Recent content by Mandarin

I know this has multiple threads, which I have read but I can't find an answer. Most breakdoqn policies seem to have a combined weight limit of 3500kgs, however our car is 2000kgs and the van 1600kgs mtplm. We also usually travel with a dog, and most seem to exclude animals. Does anyone know...

Mine dropped £150 this year, i then checked a comparison site and found one £30 even cheaper. So I called my insurers and they dropped their price a further £65, all I had to do is tell them who was offering the comparable insurance cheaper. Well worth the phone call.

Same applies in the Netherlands, caravans are seperately registered and must have MOTs, as must trailers over a certain weight. But when we lived there no ved was applicable

For a small fee they can park on a CL, CS or commercial site, like we do. Why should my council tax support inconsiderate MH owners who give other MH owners a bad name.

No way would I sign anything. As a caravan owner i pay to stay on a recognised site and dispose of waste properly, why shouldn't all MH owners do the same. Our local council is having to close beachside toilets as they're being swamped with black waste from motorhomes.

We have a static as well as a tourer and have attached things to the walls. Just find an internal 'beam' behind the plywood wall and screw into that. Youll have to be precise, they're only 1" wide on ours.

Heading back to your original question I would go for the larger van. We are just two and find the Cabrera a good size, and we can easily live for a period with four inside. However we previosuly had a Compass Camino, same size, but the seats were too short to comfortably seat four. We also...

I ordered a Fiamma caravan store awning and privacy room, allegedly in stock from a supplier who shall be nameless. They cheerfully took the £1000 odd pounds, and then told me they were awaiting stock from Italy! It was two months before the final part arrived with us. Sharp practice indeed.

Thanks for all the input. The fear is that if the windows come out juat for re-sealing the wood is so rotten it.may be impossible to put them back without a total re-build. However the weekend may have produced a solution. We have a local farmer on site with space in a barn where it can dry...

Ok, final update. Turns out its 2009 and pre alutech, so wooden frame construction and absolutely rotten through. Above an below the windows. Also all front windows are all delaminated. So a very expensive repair and not worth it, it was almost certainly a write off when she bought it based on...

Oddly we had a similar issue on a 2 year old elddis, but not quite so extreme movement, but 2 metres of one side separated from the floor. We could also see daylight. The solution was very similar to the process Deejuk described with use of heavy aluminium angle, lots of screws / bolts and...

Its through the top rail, the window seals seem fine. The visible damage looks quite bad with a lot of staining under the window, and there's soft patches above the window on the inside. I didn't have my damp meter with me but will try it next opportunity. Not knowing much about construction...

Works being done this week by a neighbour who's just sealing it to stop more water ingress. Then she can get some quotes. The van's near Norwich.

Sorry its 2010, now added that to my original post. So I believe not alutech construction?

A friend of ours bought a 2010 Pegasus a year ago (privately) and has it on a year round pitch. Its now developed a leak over the offside front window, with a bit of rot above and below. Someone else is helping her make it watertight temporarily and I'm helping her find a local repairer. She's...