Mobile catering LPG record explained

CP44 is a safety check form for catering vehicles and trailers

CORGI Direct publishes CP44 as a record for a mobile catering vehicle or trailer. It identifies the unit, appliances and safety checks. If someone has asked for “a CP44”, first confirm the document they mean and the equipment it needs to cover.

Guidance and layout reviewed: 4 October 2026 · UK mobile catering advice

CP44 inspection enquiriesCall 0207 127 5128Understand the record

Start with the record’s real purpose

What does CP44 mean?

A record of an inspected scope

The CP44 reference identifies CORGI’s catering vehicle and trailer safety check form. Read the completed record for the unit details, appliances, checks, findings and any limitations.

A certificate-only purchase

A form cannot make an installation safe, cover unlisted appliances or promise acceptance by an event, council, insurer or other requester. The physical inspection comes first.

Sites and organisations

Event organisers, market or venue operators, local authorities, insurers and contracts can set their own evidence wording, date and scope. Send that request before booking.

The form name and the legal duty are separate. CORGI Direct identifies the purpose of its CP44 form. HSE guidance explains the duties to maintain catering gas equipment safely and use competent people; it does not prescribe CP44 as one statutory certificate for every catering business. A requester may nevertheless specify this record in its own conditions.

A separate official publication uses the same number

BCGA CP44 is not a mobile-catering gas certificate

Check whether the requester means a catering record or cylinder-storage guidance

The British Compressed Gases Association describes BCGA CP44 as its code of practice for the storage of gas cylinders. It is a guidance publication, rather than the catering vehicle and trailer check form.

If a venue, event, council, insurer or contractor asks for “CP44”, send Upkeepone the requester’s exact wording and any form or standard named. The acronym alone does not establish the inspection scope, engineer categories or paperwork required.

Check BCGA’s description of Code of Practice 44. This source is provided for clarification; it does not indicate BCGA approval or endorsement of Upkeepone’s services.

Do not book by an acronym alone

CP44, CP12 and service work are different routes

Mobile catering record

A vehicle or trailer safety check record. In an LPG catering enquiry, the attending engineer must be qualified for the fuel, mobile setting and appliances.

Landlord gas-safety record

A common older label for records used in rented residential property. It does not describe a mobile catering installation.

Additional work

Maintenance, fault diagnosis, parts, remedial work and commissioning may sit outside an inspection-and-record quotation.

Match the setting before the engineer

Does your setup fit a vehicle or trailer record?

Vans, trucks and trailers

Food trucks, burger vans, coffee vans and catering trailers using LPG cooking, heating or hot-water equipment.

Horseboxes and specialist builds

Converted vehicles or towable units with cylinders, regulators, pipework and appliances installed for commercial catering.

Stalls, bars and mobile kitchens

A gazebo, freestanding stall or fixed kitchen should not be assumed to fit a vehicle or trailer form. Describe the setup and send the paperwork request so the appropriate inspection record can be confirmed.

The complete installation

What a mobile catering LPG inspection may cover

The unit and equipment determine the checks needed. Required safety checks of the gas installation, appliances, ventilation and relevant interlocks must be addressed. A safety record does not automatically include appliance servicing, repairs, parts, commissioning, purging, extraction maintenance or a separate specialist assessment; agree any additional work in the quotation.

Cylinders, storage and regulator

Position, restraint, ventilated storage, suitable regulation, changeover arrangements and accessible isolation.

Hoses, connections and pipework

Suitability, condition, routing, support, protection from damage and required leakage or tightness checks.

Every declared gas appliance

Correct gas, identification, installation condition, safe operation and flame-safeguard arrangements within the agreed scope.

Ventilation, flues and extraction

Permanent air supply, flueing where fitted, extraction or interlock arrangements and appliance requirements.

Isolation and safe operation

Shut-off points, controls, notices and the arrangements for closing the unit or transporting cylinders safely.

Testing, findings and limitations

The condition found, checks completed, listed appliances, defects, restrictions and any work that could not be inspected.

Check the individual attending

The registration must match LPG mobile catering work

LPG

Natural-gas registration alone does not cover every LPG job.

Commercial mobile catering

A mobile catering installation is different from a domestic kitchen.

The equipment being checked

Cooking, water-heating and other appliance types must fall within the engineer’s categories.

Check the attending engineer’s current Gas Safe ID card: photograph, engineer’s licence number, business details and card expiry, followed by the work categories and their expiry dates. If the fuel, mobile setting or appliance category is unclear, ask Gas Safe Register to confirm it before work starts.

Read the finished record

The paperwork should identify what was actually checked

A record should be read alongside its scope, findings and limitations. It is not a guarantee of future condition, workmanship outside the inspection or acceptance by every requester.

If your business operates several similar trailers or vans, check that the record identifies the particular unit being presented. Compare its unit reference and appliance details with your own equipment list. Tell the inspecting engineer about a renamed unit, replacement appliance or changed layout; keep any clarification with the original report instead of altering the engineer’s findings yourself.

There is no useful one-line expiry answer

How often should the installation be inspected?

Plan routine checks and respond to changes

HSE says catering gas inspection periods should reflect the equipment, its use, current industry practice and manufacturer recommendations, with annual inspection a reasonable general minimum.

An event, venue, insurer or contract may require more recent evidence. New appliances, installation changes, damage, a leak concern or unsafe operation can require competent attention before the next planned inspection.

Prepare the quotation request

What information helps an inspection enquiry?

Photographs and documents help identify the right engineer and likely work. They do not replace physical inspection and should never be obtained by disturbing unsafe or damaged equipment.

The result follows the inspection

What happens after the inspection?

Record issued

The agreed installation and appliances are recorded with the date, condition and any observations or limitations.

Decision incomplete

Unidentified equipment, inaccessible components or unclear alterations may prevent the agreed checks being completed on the first visit.

Repair or restriction

Unsafe items may need isolation or restriction. Repairs, parts, return visits and retesting can be separate from the inspection fee.

Postcode-qualified enquiries

Where Upkeepone can consider CP44 inspection work

London, Essex and Kent are our priority areas for mobile catering LPG enquiries. Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex are also covered; other UK areas are considered by request. Send the location where the unit will be available for inspection, together with its type and appliance list.

Attendance depends on the postcode, installation, access, travel and appropriately qualified engineer availability. We confirm whether the particular mobile unit, LPG equipment and requested work can be supported before agreeing a visit.

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If LPG may be escaping

Use the supplier’s emergency route—not a routine inspection form

Keep people away and do not create an ignition source

Move people away from the suspected leak. Avoid flames, smoking, electrical switches and phones in the affected area. Isolate the supply and ventilate only if this can be done safely. From a safe place, contact your LPG supplier’s emergency service immediately. Call 999 for a fire or immediate danger and tell the operator LPG is involved.

Do not use the installation until it has been declared safe. Upkeepone’s routine enquiry routes are not an emergency-reporting service. Read what to do if you smell LPG and your supplier’s emergency instructions.

Continue with the closest route

CP44 inspection, mobile catering and planning guides

Book a CP44 gas-safety inspectionMobile catering LPG inspection hubCatering trailer LPG certificate serviceIs CP44 the same as an LPG certificate?How to book a catering trailer inspectionCP44 inspection cost guide

Primary UK safety sources

Check mobile catering gas duties and competence at source

CORGI Direct: CP44 form purposeThe publisher’s vehicle and trailer safety check form; this is a form reference, not verification of an engineer’s qualifications.Calor: LPG emergency adviceSupplier advice on leaks, ignition sources and fire. Use the emergency contact for your own LPG supplier.HSE: gas safety in catering and hospitalityOfficial guidance covering natural gas and LPG in fixed and mobile catering premises.HSE: catering equipment maintenance FAQsHow inspection intervals should reflect equipment, use, industry practice and manufacturer recommendations.Gas Safe Register: commercial catering factsheetHow to match LPG, commercial mobile catering and appliance categories to the engineer attending.HSE: check the Gas Safe engineerWhat to check on the individual’s ID card and work categories before gas work starts.

Record, scope and booking questions

CP44 gas certificate FAQs

What is a CP44 gas certificate?
CP44 is CORGI’s mobile catering vehicle and trailer safety check form. The completed record identifies the unit, appliances, safety checks and findings within the inspected scope. BCGA CP44 is a different publication about storing gas cylinders. Ask the organisation requesting the paperwork which document and installation it needs covered.
Is CP44 a legal certificate?
CP44 is a form reference, rather than the name of one statutory certificate required for every catering business. HSE guidance describes duties to maintain gas equipment safely and use competent people. A council, event organiser, venue, insurer or contract may specify particular paperwork as evidence; check that requirement separately from the underlying safety duties.
Who may need or request a CP44 record?
Food truck and catering trailer operators may be asked for this record by an event organiser, venue, council or insurer. Converted vans and horseboxes need their actual equipment and use assessed. A stall, gazebo or fixed kitchen should not be assigned a vehicle or trailer form simply because it uses LPG; confirm the appropriate record for that setup.
Is CP44 the same as CP12?
No. CP12 is a familiar older label for a landlord gas safety record. CP44 identifies a catering vehicle and trailer check form. Neither abbreviation tells you whether every appliance, fuel and part of an installation has been inspected; read the actual scope and findings.
Who can issue a CP44 record?
Use a Gas Safe registered engineer whose current categories cover LPG, commercial mobile catering and the appliance types involved. Check the individual engineer’s current ID card or official register entry; general domestic gas registration does not prove competence for every mobile catering appliance or installation.
What does a CP44 inspection cover?
The scope depends on the vehicle or trailer and its equipment. It may include the LPG supply, storage, regulator, hoses, pipework, isolation, appliances, flame safeguards, ventilation, flues, relevant extraction or interlock arrangements, operational checks and required tightness testing. Necessary safety checks must be addressed. Servicing, repairs, parts, purging, commissioning, extraction maintenance and separate specialist assessments are not automatically included; agree additional work before booking.
How long is a CP44 record valid?
The form name does not create one universal expiry period. HSE says inspection intervals should reflect the equipment, use, current industry practice and manufacturer recommendations, with annual inspection a reasonable general minimum for catering gas equipment. A requester may set its own evidence period, while alterations, damage or safety concerns can require earlier checks.
Does one CP44 record cover every appliance?
Only the unit, installation and appliances recorded within the agreed inspection scope should be treated as checked. List every connected or stored gas appliance before booking. A new fryer, water heater, cylinder arrangement, regulator, hose, pipework change or layout alteration may require competent work and an updated inspection.
How much does a CP44 inspection cost?
There is no reliable fixed price for every mobile unit. Cost depends on the postcode, unit type, appliance count, LPG arrangement, accessibility, required record and whether servicing, diagnosis, repairs or parts are requested. Ask for a written quotation that identifies the inspection scope and separates remedial work and exclusions.
What should I do if I smell LPG in a mobile catering unit?
Move people away and avoid flames, smoking, electrical switches and phones in the affected area. Isolate the supply and ventilate only if safe. Contact your LPG supplier’s emergency service from a safe place. For a fire or immediate danger, call 999 and say LPG is involved. Do not use the installation until it has been declared safe. A routine inspection enquiry is not an emergency-reporting route.

Ready to scope the unit?

Send the unit, appliance list, LPG supply, postcode and deadline

Upkeepone can check the enquiry against coverage, the relevant mobile catering LPG and appliance categories, the requested paperwork and current availability before a visit is agreed.

Call 0207 127 5128Call 01245 206422Send a CP44 inspection enquiry

An enquiry does not confirm availability, price, scope, a satisfactory inspection result or acceptance by an event, insurer, council or other requester.