Climate change is affecting every issue of our way of lives and holiday caravanning is no exception.
Insurers are constantly monitoring flood risk by closely following the Environment Agency’s National and Local Plans on flood areas. In 2007 – fourteen years ago now – mass flooding was a wake up call for the insurers with widespread flooding on holiday parks with thousands of caravans lost or damaged. As a result, parks in flood areas now are assessed as vulnerable to flooding, with the majority without flood cover.
Storms and high winds are also now a major threat. Despite the improved build methods the manufacturers have adopted over the last twenty five years – powerful storm force winds can do serious damage to our new style caravans and lodges. Evidence of this was during Storm Arwen at the end of November 2021. Losing or having your caravan/lodge damaged is not something anybody would want to experience. But as we are all well aware Mother Nature has always been the most powerful of all the world’s armies – so respect must be the best way forward.
What can we do to make a difference?
How can we add support to the campaign to control Climate Change?
Our future magazines will include a feature on ideas, methods and schemes already in practice within our industry to combat Climate Change. So please keep us informed of any schemes you plan to adopt or ideas you may have to help the case.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Wishing you all a more positive and settled new year.
