Central Registration & Identification Scheme - CRiS

CRiS, the registration scheme for touring caravans

CRiS (Central Registration & Identification Scheme) operates a registration and identification service for touring caravans. Its stated purpose is to help prevent and deter caravan crime and to act as a security check for buyers. The scheme combines a registration record with VIN CHIP® identification and a set of document services aimed at registered keepers.

Checks before buying a caravan

For people considering the purchase of a touring caravan, CRiS offers a pre-purchase check. According to the scheme, a CRiS Check verifies four points: the name of the registered keeper, whether the caravan has been reported as stolen, whether it has outstanding finance, and whether it has been written off by insurers.

Registration and documents for keepers

Owners of touring caravans can register their caravan through CRiS. The scheme advises registered keepers to carry the CRiS Registration Document with them, particularly when travelling abroad, as proof that they are the registered keeper. Replacement documents can also be ordered through the service.

VIN CHIP® identification

CRiS presents VIN CHIP® as a new industry standard in caravan identification, intended to help prevent and detect caravan crime. The service allows users to order VIN CHIP® for their caravan.

Other services and resources

Beyond registration and checks, the site lists a service for selling a caravan, an advice section and a blog. It also provides separate login areas for organisations and for police, which indicates that the scheme's records are accessible to institutional users as well as to individual keepers.

Contact and registered address

The operating address is Unit 1, First Floor, Greenways Business Park, Bellinger Close, Chippenham, SN15 1BN. The registered address is Catherine House, 74-76 Victoria Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1SS.