Peer-to-peer motorhome and campervan hire statistics in the UK

• Peer-to-peer (private) motorhome hire lets UK owners rent out their own campervans and motorhomes to travellers through online platforms.
• The wider UK RV rental market made US$52.8 million in 2021 and is forecast to reach US$100.6 million by 2030.¹
• A campervan from a UK hire company typically costs £130–£154 a day, rising to around £180–£205 in July and August.
• New motorhome registrations hit a record 16,668 in 2025.²
• Owners who hire out their motorhome occasionally earn around £3,500 a year, and those who hire it out more often up to £6,000, according to the largest European platform.³

New motorhome registrations in the UK reached a record 16,668 in 2025², above the 2019 peak of 15,342 and 44% up on the 2022 low of 11,596.

Pre-owned registrations peaked at 67,351 in 2021 and have since levelled off at around 62,000, with 61,948 recorded in 2025².

For year-by-year figures back to 2013, see our UK campervan and motorhome statistics.

Motorhomes vs touring caravans: how many are in use?

• Motorhomes make up roughly 29% of the UK's touring leisure vehicles: the NCC’s latest estimate, restated in 2022, puts more than 225,000 motorhomes in use, against about 555,000 touring caravans.⁷

How many Britons go camping or caravanning?

• More than one in five UK adults (22%) went on a camping or caravanning holiday between the start of the pandemic and November 2021, according to a Mintel survey of 2,000 internet users aged 16 and over.⁸
• About 4.5 million of them were newcomers taking their first-ever camping or caravanning trip, Mintel’s estimate when the survey is scaled up to an adult population of 53 million.⁸

The largest peer-to-peer platform in Europe was formed by a merger in 2023⁶, with 30,000 campervans listed and 350,000 travellers a year at the time of the merger.

Alongside the large European marketplaces, UK owners can list on:

• International platforms that also operate in the UK. One says UK owners earn up to £10,000 a year hiring out campervans, motorhomes and caravans.¹⁰
• Specialist UK platforms, some focused on handmade, characterful campervans rather than fleet vehicles.¹¹

For comparison, see our peer-to-peer rental statistics for Australia, Canada and the U.S.

Camper Champ checks campervan hire prices from UK hire companies every night. The figures below are the typical daily rate for a 7-day hire of a budget or mid-range campervan, for pickups from October 2026 to September 2027.

• A campervan typically costs £130–£154 a day, depending on where you pick it up. Scotland is the dearest: Glasgow averages £154 a day and Edinburgh £147. London (£130) and Bristol (£134) are the cheapest, with Manchester in between at £139.
• July and August are the most expensive months, at around £180–£205 a day. That is between half as much again and nearly double the cheapest month.
• November to March is the cheapest time to hire, with typical rates of £93–£130 a day.

Platforms publish their own figures, and they vary:

• The largest European platform, which now handles all UK listings for its group,¹² says owners who hire out occasionally earn around £3,500 a year, those who hire out more often up to £6,000, and its top 10 up to £10,000.³
• Another says UK owners earn up to £10,000 a year.¹⁰
• On one specialist UK platform, owners earned an average of £6,810 in 2024/25 (median £6,524; top earner £18,795). In the platform’s own 2025 survey of its current owners (sample size not published), 68.3% made more than £5,000. Vans based in Scotland and Bristol tend to earn the most.¹¹

These are gross figures. The same specialist platform puts owners’ typical running costs at £1,500–£3,500 a year, leaving most with £3,000–£5,000 profit.¹¹

Do you need special insurance to rent out your motorhome?

Yes. Hiring out needs insurance that covers self-drive hire. The two main options are an annual self-drive hire policy or pay-as-you-go cover for each booking.¹³

For example, the largest European platform offers day insurance for each booking. It deducts a fixed £13–£20 per booked day from the owner's earnings, depending on the vehicle's value, and claims don't affect the owner's no-claims bonus.¹⁴

Is motorhome rental income taxable?

Income from hiring out your motorhome can count as trading income. HMRC gives a tax-free trading allowance of up to £1,000 a year. Above that, you can deduct either the allowance or your actual expenses, but not both.¹⁵