This factsheet is designed to inform and assist individuals who wish to set up a campervan sharing or fractional ownership scheme so that it operates legally, fairly and smoothly.

Many people will be familiar with the concept of sharing a vehicle of some sort, such as a car that is shared between neighbours to be used for trips around town or weekends away. More information about car and motorbike sharing can be found elsewhere on this website. A campervan can be shared in exactly the same manner as a car. There are obviously a few important differences mainly reflecting the fact that a campervan is likely to be required for longer periods at a time and therefore a more formalised booking procedure may be required.

This factsheets describes a variety of shared campervan use and fractional ownership where the sharers do not always travel together in the campervan (although they could if they chose to) but rather they book different days or weeks to use the vehicle in advance and use it separately. This is essentially an informal campervan shared ownership (fractional ownership) club.

There are a number of benefits to such a scheme, particularly the cost saving made by the sharers by sharing ownership, and the reduction in parking spaces taken up in streets and lanes by large vehicles that are not used regularly. Sharing a campervan means that a vehicle that could be a large investment for one person or family is shared with others, and thus because it is used more frequently, is a better value investments for the owners. By having fewer vehicles on the road there are fewer wasted resources, and thus a reduction in emissions from the manufacturing process involved in making campervans.