The frame at the front of a caravan, home to the jockey wheel, tow hitch, handbrake and breakaway cable.

Plastic used to make caravan panels; short for acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene.

The total weight of a caravan and its contents when towed. Must not exceed the MTPLM.

An anti-snaking control system for caravans that monitors lateral movement. If snaking is detected, it briefly applies the brakes to re-establish control.

A thin steel cable linking the caravan hand brake to the tow car. In the event of the caravan becoming detached, this will operate the caravan hand brake, bringing it to a rapid halt.

The stabilising legs built into the corners of a caravan.

The separation of the bonded layers of a sandwich construction panel. Check for this on the floors of used caravans, in particular.

A plastic-lined storage area accessed from the outside of the caravan, ideal for dirty or muddy items.

Glass-reinforced plastic (or fibreglass) used in moulded form for some caravan fronts and rear panels and in sheet form in some caravans for flat areas such as caravan sides.

Also known as 'combined weight'. This is the total laden weight of the car AND caravan. Should not exceed the sum of the caravan's MTPLM and towcar's Gross Vehicle Weight.