Van SORNED

[Puddleduck]

I never realised that ducks went into hibernation. ... could you not migrate like some other species?

Next year when the drake retires........
Ducks don't like it when the first snow storm of the year is this deep (2 years ago), and it continued to snow and just got deeper and deeper.....

 

[calion]

I'm sure I heard they are forecasting an arctic blast for 5 months this winter - I really hope they've got that wrong. I do like to see snow, but we are just not geared up for it in this country. Everything grinds to a halt and heating your home is very expensive.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

I never realised that ducks went into hibernation. ... could you not migrate like some other species?

We don't.........

 

[Chris]

I just taxed mine we love winter camping

Me too. In fact I think I prefer it to summer camping.

 

[Wildbill]

Me too. In fact I think I prefer it to summer camping.

Getting up in the morning with a crisp frost frozen ground skimming stones over a frozen pond.
We play a game where we skim a stone over the ice and the nearest to the jack wins
a bit like curling with out walking on the ice
It's fun and with adult supervision is safe an different

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[Gollom]

Do others agree with me...

If I am reading the new road tax system correctly, you can effectively tax for a month at a time?

I.e. I have SORN'd from the 1st November. But lets say in January I decided to go on a jaunt - I could tax it then for six months, then SORN it again from the 1st February. If I read the new rules correctly, I would be refunded for the "unused" five months. Make sense?

The one thing I am a bit unsure of is if the refund is only if I sell it?

 

[Emmit]

You could do better than that. You could put the Tax on Direct Debit, then SORN it and they would cancel the D/D
So you would end up paying for one month.
Don't know what the direct cost comparison is though.

 

[Judge Mental]

The SORN notification has just been done and takes effect from 1st November.

I already have withdrawal symptoms.

I'm not surprised...How..how could you! its akin to euthanasia!!!!

 

[Gollom]

You could do better than that. You could put the Tax on Direct Debit, then SORN it and they would cancel the D/D
So you would end up paying for one month.
Don't know what the direct cost comparison is though.

Thanks. Could still be beneficial for a MH owner though. Unless I am missing something!

 

[Puddleduck]

I'm sure I heard they are forecasting an arctic blast for 5 months this winter - I really hope they've got that wrong. I do like to see snow, but we are just not geared up for it in this country. Everything grinds to a halt and heating your home is very expensive.

I hope we don't get as much snow as we did 2 years ago. It started in mid-November and just kept on snowing. We were snowed in for 3 weeks and then it was dicey even with 4WD. The snow was about 8 ft deep on our garden and (obviously) deeper where it had been piled up beside the roads. I would not want to take the motorhome out in those conditions.

I would also not like to be stuck somewhere and unable to get home.

Being out in the sticks we are geared up for being cut off, I have done the big winter shop (enough cupboard food to last a couple of months) and have started to get the gerry cans for the genny filled. We store the maximum allowed but not in the house of course!

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[calion]

Let's hope it doesn't come to that again.

 

[Puddleduck]

That's buster rolling around in the snow on the bottom picture.

That's not real snow, that's just a dusting.

 

[Puddleduck]

Getting up in the morning with a crisp frost frozen ground skimming stones over a frozen pond.
We play a game where we skim a stone over the ice and the nearest to the jack wins
a bit like curling with out walking on the ice
It's fun and with adult supervision is safe an different

It's not cold that is the problem but actually getting out of the village (or back home) should we have any real snow. We are always the last place that is re-connected to any sort of system and if there is snow around we will get it.

We have been kayak sledging before - that's fun. We've even filled the kayaks with supplies and dragged them to neighbours in bad weather. Our garage has a roller door as come the snow an up and over wouldn't (go up and over).

 

[Puddleduck]

Let's hope it doesn't come to that again.

We've been snowed in every year except one since we moved here. The last winter I was at work it took me 3 hours to drive half a mile and once I got home I didn't get out again for a week.......

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Appreciate the above - not appropriate to "like" it though......

Here in the wilds of Suffolk we sometimes get snow, but not often.

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[Mousy]

In south west wales last year we didn't have one night that went below freezing, it was an incredibly mild winter. We used the motorhome all through when we had a free weekend. The main difference with summer use was copious amounts of boxed DVD sets. Not much else to do at 4.30 pm when the light goes

 

[irnbru]

You should have kept your MH on the road and stayed the night in Hawick. Colin said to say it was lovely to meet you today.

 

[Puddleduck]

I had a lovely day - really enjoyed it. Martin was starting to get worried as I was out so long - he should have known we would be gassing.

We won't be using Buffy until (probably) March or April so will use the VED we save for another toy, errr sorry, essential piece of equipment.

 

[Puddleduck]

Another new avatar Dux?

Or just an identity crisis?

 

[Wombles]

Just did tax for next year & hadn't considered SORN Anyone know how it works if have already paid then want to SORN for next 4 months? Is it easy or not worth the hassle?

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[icantremember]

Just did tax for next year & hadn't considered SORN Anyone know how it works if have already paid then want to SORN for next 4 months? Is it easy or not worth the hassle?

Just do it on line - no problem but you will not get the current month refunded.

 

[toledo]

Get a life and head for warmer climates for the winter

Dave

 

[Wombles]

Would love to use all year round but still working & have our son in Sixth Form so not free to yet!

 

[Wombles]

Just do it on line - no problem but you will not get the current month refunded.

Thank you - will give it a go - every bit of saving helps towards next years travels

 

[icantremember]

Thank you - will give it a go - every bit of saving helps towards next years travels

I totally agree, shame you are unable to use the m/h all year but if it's just sitting there then no point in paying the government for the privilege.

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[cruiser]

we have done it on line. I say we but I mean the boss. if we need to use you can tax quite easily.