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Wheelhome is based in South Weald, a little village near Brentwood, Essex where we carefully hand-build small campercars. We have been the specialists in building compact and garageable elevating roof Motorcaravans that function as daily use cars since 1986.  We are enthusiastic campers and  regularly go off in our little campers.  

We are proud to say we have won many awards and accolades over three decades, the latest being: Winner of Campervan Innovation Award 2023 from MMM magazine for our Vikenze III-e.

All Wheelhome campers are thoughtfully designed to provide, amongst many other features, sufficient room to access the fridge, and use a Porta Potti at all times, including when the beds are made up, unlike most other makes! 

Please see our Show News page for events we will be at this year.  Viewings at our premises are welcomed but must be by appointment to ensure we, and the Vikenze III-e are available.

Yes, indeed, we’ve recently added a new video that you can access from our Vikenze pages or by clicking here

Yes, although we recommend explaining to campsite warden that it only charges through a 3-pin plug in the ‘van drawing 8amps and typically, will consume a similar amount as a larger caravan/motorhome running their water/room heater, fridge, T.V. etc.  Indeed, most over-night charging will just be a top-up to replace that day’s local running around mileage of 50-60 miles, circa 15-20 kWh.  This is made possible because Vikenze III cooking etc runs from it’s own onboard power supply – so does not need the campsite supply. 

Yes.  Whilst connected, the energy consumed is displayed inside the vehicle so you can see how much you’ve used.  Useful if you want to show the campsite people. 

E.V.s work best if you can charge at home.  However, if you can’t then you’d need to charge up at a public charge point. Ideal locations include  supermarket car parks where you charge whilst you shop often at preferential rates. 

We carried out our own tests in very cold conditions;  After 7 days just parked up, the battery was showing 99% SOC (State of Charge).  After 4 weeks it was still showing 99% although the climate had warmed up a few degrees.  We conclude therefore, that any loss is de minimis. 

Download the brilliant APP called Zapmap onto your computer/tablet and smart phone.  When you open Zapmap it automatically zooms in to your current location.  You then zoom out until public charge points are displayed.  Zapmap shows loads of useful information including what the cost per unit is (kWh), and the majority of charge points show if they are currently occupied or available. 

Click here to go to Zapmap.

Yes, at some.  Tesla has opened up some of it’s Superchargers to non-Tesla vehicles.  As at October 2023 there are 25 locations.

Click here to see where on Tesla’s map for both U.K. and Europe.

According the Zapmap “At the end of March 2023, there were 40,496 electric vehicle charging points across the UK, across 23,902 charging locations. This represents a 35% increase in the total number of charging devices since March 2022”.  Want more info? click here.

We estimate the XL will cover very slightly less miles on a full charge, probably in the region of 3-5 miles.  We will know for sure by middle of 2023.

If the auxiliary batteries are fully charged you can draw-off some capacity and charge the E.V.s traction battery which will charge at about 7 miles per hour up to around 25 miles (a bit like carrying a spare gallon in the boot!)

Most definately.  Petrol models have a large battery capacity giving 2-3 days of off-grid camping/cooking.  In bright sunny weather you can be self sufficient without limitation.  The electric models have over double this battery capacity and so can be off-grid for about a week, again, without limit in sunny weather. 

The XL gives the option of two Vauxhall travelling  seats in the rear with three-point seat belts, making four travelling seats in total. There is also a very handy “boot” space just inside the tailgate, increased kitchen cupboard space and the option of a built-in electric oven.

We do not have any dealers so you need to order directly with us. Once completed, Stephen will personally deliver your Wheelhome to your home, free of charge anywhere in the U.K. mainland (islands too “at cost”) and give a thorough, detailed and un-rushed hand-over. 

Annual habitation servicing would typically be carried out by a local-to-you motorcaravan dealer/workshop.  This should be cheaper for your Wheelhome as this is less involved than a normal campervan because Wheelhomes do not have a gas system plus their fridge and auxiliary batteries are maintenance-free.

This would be carried out by your local vehicle dealer (eg Vauxhall) in just the same way as if a standard car. 

Sorry, but this is not a service we offer. We only convert vehicles sourced by us, primarily in order to ensure it has the correct specification.

This is not a service we offer. We only carryout full conversions as per our current models shown on our website.

Sorry but no. Legislation and practicalities dictate that we only sell to U.K. addresses.

All you do is push a switch (up) and the roof raises effortlessly all the way up where it locks in place, taking about 18 seconds.  Push the switch down and the roof lowers in a controlled manner, stop just before fully down to pull the lining inside, then continue to lower fully where it locks into position.  

We have lined curtains on rails to the side and rear window with press studs.  The cab curtain is removable and put into place around the whole cab with press studs for privacy.   This curtain has a dedicated stowage place.