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RV rental guides

Real prices, licenses, platforms, itineraries: concrete answers before you book.

• Driving a motorhome in the mountains: engine braking, the golden ruleGradient percentages, engine braking, overheated brakes: the simple method for climbing and descending passes serenely with 3.5 tonnes.
• How many travellers aboard? Registered seats, berths and payloadHomologated travel seats, advertised berths and real payload: the three numbers to check before booking — and why they differ.
• Renting from a private owner or a professional fleet?Yescapa and Goboony on one side, Roadsurfer, McRent and Indie Campers on the other: price, equipment, flexibility — the real match-up.
• Renting a mini-camper: the small-budget micro-adventure guideFrom €45 a day, the mini-camper is the entry ticket to vanlife: who it suits, which trips it fits, and what you accept in exchange for the price.
• When do you need a C1 licence for a motorhome? The 3.5-tonne rule explainedC1 licence and motorhomes: the 3.5-tonne rule, the pre-1997 grandfather rights on UK licences, why 95% of rentals drive on a car licence — and the payload trap.
• From Lille by campervan: Flanders, the Belgian coast and invisible bordersA campervan weekend from Lille: Bruges, Ghent, the Belgian coast and the Flanders hills — border crossings, Belgian parking rules and budget.
• Around Madrid by campervan: Segovia, Ávila and the Sierra de GuadarramaRent a campervan in Madrid for 3-4 days in Castile: Segovia’s aqueduct, Ávila’s walls, the Guadarrama passes — stages, altitude and budget.
• The Camargue by motorhome: flamingos, salt flats and endless beachesTwo or three days of campervan in the Camargue from Montpellier: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, the Pont de Gau bird park, Aigues-Mortes — where to park and what to pack.
• The Picos de Europa by motorhome: green Spain from BilbaoFrom Bilbao, 5 days of campervan in the Picos de Europa: the Covadonga lakes, Fuente Dé, Potes and the Cantabrian coast — regulated access, stages and budget.
• The Costa Brava by campervan: from Barcelona to Cap de CreusA Costa Brava campervan route from Barcelona: Tossa, Calella de Palafrugell, Cadaqués, Cap de Creus — Catalonia’s parking rules and a real budget.
• One week in Corsica by campervan: Ajaccio to Bastia along the west coastA 7-day Corsica campervan itinerary: the Calanques de Piana, the Gulf of Porto, Corte and the Restonica, Cap Corse — stages, narrow roads and real budget.
• Corsica by campervan: ferries, crossings and boarding, the complete guideTaking a rental campervan to Corsica: ferry operators, crossing prices, owner approval, boarding at Ajaccio or Bastia — everything to check before you book.
• The Vermilion Coast by campervan: Collioure, Banyuls and the terraced vineyardsFrance’s last stretch before Spain by campervan: Collioure, Port-Vendres, Banyuls, Cap Béar — where to park in summer, what budget, which season to pick.
• The Cévennes by campervan: the Corniche, Mont Aigoual and the Tarn gorgesFrom Montpellier, a 3-4 day campervan route through the Cévennes: the Corniche des Cévennes, the Aigoual observatory, the Tarn gorges — stages and budget.
• The Route des Grandes Alpes by motorhome: 700 km of passes from Nice to Lake GenevaBonette, Izoard, Galibier, Iseran: the mythical Alpine route by campervan or motorhome — duration, season, recommended vehicle and fuel budget.
• The Luberon by campervan: Gordes, Roussillon and the ochre trail in three daysA campervan itinerary in the Luberon from Marseille: hilltop villages, the ochre trail, Provençal markets — where to park, where to sleep, what to budget.
• The Verdon Gorge by campervan: Route des Crêtes, Lake Sainte-Croix and hilltop villagesRent a campervan in Nice for the Verdon: a 2-3 day itinerary, the Route des Crêtes, overnight spots around Lake Sainte-Croix, budget and narrow-road pitfalls.
• Megève and the Mont Blanc country by motorhome: the chic mountainsThe balcony villages of Combloux and Cordon, Saint-Gervais, elegant Megève: the iconic day facing Mont Blanc, its parking rules and its budget — without nasty surprises.
• Noirmoutier by campervan: the Passage du Gois, a user’s manualA 4.2 km causeway covered twice a day by the tide: how to cross the Gois in a campervan without getting caught, and what to do on the island once across.
• La Rochelle and Île de Ré by campervan: bikes, salt marshes and white villagesThe medieval towers of La Rochelle, the bridge to Ré, 138 km of cycle paths and one golden rule: on the island, nights are spent at campsites. The full manual.
• The Ardèche gorges by campervan: Pont d’Arc, balcony road and riverThe panoramic gorge road, the Pont d’Arc, the canoe descent and the bivouac rules of the nature reserve: southern Ardèche in a campervan, two hours from Lyon.