Text from Reg Wildmore from "Motorcaravan World" .

"Dick Lane has computerised tuning and diagnostic equipment and they are not mere spanner men who take off the suspected defective parts and just bolt on replacements straight from the manufacturers packaging. When we visited, the workshop had just stripped and repaired gearboxes from an Iveco-based motorhome and a Winnebago. Bodywork? They can handle that too, and all the work needed to bring the injured Bambi which we pictured back to health and fitness would be carried out in-house at Dick Lane. GRP repairs are under-taken (they have undertaken the fitting of hightops for some converters not versed in the art) and they also have an MOT test facility. On the caravan side, naturally every aspect is covered from the simple fitting of a roll-out awning to the intricacies of the servicing and installing of heaters of all the kinds and of caravan 12 volt and mains electrics.

The comprehensive facilities and skills of the workshops at Dick Lane provide the after-sales support which is so necessary to keep the loyalty of those who have bought a motor caravan, new or used. Stephen Bouckley himself heads up the sales side at this long established dealership and is supported by his wife Caron and Sales Executive Simon Bartle. When we visited, the frontage and the enclosed stock yard presented a selection of new ‘vans still bearing the Autohomes badge but now, of course, built by Elddis at Consett and a good variety of used conversions and coachbuilt models. The latter were all smartly prepared and would have the benefit of a thorough work-shop checkover by Dick Lane’s expert mechanics before going to the new owners.

Those who buy a new ‘van from this Bradford dealership get the benefit of having a rust proofed (normal cost £300) free of charge and a SIX year warranty which is additional to any anti-corrosion warranty from the vehicle manufacturer. Buyers of new motor caravans also get the chance of a courtesy car loan when they take their ‘van for service or repair work and should they need transport while their outfit is in the workshops. All buyers at Dick Lane are taken through a comprehensive handover programme which wither Stephen or Simon goes over each and every piece of caravan equipment."