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M1 Motorhome

EU vehicle category: passenger cars and motorhomes carrying ≤8 passengers + driver.

Official source: EU Directive 2007/46/EC — vehicle type approval (EUR-Lex) →

EU vehicle category: passenger cars and motorhomes carrying ≤8 passengers + driver. Most converted vans register as M1 'motor caravan' (special purpose).

Achieving M1 motor-caravan status requires sleeping berth, table, seating, cooking facility, storage (per EU Directive 2007/46/EC, Annex II).

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  1. EU Directive 2007/46/EC — vehicle type approval (EUR-Lex)official · 2026-07