Hab check in doubt...advice please.

[chaser]

It's ruining the whole motorhome experience for us !

On the other side, please don't let it get you down, I have never had warranty on any motor vehicle let alone claimed on one, in sixty years motoring and not regretted it.
After all a hab check is no more than what you do every day, is it working, check, is anything damp, check.
That's it hab check done .

 

[OCD]

On the other side, please don't let it get you down, I have never had warranty on any motor vehicle let alone claimed on one, in sixty years motoring and not regretted it.
After all a hab check is no more than what you do every day, is it working, check, is anything damp, check.
That's it hab check done .

What if u ever wanted to sell or trade in your mh with no HC .
We're new to all this keek.

 

[chaser]

What if u ever wanted to sell or trade in your mh with no HC .
We're new to all this keek.

I have sold two motorhomes, one actually an eldis, and neither had had an hab check after the new one.

 

[OCD]

I have sold two motorhomes, one actually an eldis, and neither had had an hab check after the new one.

Gosh ...did u not get stroked ?

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Not read all the answers but you will only have 6 years from first registration on your warranty as its second hand. Best to get an NCC hab check done to maintain the warranty.you van probably find a mobile one if you check .
Eldiss will wriggle out of any warranty repairs if you can't show the jab checks have been done. For the sake of a few hundred pounds ,best to get it done. If you check your handbook there are time frames around anniversary dates that you need to check. An eldiss needs a warranty .ps advice your dealer that you are getting the authorised hab check done and will present them with the bill as they have not fulfilled thier original agreement if supplying an Eldiss approved hab check.

If they don't want to pay ,a small claims is in order.

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[Geistguy]

What if u ever wanted to sell or trade in your mh with no HC .
We're new to all this keek.

In 30 years and 8 motorhomes we have never had a dealer bother about habitation checks and only once has the dealer done his own damp check. On the other hand a couple have been keen to see the vehicle servicing records. It may seem hard to do but put your experience in the past and enjoy the future in your motorhome.

 

[maison]

I agree with the above comments. Grit your teeth and pay for a HC by an Elddis approved dealer in order to protect your warranty.

If you have anything in writing from your dealer saying that they had agreed to carry out a HC for you, as part of the purchase deal, you may have a legal claim for any costs you incur.

In any case do not give Elddis any option to reject a possible future warranty claim.

I would also urge you to take the action proposed by Gellyneck post #28.

 

[Bobbydaisy]

My MH was bought 500 miles away, I checked with my manufacturer to ask if any NCC workshop could carry out hab checks but they informed me that it had to be the dealer who sold me it that did all the hab checks. A 1000 mile round trip each year?? Im taking the risk and not bothering. I might regret it, i might not but to refuse to let a more local place do it seemed daft. I think as long as you have entered into communication with your manufacturer its surely the decent thing to do to uphold your warranty as long as you can get it done asap by a NCC engineer

We are similar, bought our new Elddis CV20 from Brownhills in Newark , first hab check due July , called them and queried about hab check and the long journey from Glasgow and back to do so. They are ok with local hab check as long as they are NCC approved workshop ,( which they are) ,even better they will refund the cost of such as the van comes with 2 years free servicing.

 

[OCD]

I agree with the above comments. Grit your teeth and pay for a HC by an Elddis approved dealer in order to protect your warranty.

If you have anything in writing from your dealer saying that they had agreed to carry out a HC for you, as part of the purchase deal, you may have a legal claim for any costs you incur.

In any case do not give Elddis any option to reject a possible future warranty claim.

I would also urge you to take the action proposed by Gellyneck post #28.

I haven't an issue with paying for an other hab check ..but I'll explain again ...where in n.ireland and AFAIK there are only 3 elddis registered work shops here ...and I've been inquiring and the are booked solid for the next few months..so if my dealer and elldis can't settle this B*llSh*t disagreement about the hab check then we're screwed and we'll have no warranty on basically a new motorhome !!

 

[Bobbydaisy]

I haven't an issue with paying for an other hab check ..but I'll explain again ...where in n.ireland and AFAIK there are only 3 elddis registered work shops here ...and I've been inquiring and the are booked solid for the next few months..so if my dealer and elldis can't settle this B*llSh*t disagreement about the hab check then we're screwed and we'll have no warranty on basically a new motorhome !!

Brownhills only require an NCC approved workshop , not specifically an Elddis dealer and that maintains our warranty.

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[OCD]

Brownhills only require an NCC approved workshop , not specifically an Elddis dealer and that maintains our warranty.

Fair enough but we've only about 3 weeks or so to get this sorted and even an NCC approved establishment over here at this time of year is maxed out .

 

[OCD]

This is from one I contacted this morning ...

 

[PP Bear]

I really do feel your pain. You feel stuck between a rock and a hard place and it’s obviously causing you both distress.

If Elddis were a reputable manufacturer, which they propose to be, then they should come through for you, by allowing you to book a check with one of the dealers and adjust the date accordingly, especially if they have any faith in their own products.

Think an hour and a half with a decent solicitors outlining the traumas and problems to date and a letter sent to both dealers and Elddis might just get the desired results that would be satisfactory for all.

On a side note I brought my van SH and the last HC was 12 years ago when I brought it. I do all the checks as they’re easy to do and save me loads, probably more than any worried buyer would want to deduct from not having official paperwork.

In my mind HCs are just another way of ripping us off. If a manufacturer had faith in their products we shouldn’t need them.

Good luck going forward.

 

[OCD]

I really do feel your pain. You feel stuck between a rock and a hard place and it’s obviously causing you both distress.

If Elddis were a reputable manufacturer, which they propose to be, then they should come through for you, by allowing you to book a check with one of the dealers and adjust the date accordingly, especially if they have any faith in their own products.

Think an hour and a half with a decent solicitors outlining the traumas and problems to date and a letter sent to both dealers and Elddis might just get the desired results that would be satisfactory for all.

On a side note I brought my van SH and the last HC was 12 years ago when I brought it. I do all the checks as they’re easy to do and save me loads, probably more than any worried buyer would want to deduct from not having official paperwork.

In my mind HCs are just another way of ripping us off. If a manufacturer had faith in their products we shouldn’t need them.

Good luck going forward.

Surly having no HC If selling or trading in u would lose a lot of money ?

 

[Bobbydaisy]

Fair enough but we've only about 3 weeks or so to get this sorted and even an NCC approved establishment over here at this time of year is maxed out .

On the ferry to Stranraer , have a holiday and a hab check on the mainland ? A bit extreme I know but an option possibly?

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[chaser]

Surly having no HC If selling or trading in u would lose a lot of money ?

Not at all , you could have it hab checked by any dealer at the time of sale, it really is no big deal, all it is is seeing all the appliances work and that it's not damp, nothing to do with the actual mechanics of the van.

 

[Bobbydaisy]

Could give this Company a try , mobile Caravan & Motorhome service located in Banbridge , but cover all NI , on Facebook and maybe you are not a Facebook user hence I had a look , come with great reviews, NCC approved , call 07732 077891

 

[AXO66]

If you have a contact in Elddis , talk with them about a solution. I. E if another Elddis or Ncc approved habitation check is valid . ( then obviously confirm with e mail.

Good luck.

 

[TheBig1]

I really don't intend to wind you up, but when you bought the used van, did you ensure the warranty was transferred? I'ts not the same as cars, as many converters charge to transfer the warranty, The hab check, other than protecting the water ingress warranty is a useless piece of paper. You need full service history for the base vehicle, but not the hab check to ensure the vehicle maintains it's value

I do my own hab checks and regular maintenance, but when selling, if a buyer insists on the paperwork would pay to get one done. When you see what they actually do, and don't do on a hab check, most folk are shocked. Especially due to the cost of the check. Basically a 30 minute visual only inspection is the norm. Nothing gets taken off to look inside at all

 

[Sapper520]

It's ruining the whole motorhome experience for us !

Know where you’re coming from.

Love our van, but the Dealer Aftersales experience is painful……still got on going issues after 20 months that the dealer is referring back to the manufacturer.

Even when I say my contract is with you, the dealer, gets no joy.

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[PP Bear]

Surly having no HC If selling or trading in u would lose a lot of money ?

Not at all. If I have a HC completed by a recognised authority and it’s all good, then it means the previous 12 years cant of had any issues.

I regularly check for damp, apart from the hoses to the cylinders there’s no rubber to perish. I clean the jet for the fridge and it’s sealed tight and the boiler too, although I haven’t disassembled it for some time, but on my last visual it was perfect.

I remember buying it privately and had never even heard of a HC, although I found them later in the paperwork.

 

[chaser]

I remember buying it privately and had never even heard of a HC, although I found them later in the paperwork.

Us as well

 

[chaser]

Us as well

In fact there was loads we neither knew or cared about for the first couple of years of motorhomeing, would have been scared to death if we had been on here before buying.

 

[OCD]

I really don't intend to wind you up, but when you bought the used van, did you ensure the warranty was transferred? I'ts not the same as cars, as many converters charge to transfer the warranty, The hab check, other than protecting the water ingress warranty is a useless piece of paper. You need full service history for the base vehicle, but not the hab check to ensure the vehicle maintains it's value

I do my own hab checks and regular maintenance, but when selling, if a buyer insists on the paperwork would pay to get one done. When you see what they actually do, and don't do on a hab check, most folk are shocked. Especially due to the cost of the check. Basically a 30 minute visual only inspection is the norm. Nothing gets taken off to look inside at all

Yes the warranty was transferred to us. We got paperwork from Elddis outlining all the dates that a HC needs to be done within ...but when your new to motorhoming and a dealer tells you they are gonna complete the first hab check ..why should I question it ?

 

[Reallyretired]

What if u ever wanted to sell or trade in your mh with no HC .
We're new to all this keek.

I have bought and sold many second hand motorhomes in my time. No dealer has even mentioned a hab check. It would not influence whether or not I bought, in fact I have never asked whether any mh has had a hab check. Its really just to maintain your warranty and otherwise of no practical use whatever. Theres nothing done that you couldnt do yourself.

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[chaser]

I have bought and sold many second hand motorhomes in my time. No dealer has even mentioned a hab check. It would not influence whether or not I bought, in fact I have never asked whether any mh has had a hab check. Its really just to maintain your warranty and otherwise of no practical use whatever. Theres nothing done that you couldnt do yourself.

Absolutely, it's just something that can be done anytime, it is what it is, a check nothing more, they don't correct anything ,just tell you what you already know if you are using the van.

 

[chaser]

It's ruining the whole motorhome experience for us !

The best advice I could give you, is get out and use your van without worrying about this hab check thing, if it comes fair enough if not it's not the end of the world, while you are out in the van, see if everything is working, get behind the furniture and cupboards and see if it's damp, if all is ok you have hab checked it.

 

[Just smiffy]

I’m afraid your in the usual stealer dealer/manufacturers game…. It’s called tennis…

I and probably most on here would have no faith in a habitation check and rely on there eyes nose and fingers to detect any checks on a motorhome… when selling just get one done, it’ll still sell for whatever you want for it…

 

[Sapper520]

I’m afraid your in the usual stealer dealer/manufacturers game…. It’s called tennis…

I and probably most on here would have no faith in a habitation check and rely on there eyes nose and fingers to detect any checks on a motorhome… when selling just get one done, it’ll still sell for whatever you want for it…

That’s exactly what’s happening to me……..Dealer saying it’s a Manufacturer problem, Manufacturer saying contact your Dealer as we don’t deal direct with customers.

Wish I had a business where I didn’t need to contact my customers.

Owning a MH has been the best AND worst experience.

 

[chaser]

Yes the warranty was transferred to us. We got paperwork from Elddis outlining all the dates that a HC needs to be done within ...but when your new to motorhoming and a dealer tells you they are gonna complete the first hab check ..why should I question it ?

One thing you don't mention which is far more important than a hab check is has the actual base van been serviced with all its relivent stamps in the service book?

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