One of the factors that usually sets us back when we want to camp is the process of approve the van. It's a bit complex and you have to pay for almost everything.. But if we organize ourselves and know what we are doing, The path to turning our van into a true camper is not as difficult as it seems..

Some requirements you should know before camping your van

Before approve the van, we must know the different classifications available.

• Housing van (classification 2448) – Itv cada 6 months
• Mobile home (classification 3200) – Itv cada 12 months
• as tourism, which includes in its technical sheet the furniture and installations incorporated (classification 1000). – Itv cada 12 months

To convert a vehicle into a living van

• You must have a bed or seat that can be converted into a bed..
• You have to have some more furniture for storage; all rigidly anchored.

To convert a vehicle into a motorhome

• You must have a kitchen.
• It is necessary to have a table and bed or seat convertible into a bed, rigidly anchored.

How to homologate the van, step by step

The first thing is to go to your ITV, and request information, forms, and talk to the station engineer.

Technical Project

To obtain this document we must contact a industrial technical engineer collegiate. The project must specify all the installations that are carried out on the vehicle. These facilities must be identified with the renovation codes assigned by the Vehicle Reform Manual., along with the calculations that justify them and the plans before and after the reform.

In case of electrical installation (220V) in the van

If you have a 220V electrical installation (It doesn't matter if it is with an external socket or with an inverter), They will ask you at the ITV for a certificate that you comply with the high voltage regulations, according to the Royal Decree 842/2002. In practice, Each autonomous community has a model that must be filled out, sign and seal an authorized installer.

Lately, In some ITVs they ask for a certificate of compliance with high voltage regulations, even the low voltage certificate for 12V installations. It's really not necessary, but if we deliver it, we will avoid many headaches.

In case of gas installation

If you have a gas installation, They are going to ask us at ITV for a gas certificate, according to the Royal Decree 919/2002. In practice, Each autonomous community has a model that must be filled out, sign and seal an authorized installer.

With gas bulletin

In the case of having a removable kitchen installed, with a blue cylinder this will not be necessary.

No gas bulletin

Compliance Report

This report is carried out by an automobile laboratory, based on the Technical Project. (Your Homologator will provide it to you.)

Certificate of Final Work Direction

This document must be prepared by the same technical engineer responsible for the project.. It certifies that the vehicle reforms have been carried out according to the Conformity Report and the Technical Project..

Workshop certificate

This certificate must be made by the workshop responsible for the reform. They must do so according to the model that appears in Annex III of the Royal Decree 866/2010. It will identify any modified equipment or system, replaced or incorporated, indicating your references (mark, model, approval or marking number) if these appear in the Compliance Report, in the Technical Project and in the Final Work Management Certificate.

This document will be provided to you by the ITV or your engineer., If you carried out the renovation yourself, you will have to find a workshop that will sign it, or upon payment, Your engineer will provide it to you (about €100).

These are the steps that you should take into account when approving your vehicle as a home and starting to roll on the road..

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