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JohnB



Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 685
Location: Beautiful sunny West Wales!
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 10 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

gardening-girl wrote:
We have a camper the same size as Johns, I found it easy to drive and park.
Ours is also for sale as we now have the walled garden and need a more practical vehicle.

Mine isn't . At least not until I have time to do my own conversion on another van, so I can make it how I want!

gardening-girl



Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 10 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

No, not yours John! Dogwalker is selling his/hers

Penny Outskirts



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 10 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

gardening-girl wrote:
We have a camper the same size as Johns, I found it easy to drive and park.
Ours is also for sale as we now have the walled garden and need a more practical vehicle.


What sort is yours GG?

gardening-girl



Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 10 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Autosleeper Symphony, we loved Hymers, but they are a bit big to drive everyday!

Cobnut



Joined: 29 Aug 2008
Posts: 475
Location: North Herefordshire
PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 10 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks Cassy for your advice and ideas...great one about heating water at night and storing it in a flask! I can imagine how comforting a hot drink could be first thing in the morning before the fire gets going again.

Simon wrote:
Hi Cobnut,
…Let me know if I can help.
S


Will do, thanks Simon.

Thanks again to everyone for your help and advice. I know this won’t be until I finish my degree in 2 years but it’s important for me to have a goal and to research it thoroughly. I reckon it’s all do-able and, daunting as it is, be worthwhile. Bloomin’ rat race!

stupot



Joined: 12 Jan 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hi there, ive just joined your site today and obviously i can see these are very old posts, im amazed to find soo many like minded people ...ive lived in a touring caravan since new yrs day 2007 divorce forced me into the 24yr old luner delta family caravan where i took up residence in the grounds of a friends garden centre, 10 months later i moved into the bottom of a field of another friends horse farm where i stayed for two and a half yrs before leaving my old life of a diagnostics engineer into the world of site assistant for forest holidays in the new forest nr the isle of wight (from the northeast) with my 10 yr old converted touring tabbert dry van, with no expence spared i kitted it out with a walk in heated granite tiled unsuite shower room, elecronic loo, under bed water heater and on-board water storage tanks, microwave, washing up sink and taps, fridge, etc...it already had a hob and blown air central heating. changed the lounge into an L-shaped had a lovely fitted carpet with underlay and have loved every minute of my new travelling life ive just completed my 3rd yr on the forest sites and have returned to my hometown as my mum isnt well....ive adjusted to my caravan lifestyle to the extent that i never want to live in a house ever again lol...ill just add that my caravan is, nearly 26ft long and 8ft wide in body so living on my own i have lots of space inc a seperate dining area and fixed double bedroom with french doors seperating from the main living area. after reading these old posts, various issues raised i have over-come....correspondance address, my mums and sisters for driving licence, bank details, post and jobs...doctors just sign me in as temporary resident, dentists are a problem as waiting lists seem to get longer and longer when ever i land somewhere new... i tried to fill in the census about 2 yrs ago but they failed to send me the forms after 3 fone calls to them and now my only worry these days is...am i liable for council tax (which is how i came accross this thread).... it would appear i am ? someone once said at the start of my travels 'its easy to disappear, its when you reappear theres a problem' !! ive been in the tax system for the whole time, signed on the dreaded for a few short periods, but never been approached about council tax...im scared im going to be told some awful home truths now

stupot



Joined: 12 Jan 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

p.s. if its really bad news ive got 4 new tyres and can drive a long way really fast

Nicky cigreen



Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9702
Location: Devon, uk
PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

can't help you re council tax etc - but welcome to the forum

stupot



Joined: 12 Jan 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yeyy thanks for the welcome and replying..... i wasnt sure if it was still active

Pilsbury



Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex
PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Welcome, and as for the thread being active as far as I know f hi can read it you can post on it, no matter how long ago the last post was. It's quite fun to resurrect zombie threads from time to time.

Hairyloon



Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 13 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Is this any use?
https://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/tax_e/tax_council_tax_ew/council_tax.htm
At first glance, I would say that you probably are liable for council tax.

cassy



Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 1047
Location: South West Scotland
PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 13 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sorry, don't know the answer to your question but welcome to the site.
stupot wrote:
ive adjusted to my caravan lifestyle to the extent that i never want to live in a house ever again

I'm not surprised, sounds as if you have it just the way you want it.

stupot



Joined: 12 Jan 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 13 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hi to all and thank you for the welcomes yes ive looked at that link thanks...along with a million other ones over the last year most of which puts this issue into a very grey area.....im not on a residential site, in fact im in a working mens club car park at the moment (not the best place ive stayed lol) so as with the census a couple of yrs ago..my postal addy is..'large caravan with no post box, on the right backing onto river, A67, lol....

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