What is a garage?

A garage is a section of a house, or an independent building, originally designed to protect a vehicle. Although traditionally a garage would house a car or truck, in recent years the garage has become for many people a storage space for household items, a workshop, or simply a less-finished rumpus room. A garage is usually differentiated from a carport by its complete enclosure, although some people may use the terms interchangeably. In the United Kingdom, the garage is usually much smaller than in the United States, as a result of traditional one-car households, somewhat smaller cars in recent years, and a historical difference in the desire to physically express wealth through everyday house construction. As a result, in older houses many British garages aren’t really able to fit larger modern cars, and so have become storage overflow spaces more than car storage facilities. Traditionally in the United States the garage was a separate building from the main house, usually referred ...  more

For the purposes of My Motorhome Chooser, ‘Garage’ means we believe that, based on the information available to us, an enclosed external storage area is present across the rear of the vehicle, with a reasonable loading height and should be large enough to at least accommodate a standard bicycle without adjustment or modification. Please note that our system does not take account of side-loading external stores, which can sometimes accommodate cycles, or transverse rear beds on van conversions which often have a hinged or removable centre section.  more