Belted seats

[Sharky0492]

I've looking for a motorhome and I'm getting confused with how many belted seats are in the vans. For instance one van claims to have four when I can only see the two in the front and bench seats behind. How does this work?
Excuse me ignorance I'm new to all this.

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[Stealaway]

There not always seat belts for four in a four berth van. I also think there is an issue with side facing seats.
Give them a ring and ask them to go and count them?

 

[pappajohn]

Always take adverts with a pinch of salt.
That van has two LEGAL seat belts...driver and front seat passenger.
Side facing seats should NEVER be used as travel seats even if they have belts fitted, the sideways imposed forces in an accident will cause far more injuries than any belt will prevent. The best thing by far is look at advert pictures and find what looks a suitable layout then get out and visit as many dealers as you can and look at the vans first hand to see what they do and don't have.
Above all, don't rush, there will always be vans for sale, you aren't viewing the last ever one.

 

[tonka]

Some vans (not many) now have some fold down seats . So they could be under the bench seats.
This may be one of them BUT well worth checking.
A lot of dealers dont know much about the vans they sell. It's just a sale to them..

 

[Sharky0492]

Thank you it had me confused. Probably not for us as Id like the table to be up when travelling so our daughter can play.

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[pappajohn]

And the MASSIVE fixed double bed is barely 4ft wide if that.

You simply cannot rely on what dealers call 'descriptions'

 

[Sharky0492]

Thanks chaps. I didn't realise it would be so difficult to buy a motor home. We're going away in our caravan for a few days and once we return we'll head out to another dealer and see what they have.

 

[Badknee]

Thanks chaps. I didn't realise it would be so difficult to buy a motor home. We're going away in our caravan for a few days and once we return we'll head out to another dealer and see what they have.

It’s the only way really, it’s all about layout, layout, layout. Then when you have sorted that it’s payload. There’s four/six berth mohos out there that are overloaded with two on board and their possessions never mind four/six people.

 

[Ranger]

Also check what the V5 says, it may have four belts but is registered as two travel seats on the V5. Do not consider a vehicle that has been modified to add extra seatbelts unless it is backed up with safety certificates etc. It is also very expensive to add travel seats eg £750 for a certified seat base only and then there is all the engineering work.

 

[webby1]

If you are new to this then just to confirm the payload rip off.......................berths does not mean belted seats and belted seats does not mean berths.......................neither means you have the actual payload to carry that amount of people and the luggage

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[scotzsue]

Insurance also will only cover you for the number of belted seats on the V5, unfortunately if you are looking at older vans you may struggle to find a suitable one with all you want or need. Auto tader allows you to put the number of seatbelts in the search criteria, but be aware, some are on side seats (illegal and mega dangerous) and some may be after fit untested and nnot on the V5. Our 6 berth 6 seat belt van said to remove the table when travelling with passengers makes sense, some are very heavy and could cause injury if they move.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Thanks chaps. I didn't realise it would be so difficult to buy a motor home. We're going away in our caravan for a few days and once we return we'll head out to another dealer and see what they have.

Its Soooooo easy to buy a motorhome, but very difficult to buy the correct one for you

And £40k for a 7 year old one of those looks plenty IMHO

 

[Sean FSY]

So why do all new Ambulances have sideway belted facing seats in the rear for the paramedics?

 

[scotjimland]

Side-facing seatbelts
Our advice is that passengers are safest in a forward or rearward facing seat equipped with a lap belt or, preferably, a three-point belt.

Although side facing seats, with or without seatbelts, are not illegal, we would not advise that they are used. This is because seatbelts are not designed to be used with such seats. In the event of an accident, seatbelts on these side facing seats may help to prevent the wearer being thrown around the vehicle or from being ejected, but in a frontal crash they can increase injury risk by subjecting vulnerable parts of the body to higher loads than seatbelts used on forward facing seats. You should also bear in mind that child restraints cannot be fitted to side facing seats. In order to fit the required child restraints, you would need to have forward or rearward facing seats with full three-point seatbelts.

So why do all new Ambulances have sideway belted facing seats in the rear for the paramedics?

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they look like full harness to me.. not just a lap-belt

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