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Our co-founder and outgoing MD, Simon Poole, has been named a double winner in both the National Small-Medium Business and Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Director of the Year Awards run by the Institute of Directors (IoD). Praised for his leadership on customer service and employee wellbeing, Simon took the top

We are delighted to announce that we have just been awarded the newly created Motorhome Qualified Converter status by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This brand new national system of recognition has just been launched by Volkswagen and Jerba Campervans was one of only three UK companies to immediately meet the standards

Watch as we take the BRAND NEW VW T6 from a bare van and turn it into a fully kitted out pop top roof campervan. This conversion was done over the course of 4 weeks and the guys documented each stage with our time-lapse camera. Watch as we strip out

In 2019 reclassifying a panel van, or van with windows, to a motor caravan with the DVLA suddenly became a far more difficult task. From previously only requiring specific internal layout adaptions to enable your van to be reclassified as a motorcaravan, the DVLA added a new dimension in the

In February 2020 we wrote a blog about campervan and van with windows speed limits, which sought to unravel the mysteries of what dictates how fast you can drive a campervan on different pieces of the UK road network. Over the past six months we have been digging further into

Jerba Campervans is delighted to announce it has joined the Good Business Charter (GBC), an accreditation that seeks to raise the bar on business practices for employees, tax, the environment, customers and suppliers. It’s fantastic to be able to join the growing number of companies that are signing up to

For many years the question of campervan and motorcaravan (and now van with windows) speed limits has been a widely debated and unclear topic, so with the DVLA’s definition change of motorcaravan in 2019 we thought we revisit the speed limit subject again. After a discussion with the Dept for

Watch as we take this brand new VW T6 from a bare van and turn it into a fully kitted out high top campervan. This campervan conversion was done over the course of 4 weeks and the guys documented each stage with our time-lapse camera. Watch as we strip out

Volkswagen commercial vehicles have a very handy configurator on their website that allows you to create your perfect T6.1 van ahead of your campervan conversion. This is the configurator that we use ourselves here at Jerba and it’s a great tool for seeing what VW options are available on the

Jerba Campervans is a registered campervan converter for the VW T6 and now the T6.1, this is gained by invitation from Volkswagen themselves and is held in very high regard throughout the industry. This status comes with certain perks, such as VW inviting us along to the launch of the

On the 1st Sept 2019 the DVLA introduced a new road tax (vehicle excise duty) structure for motorcaravans (campervans & motorhomes) at their first registration. This does not affect any campervans or motorhomes that are already registered and on the road, it’s only applicable for new registrations. For Type Approval

“Planning for succession is one of the biggest challenges a business owner will face, and despite the fact that giving the topic early consideration can mean better results for the employer, the employees and the business, many delay.” Jerba Campervans founder Simon Poole recently decided to adopt the Employee Ownership

An Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) now operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year within the same area of central London as the Congestion Charge. Most vehicles, including cars and vans, need to meet the ULEZ emissions standards or their drivers must pay a daily charge

Since Jerba officially became employee-owned we like to celebrate with a bit of a party! This year at Jerba Campervans we have some very exciting activities planned for our Employee Ownership Day. It also coincides with our Schedule Specialist Luke leaving us for his exciting new venture, so today is

In the event of warranty repairs being necessary when travelling in Europe in the first two years of your warranty any member of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles authorised repair network in the country you are visiting will be able to carry out rectification work under the terms of the warranty

It’s been a frustrating last couple of months! Despite our new VW T5 campervan workshop being virtually finished a few weeks ago, we have been delayed and delayed by problems with our new water and electricity supplies.

After over two years of negotiations, discussions and planning meetings, we have eventually started work and are delighted to see that the construction of our new campervan workshop has begun.

We’re gradually settling into the new workshop and sorting ourselves out so we can run as smoothly as possible.

On Saturday night campervans were swapped for bands! The Bass Rock Supper was held at Halfland Barns to raise money for local Leuchie House, who provide respite breaks for people with long term illnesses.

Jerba Campervans were selected as a case study company by SMAS (Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Services) to show how lean management practices can be put into practice in a small business.

Renowned hill walker and outdoor expert Cameron McNeish is just back from taking the Jerba Cromarty for a test drive.

In February we received our Living Wage Employer Accreditation.

In February we received our Living Wage Employer Accreditation.

The exact wording that appears on your V5 Vehicle Registration Document can be important if the day ever arrives when you decide to sell your campervan.

It’s all go go go at Jerba Campervans at the minute! Our Facebook and website are about to become a lot more interesting starting with our new video which we filmed for our Facebook cover.

Jerba Campervans have recently joined the Scottish Business Pledge! There are 9 pledges that businesses within the Scottish Business Pledge must meet; Living Wage, Zero Hours Contracts, Workforce Engagement, Balanced Workforce, Invest in Youth, Innovation, Internationalisation, Community and Prompt Payment.

On the 25th January 2018 Jerba Campervans became a 100% employee owned company. Every employee is now a beneficiary of the business and will benefit from the annual sharing of company profits. Just like working for the John Lewis Partnership!

In January 2018, Jerba Campervans became an Employee Owned Business. The ownership divident report was published in June 2018 to highlight the many benefits of becoming employee owned for both the business and the wider economy.