grumps147
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There have been a number of threads recently on weight and being stopped by the police.
I had been intending for some time to get a weighing done, but never got round to it.
So, before Malvern we were going to a site near Telford so we could get Dave Newall to fit our alarm (another story those of you near us at Malvern will know all about, sorry again for the noise - it still awaits a fix).
Anyway, having the two grandchildren with us I decided before we left home we would get it weighed. Enough water in the fresh tank to operate the toilet on the way own to Telford, a full tank of diesel and council weighbridges here we come.
Extras include additional leisure battery, 2 calor cylinders and a solar panel. Heaviest things other than that are an outside table and four chairs, food in the fridge and a small red gas barbecue.
Two adults and two children.
No awning, bikes, off-licence or anything that I would not have regarded as essential.
Our gvw is 4005Kg.
At the weighbridge our individual axles were under weight, not by a lot, but gross was 4014Kg.
It surprised me how little it took to take us overweight.
It also had me thinking how many actually take the trouble to have a weighing?
If, as has been intimated, the ministry and police are paying more attention to our community, then it could be expensive and a prohibition highly disruptive.
We got rid of some water and tinned food to take us under before setting off.
I had been intending for some time to get a weighing done, but never got round to it.
So, before Malvern we were going to a site near Telford so we could get Dave Newall to fit our alarm (another story those of you near us at Malvern will know all about, sorry again for the noise - it still awaits a fix).
Anyway, having the two grandchildren with us I decided before we left home we would get it weighed. Enough water in the fresh tank to operate the toilet on the way own to Telford, a full tank of diesel and council weighbridges here we come.
Extras include additional leisure battery, 2 calor cylinders and a solar panel. Heaviest things other than that are an outside table and four chairs, food in the fridge and a small red gas barbecue.
Two adults and two children.
No awning, bikes, off-licence or anything that I would not have regarded as essential.
Our gvw is 4005Kg.
At the weighbridge our individual axles were under weight, not by a lot, but gross was 4014Kg.
It surprised me how little it took to take us overweight.
It also had me thinking how many actually take the trouble to have a weighing?
If, as has been intimated, the ministry and police are paying more attention to our community, then it could be expensive and a prohibition highly disruptive.
We got rid of some water and tinned food to take us under before setting off.