Frequently Asked Questions

Caterpods hold full European Vehicle Type Approval issued by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA). When purchasing a trailer always ensure that it either has an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) Approval issued by VOSA, or that it holds full UK / European Type approval – ask your Manufacturer for more details. For more details on imported trailers check out the article in our “News” page on the website.

Price lists can be requested from us by completing the website contact form. Price lists are accurate at the time of issue, however Manufacturers’ / Distributors’ prices can fluctuate, so equipment prices are not confirmed until the deposit invoices are raised.

Yes of course. Viewings are offered and arranged on an appointment basis. We have a showroom with a Demonstration Pod at our premises and can show uou around and what to expect in return for your investment.

We are located in South Gloucestershire and our address can be found on the ‘Contact Page’ or in the ‘Footer’.

We request a 30% deposit to secure the booking and this initial payment covers any equipment to be ordered by us and commitments on your bespoke interior build. With regards to the balance all that we ask is that funds are cleared in our account before the Pod is taken away.

In addition to the standard 1 year warranty on the General Build and the warranty offered by Equipment Manufacturers, as a mark of quality & assurance we offer a 10 year anti corrosion warranty on all of our chassis’.

Choosing the power set up for your pod is essential and we can assist you with the considerations. Gas equipment is typically higher in start up cost, however major cooking and heating appliances such as griddles, hobs, fryers, water boilers etc do require a lot of power, so if you choose the Electric route you need to consider the size of generator required to power the equipment.

Specific advice is best sought directly from the Generator Manufacturer / Distributor, however a simple way to consider this is to total up the power ratings from every piece of electrical equipment you are thinking about, add 20% to cover spikes / surges from the equipment and then look at Generators capable of providing this amount of power on a ‘continuous output’. You may be surprised to find that generators above a 3kva rating are quite heavy & cumbersome and as it will not be possible to carry these inside the pod, you will need to consider how to transport it.

All of the parts that we use to Manufacture Caterpods are purchased right here in the UK and available ‘off the shelf’ making replacement part purchase straight forward. All of our Suspension and Running Gear (Manufacturers such as Knott, AL-KO – both used extensively in the Caravan Industry) is supplied by one of the UK’s largest retailers of trailer parts and they have branches all over the country.

The brief can be minimal and the team can build an idea for you from very little information, however the more info you can provide, the less time they will need to spend on your project and therefore the less money it will cost you. That said the design rates are very competitive and even a complete design made up from a minimal brief will not make up a large part of your build costs.

Yes, the artwork will be supplied on proofs as part of the design package. Only when final sign off is secured will we print & fit.

Yes, the artwork can be supplied ‘print ready’ to us then there are no design work fees charged. If there are minor tweaks to be made to the artwork by our designer then these will be charged accordingly.

We do have a price list with a break-down of the cost of graphics that we can email across to you. Please complete the contact form on the website to request this.