is a reason to be honest about whether you’ll actually use it.

Selling it before you move

If the motorhome isn’t coming with you and storage doesn’t make sense, selling it gives you one less thing to organise around the move. The question is how, and how fast.

A private sale takes the longest. You’ll need to advertise it, field calls, arrange viewings and wait for a buyer who has the cash or finance sorted. If you’ve already moved, that means either storing it first or driving back to meet buyers at the old address. If you haven’t moved yet, it means letting strangers onto the drive while you’re packing up the house.

Part exchange is faster if you’re buying another motorhome, but it ties the sale to the purchase. If the dealer’s offer is lower than you were hoping, you’re weighing it up against the cost and time of selling privately while the moving date gets closer.

Selling direct to a buyer like us cuts out the waiting. We value the motorhome based on the registration and condition, give you a figure the same day, and collect it from your current address if the price works. If there’s finance on it, we handle the settlement. The money goes into your account before it leaves the drive.

That’s not the right answer for everyone. If you’ve got time and the motorhome is immaculate, a private sale might get you more. But if the moving date is close and you need the decision made, it just gives you clarity.

Where we fit

We valued over 4,000 motorhomes in 2025 and bought more than 1,000 of them. Most were from people who still loved the van but whose circumstances had changed. The kids got older, health shifted, work moved them abroad. Life doesn’t always leave room for a motorhome, and the sale doesn’t have to be complicated.

We come to you at the address you’re leaving. We check the vehicle, settle any finance, and transfer the money into your account the same day if the price works. If the price doesn’t work, there’s no obligation. You’ve just got a figure to weigh up against storage or a private sale.

The moving date is fixed. The motorhome decision doesn’t have to wait until the last minute.