grumblebee
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- Oct 19, 2019
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Hello,
I have purchased a motorhome conversion that I am looking to live in fulltime from about April onwards next year. My circumstances are complicated though (I won't bore you with the details as that's a lot of info and quite personal) and unfortunately I can't qualify for the HGV licence required to drive a 7.5t vehicle for quite some time. As it stands, I will need to hire a driver everytime I need to move on to a new site. I doubt this will be affordable to do every 21-28 days, so I was looking for pitches I can stay at for several months at a time ideally.
The motorhome is fairly self-contained with solar panels, shower, toilet, kitchen, fridge, log burning stove, so whilst full facilities would be preferred (electric hookup, waste disposal, laundry, wifi, shower/toilet block), they are not necessarily absolutely necessary as long as I can empty waste somewhere and amenities are within (car) driving distance.
I've had a brief look at other threads that talk about longer stays, but all mention requiring having to stay elsewhere every 21-28 days for at least 3 days before being able to return to the same pitch. I've also looked at the Caravan Club website and although it is possible to purchase season pitches from March - November, they still have the same rule of actually living there for no more than 21 consecutive days. Unfortunately I will not have a home to go back to and no family or friends to stay with, so I can't go and stay with someone for 3 days then come back. (Though if I could stay in a nearby hotel that accepted dogs for 3 days then that could be dooable. Though I'm sure that's a rare find!).
This has put a bit of a spanner in the works for my plans. Are there places one can go on a more long term basis? Off-grid alternative communities? Farmer's land etc? (Not traveller's yards, somewhere safe and preferably peaceful).
Also I have noticed that some sites state "no commercial vehicles". Although I wouldn't say it looks like one and is not classified as such in terms of road tax and insurance, my vehicle is technically a small lorry (though looks like a very homely horsebox with a wooden porch). Is this likely to present a problem with certain places? Conversions are incredibly popular these days so I would be surprised if they were excluded.
Thanks in advance.
I have purchased a motorhome conversion that I am looking to live in fulltime from about April onwards next year. My circumstances are complicated though (I won't bore you with the details as that's a lot of info and quite personal) and unfortunately I can't qualify for the HGV licence required to drive a 7.5t vehicle for quite some time. As it stands, I will need to hire a driver everytime I need to move on to a new site. I doubt this will be affordable to do every 21-28 days, so I was looking for pitches I can stay at for several months at a time ideally.
The motorhome is fairly self-contained with solar panels, shower, toilet, kitchen, fridge, log burning stove, so whilst full facilities would be preferred (electric hookup, waste disposal, laundry, wifi, shower/toilet block), they are not necessarily absolutely necessary as long as I can empty waste somewhere and amenities are within (car) driving distance.
I've had a brief look at other threads that talk about longer stays, but all mention requiring having to stay elsewhere every 21-28 days for at least 3 days before being able to return to the same pitch. I've also looked at the Caravan Club website and although it is possible to purchase season pitches from March - November, they still have the same rule of actually living there for no more than 21 consecutive days. Unfortunately I will not have a home to go back to and no family or friends to stay with, so I can't go and stay with someone for 3 days then come back. (Though if I could stay in a nearby hotel that accepted dogs for 3 days then that could be dooable. Though I'm sure that's a rare find!).
This has put a bit of a spanner in the works for my plans. Are there places one can go on a more long term basis? Off-grid alternative communities? Farmer's land etc? (Not traveller's yards, somewhere safe and preferably peaceful).
Also I have noticed that some sites state "no commercial vehicles". Although I wouldn't say it looks like one and is not classified as such in terms of road tax and insurance, my vehicle is technically a small lorry (though looks like a very homely horsebox with a wooden porch). Is this likely to present a problem with certain places? Conversions are incredibly popular these days so I would be surprised if they were excluded.
Thanks in advance.
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