Premier Motorhomes goes into voluntary liquidation

Sussex-based Premier Motorhomes has gone into voluntary liquidation – the first significant motorhome-only dealer to go under this year.

The dealer stocked three of the leading makes of motorhomes, Adria, Chausson and Dethleffs, but ceased trading in July. Gavin Savage and John Walters from Begbies Traynor in Brighton were appointed joint liquidators on 19 August.

Gavin Savage said, “To the best of our knowledge we have not been made aware of any customers that have outstanding deposits with Premier Motorhomes, and any customers with any warranty issues should contact the manufacturers in the first instance.”

Adria has authorised nearby Reliance Motorhome and Caravan Services, which was already an existing Adria warranty centre, to provide all required habitation and aftersales support to Premier’s customers.

Chris Davies from Reliance says his company should also be able to support Dethleffs customers, as it already has a relationship with the manufacturer. “We have already salvaged any warranty parts we could locate on site at Premier, but cannot guarantee that this will fulfill all outstanding claims,” he said.

He said his company would be less likely to be able to support Chausson customers, as it has no relationship with the company, although it could as a last resort carry out a habitation check for validating the purchase of a third party warranty.

Despite the reassurances, however, at least one couple say they have been left out of pocket.

Shelley and Steve Kerner bought an Adria Matrix Supreme 670DL from Premier in May, but it very quickly started developing faults with the warning lights and cruise control while they were in Europe in June.

Premier had offered to fix the problems or offer a full refund, but by the time the couple arrived back in the UK the company was no longer responding to their emails. Although the motorhome has since been into Reliance for repairs, other faults have now emerged. The couple say they are now contacting solicitors.

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