Bailey will not reopen until 11 May at earliest

Leading caravan manufacturer Bailey says it now doesn’t plan to reopen its factory until at least 11 May, and possibly later still, although anyone worried about having a service done in time to maintain their warranty will have an additional four months to organise one.

The Bristol company had initially planned to reopen at the end of April, but following Government advice it will now continue to suspend all business activities until 11 May “subject to further guidance”.

“The health and wellbeing of our employees remains our main priority,” the company said in a statement.

Anyone needing to contact the company before then can still email info@baileyofbristol.co.uk.

The company has added that it is extending the due date of all 2020 warranty services by four months, in case customers are worried about missing the deadline.

Swift and Adria have also already announced deadline extensions on warranty services – Swift by four months and Adria by three months.

“The health and wellbeing of our employees remains our main priority,” the company said in a statement

PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.