stevensson10
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is it safe to drive your m/h with the gas turned on.i don't mean to use when driving but just turned on at the bottle.steve
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is it safe to drive your m/h with the gas turned on.i don't mean to use when driving but just turned on at the bottle.steve
If you where ( heaven forbid ) in an bad RTA and the police held your MH for investigation and find your gas bottle was not closed whilst traveling then must by law inform your insurance company. I doubt if they would pay out which this knowledge.
At the end of the day it takes seconds to switch it off before moving and after you get into the habit it just like checking windows closed, things secure, doors secure etc....
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We had a secumotion device fitted. Recently had a smell of gas that I couldn't trace. Replaced the secumotion with an ordinary hose and this cured it. The device was over 5 years old.
I understand that on the continent it's legal to drive with the fridge on gas, not so in UK however.
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Thats interesting. What regulation says its not legal in the UK?
yes it makes sense I will always turn mine off in future thanks for advice I received from all of you regards steve.If you where ( heaven forbid ) in an bad RTA and the police held your MH for investigation and find your gas bottle was not closed whilst traveling then must by law inform your insurance company. I doubt if they would pay out which this knowledge.
At the end of the day it takes seconds to switch it off before moving and after you get into the habit it just like checking windows closed, things secure, doors secure etc....
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Not if you had secumotion the approved system. There would be no grounds to refuse a claim
Just curious...are these things insurance company approved?
If not, they could refuse a claim.
Provided the equipment is approved for use in the manner it is being used by it's manufacturer, i.e. on when driving, there is no requirement for an insurance company to approve it or otherwise. Secumotion is designed and intended to be left on when the vehicle is being driven and it's design which incorporates an automatic emergency rutrure shutoff conforms to the relevant EU directive (I connote remember which one offhand) under those circumstances there would no legitimate reason to refuse a claim.
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In principle I would agree, but...
They can and will refuse a claim if a required alarm system /tracker etc. isn't approved by them, so is this so different?
The purpose, suitability and legality of the kit isn't in question, just the insurance companies' attitude towards them.
Has anyone checked it out, or is it another head in the sand job like a frames in Spain etc.?
NO, NO, NO....It's NOT about A Frames!!:thumb:
2 points from me:
1. when you insure a vehicle you are asked if its been modified. if a secumotion regulator has been fitted and is not std surly you are obligated to tell them.
2. if you insure an unmodified motorhome and a secumotion regulator is fitted as std then i believe the insurer is accepting that this is a fitment and approved for use in accordance with manufacturers specs and guidelines.
i have a secumotion regulator fitted as standard and unless i am refilling with LPG or travelling by ferry / euro tunnel or parking up the van at home for more than a few days our gas stays on.
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