Budget-conscious holidaymakers have fuelling a record four months of second-hand caravan sales, according to local firms.

The period from June to October saw a surge in sales compared with last year at one Finedon-based firm.

The company has seen its yearly sales increase by nearly 50 per cent, with 314 caravans sold so far this year, compared to 220 last year. The Caravan Company conducted a survey to find out what was behind the growth, and found that half of their sales in the period were to first-time buyers who were investing in a caravan as the credit crunch and the weak value of the pound began to make flying abroad more and more expensive.

The Caravan Company’s managing director Andrew Scott said: “Rather than risk paying money to fly abroad, only to find the airline has gone bust and they have lost the holiday, people are buying caravans so they can have unlimited holidays for the next few years.

“We have seen a massive swing towards the caravan holiday, especially since July.

“First-time customers normally come in after Christmas so they have the caravan for Easter, spring and summer, but this year over July, August and September we had a record number of first-time buyers.

“I have been in the business 30 years and I couldn’t understand what was going on, so we did the survey.

“Many second-hand caravans are around the same price as a family holiday abroad, with a reasonable model selling for around £3,000.”

Northamptonshire and Rutland Caravan Club honorary secretary Sharon Jenkins commented: “I’m not surprised people are getting into caravanning.

“We started because we couldn’t afford to take the children away to places, and the caravan was the only way we could take them on holiday.”

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