About Motorhoming.it
Motorhoming.it exists because most motorhome advice online is written by people who have read about it, not done it.
We are John and Christine Taylor, based in Achmore in the Scottish Highlands. We have been motorhoming for over twenty years — through Scotland, England, Wales, France, and much of western Europe. Our current travelling companion is Islay, our Working Cocker Spaniel, who has strong opinions about campsites and stronger opinions about walks.
John is a retired psychologist and organisational development consultant, and an author. That background shapes how content is written here: structured, honest, and built around how people actually make decisions – not how they are supposed to. Christine, a retired nurse, keeps everything grounded in what actually matters on the road.
What we have actually done
We have owned and travelled in several motorhomes over the years, from a compact coachbuilt to a larger A-class. We have wild camped on the NC500, used Aires throughout France, navigated the Dordogne in July (not recommended), crossed into Spain via the Pyrenees, and spent more nights than we can count in Certified Locations across Scotland and northern England.
We know what it is like to arrive at a site after dark with a gas issue. We know what happens when you skip the habitation check. We know which questions first-time buyers ask that nobody answers properly.
That is the standard every piece of content on this site is held to: could this only have been written by someone who has done it? If not, it does not get published.
What Motorhoming.it covers
The site is organised around the questions UK motorhomers actually ask — not the questions that are easy to answer.
Practical ownership guides cover electrical systems, gas safety, water management, heating, and maintenance — written for people who want to understand their vehicle, not just follow a checklist.
Buying and choosing covers the decisions that matter before you spend the money: payload, layout, new versus used, what to check for damp, and what the dealer will not tell you.
UK and European destination guides are written from the road, not from a tourism board press release. Scotland in particular — the Highlands, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, the NC500 — is territory we know well.
Costs and running gives honest numbers: insurance, storage, breakdown cover, habitation checks, and the hidden costs that catch first-time owners out.
A note on how content is written
Everything on Motorhoming.it is written in UK English, for UK motorhomers. We do not use American RV terminology. We do not write in the register of lifestyle influencers or safety officers. We write as practitioners sharing what we know with other adults who are capable of making their own decisions.
Where we cite organisations, we cite the ones that matter in the UK: the Caravan and Motorhome Club, the Camping and Caravanning Club, the DVLA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and the relevant Scottish and UK government guidance on wild camping and overnight parking.
Get in touch
If you have a question that is not answered here, or if you have found something we have got wrong, we want to know. Use the contact page
John Taylor — Achmore, Scottish Highlands
Motorhoming since 2004 | Author | Retired Psychologist & OD Consultant