Riviera Motors is a family run business specialising in the sale of quality campervans and micro campervans. With over 50 years experience in the motor industry our vehicles are selected personally by ourselves.
Our service to you
All our vehicles are history checked and VOSA MOT History checked for peace of mind. Our vehicles come with our own personal Engine and Gearbox warranty’s, so in the unlikely event of a breakdown, you have the peace of mind that you deal directly with us and not a third party warranty company.
We believe in transparency and have a commitment to do our best to retain customer loyalty and satisfaction which is why much of our business is repeat business.
Our vehicles are supplied with either long or new 12 Month MOT’s where applicable together with Gas check certificates for our campervans. For your own peace of mind we also Guarantee clean title of the vehicle against any Financial encumbrances at the time of sale. ( you don’t have this protection when buying privately).
We regularly purchase, collect and deliver vehicles nationwide, so if we are not on your doorstep that’s no problem. As a reputable and well established business we are also quite happy for any of our vehicles to be third party inspected by organisations such as the AA should you require that little extra reassurance.
Our campervan conversions
We build most of our campervans ourselves. We believe this approach gives the very best value for money to the customer. We are specialists in sourcing high quality low mileage pre- owned vehicles which provide the perfect base in which to add a high-quality campervan conversion. Our Campervan Conversions are built by our own time served and skilled craftsmen to excellent standards,.
The proof is in the pudding, in the campervan world not every vehicle offers the same level of quality and specification. Therefore, we encourage our customers to come and take a look at our vehicles up close to see why we set the benchmark for quality and value.
Buy with Confidence
We are a professional business which has been trading for many decades. We trade from our main road purpose-built site on the A385 link road between Totnes and Paignton.
All our vehicles come from trusted and genuine motor trade sources. We don’t cut corners and only source the best low mileage examples available in the marketplace.
Some of our vehicles are sourced directly in Japan by our own team and as such, we are always able and willing to show the Japanese Grading Sheets which guarantee authenticity and mileage.
Furthermore, our vehicles are pre-delivery checked prior to handover and upon purchase every customer receives a dedicated and personal handover demonstration which serves to give our customers a good knowledge of how to operate the various equipment onboard the campervan.
So if you chose to give us your business, you can buy with confidence.
Our owner Alex Bennett has worked in the motor trade since the age of 17 and is also a well-known international yachtsman.
During his Ocean Racing career Alex competed in many of the Worlds most gruelling and prestigious ocean races. In 1999 Alex sailed 4000 miles singlehanded across the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny 21foot yacht, that’s only a bit longer than the average sized campervan!
Competing against eighty of the World’s best yachtsmen and women, Alex sailed into the record books by finishing 5th overall, achieving the best British result in the history of the race.
He has also won the biggest double handed ocean race in the World, known as the Transat Jacques Vabre. In 2001 he set a record that still stands today for the fastest passage in the epic 4500 mile race for a 50 foot yacht.
Alex has sailed around the world, through the frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean and around the notorious Cape Horn. He was also part of the crew onboard the infamous giant racing catamaran Team Philips which made global news headlines when the revolutionary 120foot super yacht broke up in a North Atlantic Hurricane in December 2000. Thankfully, Alex and the rest of the
crew all survived and were eventually rescued by a passing container ship. Alex is also an author. His book, High Seas, High Stakes tells the story of his rollercoaster ride within the tough and super competitive sport of ocean racing.
A few words from Alex
Our family history within the motor industry goes back as far as 1950 when my grandfather laid down the foundations of a business that would span beyond 5 decades with 3 generations of family members following the tradition. When first established we were called “Ace motors” based in London.
Over the next twenty years my grandfather’s business supplied the various models of the MG brand together with practical family saloon cars such as the Triumph Mayflower, the Ford Pilot and MG Magnet.
In 1976 my father took over the business. By now we had digressed more into the general car market, supplying brands such as Renault, Fiat and Rover. We continued our trading in this market sector throughout the 1980’s. The 1990’s saw us trading heavily within the Fiat brand as well as supplying certain Prestige marks such as Jaguar and Rolls Royce.
In the late 1990’s we relocated to Devon with the main objective being “getting back to our roots”, expanding the business by establishing a dedicated centre supplying the nation’s ever increasing hunger for competitively priced quality sports cars.
Today we have come a long way from the days of my grandfather. Having progressively expanded and evolved our business we now supply a varied selection of quality low mileage campervans from our dedicated main road site at Longcombe Cross just on the outskirts of the historic market town of Totnes in Devon. So, there we are, 50 years and three generations of family motor sales history.
When you buy a vehicle from us you can be confident who you are buying from. You get a personal touch that we like to think makes us stand out from the crowd for the right reasons. Every campervan or motorhome purchased from us undergoes rigorous inspection by experienced professionals before the point of handover. Our Campervans undergo gas habitation checks by suitably qualified professionals to provide peace of mind.
At the point of handover, we don’t just give you the keys. Our customers receive a personal and comprehensive demonstration handover. This process usually takes about an hour or as long as it takes to give you a good basic understanding of how your new purchase works. Beyond that, we are always at the end of the phone should you need any further technical support or advice.
Alex Bennett, Business Owner