Recent content by RogerL

They already do in effect as charges are set individually for each site and take into account both the facilities offered and the level of demand for that site.

Although my bank, one of the big four, imposes the usual £100 limit on contactless and £500/day for ATM cash withdrawals, they impose no limit on Chip & Pin transactions other than not exceeding the credit balance plus our overdraft limit.

Not in my experience - although I do supplement the Alde in Spring/autumn with a 1kw fan heater - but during a Scottish summer it copes fine just on 1kw.

The phrase "change is inevitable, progress is optional" was said by John C Maxwell but seems to apply to caravans far more than any other product.

Our best upgrade to the Alde wet heating system is a £15 fan heater - heats the caravan quicker from cold, even on the 1 kw setting - in winter we use Alde set to 1kw and the fan heater set to 1kw, works better than the Alde on 2kw but draws the same current.

The Truma Ultraheat will work on convection if the fan system fails, or is switched off - most of the others can't work without the fan.

I don't need 8 amps

Since I switched to All-Season tyres, I've yet to find their limits - I'd be concerned about body or transmission damage if I took it on a 4x4 course - those who do take Touaregs on such terrain invariably have engine/transmission guards fitted in place of the standard plastic undershield - but...

Some banks impose a limit of £10,000 but others don't.

The Alde draws power/amps according to it's setting - when set to 1kw it draws just 4.3 amps - at least it did when I studied physics at school!

You can do transfers on the day without a phone - many people use a laptop or tablet and take it with them when buying a car or caravan.

We have to agree to disagree - I know from experience that 1kw works just fine - one of our favourite sites has a 5 amp limit on the sites with the best view, it does mean using one powerful appliance at a time but we have plenty of hot water and heating.

Few cars get a low-ratio facility these days - even the more capable modern 4wd cars just get a torque converter transmission, which multiplies torque by 2.0-2.5, and an ultra-low first gear which is rarely used on-road - plus a load of electronics which act as differential locks giving torque...

Does the Alde 3020 ONLY have an overall power limiter? We have the earlier Alde which has no overall limiter but allows the electric power to the Alde to be set as 1kw, 2kw or 3kw - we find that 1kw works just fine, although in cold weather I do turn it up to 2kw.

Insert a fine screwdriver under the middle of each side and gently lever it up to remove the bezel, then the gauge can be unscrewed from the panel. Use a sheet of paper under the screwdriver to protect the panel.