The unregulated caravan industry is failing in its duty of care to a vast amount of its customers. The amount of customers who have paid for a caravan in good faith only to find later that their caravan does not match the details on the affixed VIN PLATE is ever growing. Purchasing a caravan should be a simple issue you choose a caravan that suits your requirements and towing regulations. However, if the the information that is recorded on the VIN PLATE is incorrect then you are already in trouble. TARE WEIGHT and ATM is what most customers look at on their VIN PLATE as this gives you a starting point and a maximum load for your caravan. However, when the caravans TARE WEIGHT is actually higher than what is recorded on the VIN PLATE this leads to inadvertent overloading by the owner which in turn affects your insurance (especially in the case of an accident), fines from the road authorities and other legal matters and most appalling extra expense to the owner who will invariably need to upgrade the caravan at his or her own expense. This after you have already paid a large amount of money for your caravan. Please sign this petition to REGULATE THE CARAVAN INDUSTRY. It is necessary for all our safety.