Sounds like a fantastic time you are having, just asking the basics, is their anything I should look for when viewing, do you know what the seatbelt rules are because I have seen some on auto trader that are 5 birth with 4 belts, do you book in advance in your camp sites or do you just sod off and find one when you get to the point of tiredness or see a nice town, how did you find the difference in driving a car to a motorhome, I have looked at a few their is one at emmbee in Heywood that's decent for 17k with a 3 month warranty, do the prices generally come down in the winter? Sorry for mithering you pal
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The seatbelt rules have changed over the years.
If you want to carry five people then they should all be facing forward and strapped in with a three point seat belt each.
So far we have been booking in advance, but mostly just a couple of days before rocking up. We did three weeks round England and Wales and booked each site a couple of days in advance of getting there. Saturday night seems to be the breaking point.
We've just done three weeks in France and booked each site before leaving for peace of mind, but we knew where we were going and what we wanted to do in advance so it made it easier. However on the way back we've just turned up as we've gone along. There are places you can stay really cheaply and some are free but with no amenities except an electric hook up and water. We turned up yesterday on chance at a really nice site for €16 including electric, and we were the only tourer there. It had a great looking bar and eaterie but it was shut as it was a Monday.
You're biggest issue is school holidays, everywhere gets booked and we have found it was a lot more expensive than it used to be, about £25-30 a night in the UK for a basic site. We have just paid €45 a night in the South of France!
The long term intention is to just sod off and see where the wind takes us.
The one we have is fucking huge. A lot different to driving a car and rarely go over 55mph. Went for a slightly larger engine because of its weight, it's rated at 3680kg. You want to try and get under 3500kg unless you're an old get like me otherwise you will have to take a test to drive one. If you got your license before 97 you are ok.
The guys at emmbee are really good and we've been down there several times to look at their Burstners and nearly bought one but the Mrs didn't think the kitchen had enough work space.
Not sure about prices going either up or down.
If it's an older diesel engine you won't be able to take it into some European cities, such as where we are now.