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The situation is......that if the person with the caravan is using a fake address for the 3 months that the caravan site is closed......the caravan will become classed as their main residence and council tax will be charged on it.
A bit like canal boaters who live on their boats in marinas....using it as a postal address.
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No idea....
I'm the messenger 😃
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I was groundsman at a caravan park on the south coast for 2 years. The park was one of a chain.
People that came in to buy were presented with all the information and rules but most never bothered to read it.
If it's a holiday park it normally closes for around 3 months. That's because you don't pay council tax.....whereas all year round you do. If people try and get around this the site owner is in trouble.
The other condition from the council.....is that the caravan is not your only residence. In many instances this is not the case. People shut up the caravan and go abroad for 3 months....using a friend or a relative as their "pretend home"
In our area,councils have started sending inspectors to these addresses demanding to see the persons room....clothes etc....and charging back council tax.
We only allowed our own gas as many people have little experience of handling gas correctly and that invalidated the site insurance. They also have a tendency to run 20 plug extensions onto a 13amp supply....connecting strings of heaters and wondering where the smoke comes from.
I've been called out late at night and seen several fires.!!
As for banning vans after 15 years, I've been responsible for removing the plywood side covers on many. The vans are built on very thin U chassis and after 15 years....theyre nothing but dust. The interiors still look lovely but they're ready to collapse.
The older vans are made of the same type of cladding as Grenfell. Some sort of insulation clad in aluminium.
I've seen several fires.....believe me....they go up as if covered in petrol and usually destroy or damage any other vans near.
Snatching pairs of 42kg gas bottles away from those flames.....is not for the faint hearted.!!
These are only my observations from my experience. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Often what happens is that the water level.in thr coolant chamber only goes half way up the tube that carries the oil.
It rusts through along the top line of the coolant Common problem.
Best to remove it....cap it off...and have an external cooler as suggested.
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I put several manually operated bleed valves in my system....notably at the furthest point and one spot where the pipework had a more acute turn.
I found this a great help as the heating system pumps aren't that strong to overcome air locks..
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When CRT build a nice new fence and leave it.....is it OK to saw it up and put it on your fire?.
I just ask because I've seen a few stumps of new fences left.
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On 17/07/2023 at 15:38, Jen-in-Wellies said:
They took pictures of some one stealing it with a big crane and didn't think to ask questions? 😀
Well....a neighbour told me she saw someone steal my car.
The good news was.........she noted the registration number!!
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I was mooring there...about 5 years back. It was £10 overnight.
A woman would tap on your window at about 7am and ask for the money.
As such there was a line of boats pulling away at 6.45 !
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On 15/09/2024 at 19:16, hider said:
Steel gates that last a lot longer and could be made Meccano style to be able to fit different locks rather than always being bespoke for one lock would break this 20 to 25 year replacement cycle and give CRT a chance to catch up.
I do not believe that using steel would be more expensive considering the time saving and extended life. Gates from the '70s are still serviceable in many flights.
I've had experience of these steel gates on the Avon.
Unlike wooden gates...they do not float slightly as the lock fills. As such....once the hinge wears you are dragging against accumulated mud and debris on the bottom.
Very very hard work
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Hi.....
Around this time next week I'll be heading to Gloucester from Worcester.
The main run takes atound 4 hours ( I'm told) and there doesn't seem to be moorings on route?
When I arrive will it be easy to find a mooring there ?
I don't want to get stranded and have to face another 4 hour run back.
Thanks lots 😃
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I thought she was overlooking several factors when ordering a standard sofa and a standard ( king size ?) bed.
Narrow boat furniture needs to double up as storage. How many of us have our favourite spanners...spare ropes....water pump bits ...assorted emergency stuff that we never use but need.....under the sofa and bed ?
I also notice that miss Fancy pants was starting to look a bit scruffy after a month aboard.
Another few months....and she'll look as decrepit as the rest of us.
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It worries me.....if they start to close some canals, can you imagine the pressure on the rest of the system with all those displaced boaters ?
A future life of tick over past continuous moored boats.
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I leave the door slightly ajar when not in use ...to avoid unnecessary flattening of the seal.
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What I did :
roughened up the area and cleaned with meths.
A skim.of fibreglass resin....then a patch of ordinary cooking foil worked carefully around edges so as not to rip.
When dry....another skim of resin and larger cooking foil to overlap the first....
Repeated again.....
I did this to a petrol tank on a mates vintage bus until he could source another tank.
Still there after 19 years 😃
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I've noticed a fair few newish CRT fences cut off near the bottom 🤨😐
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9 hours ago, Ange said:
When we bought the boat we'd decided on a 7 year plan. We let out our house which paid our living costs. We rai0 from personal loans which bought our gorgeous Doug Moore boat.
The first winter we were iced in, our water tank failed, we spent hours walking water barrels up and down the towpath.
Dave cut the water tank out - he did it with an angle grinder - he had a breather tube on the front deck that I had to be careful not to tread on.
I remember saying if we can get through this we can live this life forever.
We got over all that, I suppose what I'm coming to is. We decided we were going to live on a boat till we were too old
I let the side down. I got too poorly to live on
I'd love to get that back
I'm still cross. We decided we'd be on the boat till Dave couldn't lift gas bottles. Dave tells me it's ok. It isn't.
I let him down
No....you didn't let him down.
I remember staying on board and how supportive you were of each other.
With you working hard each day and Dave looking after the boat....you were a great team.
It's not you. Time is what let's us down and we all optimistically hope for more. I know....it happened to me....but we did it. There are many that only dream.
Bob
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We took our boat to Keithley.
Under the road bridge and moored up. Within an hour we had stones thrown at us...abuse....and threats of violence. Then the hot hatches started up.
Rather than press on....we "upped" the road bridge and then took ages reversing back to the winding hole....during the rush hour.
No....I didn't like it much 😕
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They have a steam train..
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Opinions before I change my boat....
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With the use of white vinegar to clean the loo....plus the acidic nature of certain " secretions".... my thick mild steel tank rotted through in 8 years.
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Mine in this boat...and my last....also used about 1 litre an hour.
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London will be fine.
Budget £10,000 - £20,000 a year....and still wait and wait
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18 minutes ago, cuthound said:
Indeed, and they modified the crankshaft around 2005.
The early ones have a short crankshaft extension (they cut off the splined crankshaft extension on the base Kabota engine) with the pulleys secured by a Woodruff key into the crankshaft. The later ones made use of the original splined crankshaft extension to secure the pulleys to the
The reason I pointed this out....was that the OP hadn't mentioned the age of the boat....and the huge electricity demand may have brought the problem to light.
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Having been involved with BBC programmes purchased from production companies, very few pay anything to participants.
Not sure why people have this vision that being on tv brings money.?
That's why there are so many weird dross programmes....especially on satellite channels.
I've featured on some and filled up expensive tv time....and had to fight to even get a train ticket to the location. 😃
It's just for the glory and five minutes of fame ...maybe promotion for your business 😃 😀
R.Evans.