Selling your campervan

You can sell a campervan in four ways: advertise it yourself, part-exchange it with a dealer, sell it to a company that buys campervans, or pay a broker to sell it for you. Advertising it yourself usually gets you the most money, because a dealer or buyer company has to sell it on at a profit and prices its offer to leave room for that.

The other routes are quicker and less work. Below is what each one costs, with prices we checked on 27 September 2026, then the paperwork and how to make sure you get paid.

A campervan starts life as a van, so buyers ask two questions a motorhome buyer rarely does: who converted it, and what the logbook says it is now. Both are covered below.

List it free

Your options compared

Prices checked 27 September 2026 unless a row gives a later date. The sources are listed at the end of this page.

Route	What it costs you	What to know
Advertise it yourself
This site	Listing is free.	You answer buyers and show the campervan yourself.
Auto Trader	Up to £5,000 asking price: £14.95 for 2 weeks, £19.95 for 4, £24.95 for 6. Above £5,000: £29.95, £39.95 or £49.95.	Campervans go in its motorhome section, at the motorhome prices. No cut of the sale price.
eBay Motors	£19.99 for a classified advert. Or £14.99 for an auction or fixed-price listing, plus 1% of the sale price (at least £25, at most £45) if it sells.	The 1% stops at £45, so on a campervan priced over £4,500 you pay the full £45. eBay says it can't guarantee how long a vehicle listing runs. Checked 29 September 2026.
Gumtree	A basic advert is often free. Gumtree says it sometimes charges, depending on the category, where you are and whether you sell as a business, and shows the price when you start the advert.	Campervans and motorhomes have their own category.
Quirky Campers	£12.95 for 4 weeks with 8 photos. 30 more photos cost £6.95, and a featured place for 7 days costs £19.95.	Quirky reviews listings and can mark a van as pre-approved for hire. Checked 29 September 2026.
Campers4Sale	Free for private sellers.	Private adverts sit alongside dealer stock. Checked 29 September 2026.
Caravan and Motorhome Club classifieds	The Club does not publish its private advert price. Members get 25% off premium adverts.	The advert also shows on caravansforsale.co.uk.
Pay someone to sell it
Motorhome Pig (broker)	£1,500 if it sells for up to £10,000. £2,000 from £10,001 to £33,333. 6% above that.	You pay only if it sells, and you can't sell it anywhere else for 90 days. It sells campervans as well as motorhomes.
Sale or return at a dealer	The dealer takes a commission if it sells. Rates vary by dealer.	Ask who insures the campervan while it sits on their forecourt, and whether they will drive it.
Sell it to the trade
Part-exchange at a dealer	No fee. The cost is the gap between their figure and what a private buyer would pay.	Ask the price of the van you are buying without a part-exchange, so you can see what they are really paying for yours.
A company that buys campervans	No fee. They pay a trade price.	The quickest route. Ask whether they take self-builds before you book a visit, and get offers from more than one.

Which route suits you

You want the most money: advertise it yourself, and allow time for questions, viewings and test drives.
You're buying another van from a dealer: a part-exchange saves selling and buying separately. Compare their figure with the asking prices of similar campervans before you agree.
You need it gone quickly: a company that buys campervans is the fastest.
You don't want to deal with buyers: a broker or a sale-or-return dealer handles them for you, for a fee or a commission.

The paperwork

The logbook (V5C). Give the buyer the green "new keeper" slip from it. Then tell DVLA you have sold the campervan, online at gov.uk/sold-bought-vehicle with the 11-digit reference number from the logbook, and destroy the rest of the logbook. The buyer gets a new one within 5 to 7 working days.
Road tax doesn't pass to the buyer. Once DVLA knows you have sold it, you get a refund for any full months left, and a Direct Debit is cancelled automatically.
A private number plate has to come off before you tell DVLA you have sold the campervan.
The MOT. A campervan needs its first MOT by the third anniversary of its registration, then one every year. A buyer can look up its MOT history on GOV.UK with only the number plate, so mention any advisories in the advert.
Finance. While you are still paying off hire purchase, the campervan isn't yours to sell without the lender's permission. Settle the finance first, or agree with the lender how it will be paid off from the sale.
The body type on the logbook. It says either motor caravan or something like panel van. DVLA says it only describes how the van looks, for identification, and has no effect on the insurance category, the speed limits or anything else the law requires. Put it in the advert anyway, because buyers ask and will see it on the logbook. DVLA only changes a van to motor caravan if it looks like one from the outside, for example windows in the side, a side door into the living area and an awning bar, and has fixed seats, a table, a bed, cooking and storage inside.
Hand over the history: service records, receipts for the conversion, habitation or gas and electrics check reports, old MOT certificates, the manuals for the fitted kit, and every key.
Write a receipt and keep a copy each. Put the date, the price, both names and addresses, the registration number and the VIN, which is printed on the logbook.
Describe it honestly. A private seller doesn't have to point out faults, but the campervan must match how you described it.

Getting paid safely

Money first. Don't hand over the campervan, the keys or the documents until the money is in your account. Check by logging in to your bank yourself. A payment email, text or screenshot from the buyer proves nothing.
Overpaid? A buyer who pays too much and asks you to send back the difference is running a scam. The payment, often a cheque, never clears.
Scams aimed at campervan sellers: someone who has "a buyer lined up" if you pay them a fee, a buyer who pays and then asks you to pay their transport company, and an offer to put your advert at the top of every classifieds site for a one-off fee. None of them is genuine.
If it goes wrong, report it to Report Fraud at reportfraud.police.uk or on 0300 123 2040 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). In Scotland, call Police Scotland on 101.

Buyers ask the same questions about every campervan. Answer them in the advert and you get fewer messages and better viewings.

The basics: base van, year, mileage, berths, how many seats have seatbelts, the layout, and the roof: fixed, pop-top or high-top.
Who converted it: the company and the year for a professional conversion, or say it is a self-build and what the receipts cover. Buyers ask most about the gas and the electrics.
The body type and the weight: what the logbook says it is, and the maximum weight from the weight plate. Up to 3,500kg, a buyer can drive it on an ordinary car licence.
The emissions standard: a diesel that meets Euro 6, or a petrol that meets Euro 4, doesn't pay London's ULEZ charge of £12.50 a day. Diesel vans sold new from September 2016 should meet Euro 6. Buyers near London will ask.
Photos: all four sides, the roof raised if it lifts, the bed made up, the kitchen, the cab, the dashboard with the mileage showing, the weight plate, and any rust or damage.

Quick answers

Can I sell a self-built campervan?

Yes. Say in the advert that it is a self-build, what the logbook body type is, and what the receipts show for the conversion work. A recent check report on the gas and the electrics helps.

Does my campervan need to be registered as a motor caravan to sell it?

No. You can sell it whatever the logbook says. DVLA only changes the body type to motor caravan if the van looks like one from the outside and has fixed seats, a table, a bed, cooking and storage inside, so don't promise a buyer it will be reclassified.

What speed limits apply to a campervan?

The body type on the logbook doesn't change them. On GOV.UK's table, a motorhome or motor caravan up to 3.05 tonnes unladen has the same limits as a car: 60mph on a single carriageway and 70mph on a dual carriageway. Over 3.05 tonnes it is 50mph and 60mph on those roads. Both are 70mph on a motorway.

Will a buyer pay the London ULEZ charge in my campervan?

Not if it weighs up to 3,500kg and meets Euro 6 for a diesel or Euro 4 for a petrol. Otherwise it costs £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. Diesel vans sold new from September 2016 should meet Euro 6.

How much does it cost to advertise a campervan?

From nothing to £49.95. Listing on this site is free, and a basic Gumtree advert often is. Auto Trader charges £14.95 to £49.95, depending on the asking price and how long the advert runs. An eBay classified advert is £19.99. Prices checked 27 September 2026.