Latest News
...Steve Carding at Towtal wins 2009 DOC Award
We have great pleasure in announcing that Steve Carding has retained his DOC Award for After-Sales Service. He moved to TowTal from LeisureTimes caravans and offers service and full-warranty work on all Dethleffs and Sunlight/Eurostyle models ( Motorhome and caravan).
Steve is a perfectionist and deserves this award for his consistent streamof testimonials and recommendations from members.
We NEVER recommend anything that hasn't been recommended by members.
..Globico is Modular Motorhome and Caravan From Dethleffs
Dethleffs have just launched a revolutionary upgradable Motorhome and caravan system at Dusseldorf.
Called Globico, you can specify a basic, sparse but well made vehicle and add modules to it over time.
This will suit families which start as a couple and then need extra beds etc or it can be DIY-Changed by buying modules.
Much cheaper to start with and sort of recyclable...You could trade your modules on eBay and change a two berth van to a four and back again!
2010 DOC Edinburgh Fringe/ Tattoo Trip Planned for August
Come with us to meet up at the Fringe Festival in August this year. We have managed to get a site for £5 per night with GREAT transport links to the centre of Edinburgh. We tried it out this August for our members and we had such fun .
MIMO !!
We saw legendary classical performers of worldwide repute as well as funny theatre and Jazz to die for , Cuban Son and fantastic live music and dance together with street entertainment. Also, there's great art exhibitions and of course the Edinburgh Book Festival where we bought books and met the authors.
Then there's the Edinburgh Military Tattoo...brilliant ! If you saw it on TV, you will know that you have to book up a year ahead for the Tattoo and it goes ahead even if there's a hurricane. They never cancel!
Email me via either the contact page or direct if you are a member.
Campervan Picture Library Needs YOUR Pics !!
A new CamperVan picture library has been started by Colin Dunn.
I have sent some photos in but I wonder whether you want to send some of your own in, to'fill out' the Dethleffs part.
http://www.campervan-photos.com/
Campy Can Be Towed By Youngsters!
The fabulous Dethleffs Campy is exclusive to Lowdham Leisureworld The Campy is under 750kg and can be towed by those with a new licence. It has real personality and can give cheap and very cheerful caravanning to young families. Four berths and LOTS of FUN !!!
If you know a youngster (or an oldster!) who wants to try towing, call Lowdhams on 0115 966 3838
DOC Insurance Survey Saves Members Upto £200
Dethleffs Owners Club have conducted a survey of over 100 members' insurance costs and policy details.
From the results we have obtained savings of over £200 pa for at least one member. Can YOU save a packet?
http://www.dethleffsowners.co.uk/docinsurancesurveyresults_144.php
Picture shows damage to a member's van. This was re-built by Lowdham LeisureWorld
Gold for Dethleffs Girl Power Motorhome
Gold for Dethleffs ‘Girl Power’ Motorhome
200.000 readers of the German Newspaper ‘Bild am Sonntag’ award ‘The Golden Steering Wheel’ to Dethleffs Esprit H 6870
This year the internationally treasured prize was awarded to Dethleffs in the category ‘Motorhomes’.
291.000 readers of the ‘Bild am Sonntag’ have participated in the voting and nominated the Esprit H 6870 as their favourite motorhome.
‘We are really pleased to receive this award’, said Thomas Fritz, managing director of Dethleffs GmbH in Isny, Germany.
‘Being the readers’ favourite shows us that we made the correct decision by choosing customer oriented solutions for motorhomes, understood the actual trend and followed our entitlement being the Friend of the Family more than ever.’
The winning layout is based on the famous ‘Girl Power’ concept vehicle and benefits from practical solutions like a smart kitchen including variable glass lid for hob and sink, large drawers, a modern double floor for optimal winterisation and abundant storage space.
However the new motorhome made by the inventor of the caravan in Germany and today’s biggest motorhome manufacturer does not only offer innovative functionalities but also combines high expectations with a modern design.
After successful company development throughout the last few years and numerous awards of national as well as international trade publications, the ‘Golden Steering Wheel Award’ represents the coronation for Dethleffs.
Great PR for Oldest Dethleffs Quest
The DOC search for the oldest Dethleffs has reaped great results in the press.
Twelve publications have published our quest. The picture below is in the November Practical Caravan.This is obviously good news for Dethleffs Owners as we need to make the general public aware of the extraordinary Dethleffs Quality and longevity. This awareness helps ALL of us to resell at higher values and reduces the cost of our adventures..A real Win/Win.
Search launched for oldest Dethleffs
THE search is on for the oldest Dethleffs model still in use.
Richard and Jane Olphin, who took over and revamped the Dethleffs Owners Club website in August, want to find the oldest model so they can feature it on the site.
The Staffordshire-based couple have added new features to the site but now want to find vintage models to demonstrate the longevity of the German vehicles.
But they admit that finding the oldest will be no easy task as Dethleffs started manufacturing motorhomes and caravans in 1931.
The oldest model they have found so far is a 1979 Pirat model.
Mr Olphin said: “Jane and myself are passionate about caravanning and very big fans of the Dethleffs motorhomes. We own a six-berth A642, which has taken us to some fantastic places.
“We know our search for the oldest model won’t be easy, but we thought it would be a fun way to encourage some debate on the site. So far the oldest we’ve found is a 1979 Pirat model.”
Anyone wanting to contact Mr and Mrs Olphin can do so via the website, at
www.dethleffsowners.co.uk, or email info@dethleffsowners.co.uk.
HOT NEWS 2009 Insurance Survey results are in!!
We have now received over 120 answers to our second survey on insurance costs.
They vary between £680 and £138.10 !!
HOW MUCH IS YOURS?
If you are paying more than: £138.10 Caravan or
£241 Motorhome, YOU MAY BE PAYING TOO MUCH!!
You have told us some names that you wholeheartedly recommend.
We are producing recommendations for each group but we will only email them to currently-subscribed members:
(caravan /older motorhome/newer motorhome etc).
Watch this space.
Members are already saving over £100 a year AND ARE GETTING PERSONALLY-RECOMMENDED INSURERS.
That's why we should stick together.
Members Save on Solar Panel Deal
One of our members has recommended Stone Solar for Solar Panels and specialist batteries etc. They had a system fitted and it has performed well and saved a lot of money.
They have a special deal on which will save members over £200 on the same product a year ago!!
Click here to visit.
120 watt polycrystalline solar panels Steca solar controller Cable Solar Panel Mount Kit Sikaflex adhesive Instructions Waterproof cable gland (for roof or walls) Cut price inverters and batteries also available. All for only £595 (inc. vat & UK postage) Special Autumn/Winter Offer now only £385 (inc. vat & UK postage) Phone 00 44 (0)1538-387071 to order yours now.
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Motorhome Facts FORUM!
We have, for a trial period, linked to the Dethleffs Forum pages at MotorHomeFacts.
We continue to be the quickest way to get exact parts and answers from Dethleffs and from our technical members, but I am sure you will have fun on this forum. You have to register to make posts, but to read it is immediate.
Older News 2008 DOC Awards Winners Named
Full Results of 2008 Awards by the Dethleffs Owners Club.
An owners club is the organisation that learns how different dealers treat their customers AFTER they have taken their money. We learn who is good and who is not. Which dealers
really value their customers long term and those who just
say that they do.
It is for that reason that I am delighted, as Chairman of the Dethleffs Owners Club, to award our 2008 'Motorhome Dealer of the Year' trophy to the excellent team at Lowdham Leisureworld Nottingham, headed by Steve Sharpe.
Equally delightful is the Award '2008 Caravan Dealer of the Year' for exceptional after-sales service with Dethleffs caravans to Leisuretimes Caravans of Stoke on Trent. Steve Carding has repeatedly gone the extra mile without being asked or even knowing that we were watching. Exceptional.
Highly Commended Trophies will be awarded to:
Motorhomes: Pullingers Leisure Vehicles for high quality customer care
Caravans: Grantham Caravans for high quality customer care
The trophies will be awarded at 10am Tuesday 14th October on the Dethleffs stand at the NEC and will be available to your organisation to display on your stand. I shall be showing a duplicate on our membership desk on the main Dethleffs stand for the duration of the show.
It is important for all dealers to be aware that after sales service builds long term customer bases and that certain organisations NOTICE how their members are treated
after a major purchase.
Well Done!
TowTal Gives 5% Discount to DOC members
Stop Press !
TowTal, the leaders in car and caravan towing equipment and accessories have offered DOC members a 5% discount on production of your DOC membership number.
This alone easily covers your membership cost. Ask for Will Barks and tell him your DOC membership cryptic number.
Vicarious Books Give 5% Discount to DOC Members
http://www.vicarious-shop.co.uk/view_product.php?c_id=1&sc_id=&p_id=1
We saw them at the York Show. Very nice people with a wealth of travelling/ motorhoming experience in Europe.
Living life vicariously (as if I need to tell DOC members!) means that one lives through another person, not taking the actual risks. Their Go Motorhoming Europe and Haynes Manuals are great. And you get a discount if you are a member.
World Record Set With Dethleffs Caravans: Caravan Magazine
Dethleffs caravan man set world record
Dethleffs caravans helped a man from Cologne set a world record last week when he towed 16 tourers with a Toyota. We were amazed....
How many caravans can be towed by one car? The answer to this until very recently was 15, a record made by Dutchman Ad Dekkers two years ago.
But one man decided to beat it, and enlisted the help of German caravan manufacturers Dethleffs. The company allowed Jan Pollnow to chain together 16 Dethleff Camper caravans and attach them to the towbar of his Toyota Auris. Each caravan weighed in at 1100kg. In front of the Dethleffs factory, Jan managed to tow the 16 tourers 100 metres, and now holds the world record!
We suggest you don't try this at home.
