Owner pays penalty for no insurance as caravan burns down
The early morning blaze took an hour and a half to control
Thursday, 04, Mar 2010 05:03
A caravan owner in Australia has found out first-hand the importance of having insurance for his vehicle after it burned down with all of his belongings inside.
The Standard reports that the early morning blaze was so bad that it took firefighters approximately 90 minutes to bring it under control after it demolished the caravan and annexe.
Luckily, the owner of the vehicle inside the caravan park, known only as Mark, was out at the time, but he did lose all of his possessions.
Park owner Garry Traynor told the publication: "The emergency services were fantastic - the fire brigade and the police.
"It's just unfortunate that Mark had all his possessions inside. Unfortunately he didn't have insurance, so he's now staying in one of our caravans until we sort out what we can do."
Alongside covering belongings that have been stolen or damaged, caravan insurance could also prove useful in other circumstances.
These include if the vehicle is blown over when being towed on a motorway or if it suffers a small dent when parked in a busy caravan park.