Classification of "camper"?

I thought owning a camper was about getting away from it all ... so why the HELL would you want to drive it to that there London? (@rickyrooo1 lives in Notbirmingham).

 

That is a very good question. lol
Mind you I used to love driving through central London 30 years ago, lawless, but everyone got there - Hyde Park Corner was a favourite on my route.

 

Errr... some people live here. In which case there's arguably even more reason to own a camper.

Used to be fun, 50+ mph at night and no one batted an eyelid... not any more - all 20mph and speed humps everywhere. Most of the good cut-throughs have been closed off, too so it's all congested main roads - even in the middle of the night. Only fun way to get around London is on two wheels now... we only drive if we need to. It's amazing how many people insist on driving in to work every day though, sitting in traffic the whole time - I couldn't do it.

 

I used to do Ladbrooke Grove where I was working to Brixton Hill (musical recording) at about 7pm and back in the early hours every weekday - as you say foot hard down weaving through the traffic. I actually lived in Bristol. Happy days

 

They will be under 2.5t a bays around 1t. Unloaded I think

 

T5 come in various weights, T28 T30 T32 all weigh/carry differing weight. Mines a 28 it weighs 1800kg unladen and can carry 1000kg

 

Then it's over

A bet a t4 isn't that heavy

 

No, rust weighs less

 

Bays must be weightless

 

I think maybe it's done on laden weight though? I've checked quite a few diesel campers t25s, t4s,, transits etc.... Always non-compliant. Not sure.

 

Just googled it, they do a T26 too

 

It will be on gross vehicle weight

 

I used to have a studio in Brixton.

 

I just checked mine, basically it goes up in 200kg stages.


The net says the bigger ones (32) require different mot

 

That's coz the t4 forum is dead, they are all on there T4 Facebook version. It's non stop. Yeah this forum is still ok but most have moved to Facebook and are thriving whatever you hear on here

 

Yup class 7 mot 3-3.5t

 

I checked and you are right again.

The odd thing is that in practice they are usually not registered as LEZ exempt if you check the reg online - even T25s that I've checked have been listed as non-compliant. When I was looking for a camper I did a lot of that and basically ruled out derv as an option. Maybe because they were never properly registered as motor homes. I'm talking about proper conversions rather than DIY jobs based on panel vans though.

I wonder if you can reclassify them. And how much ballache it is.

 

We're just about to start converting a T5, previously done a T4 and found this useful https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ata/file/412160/Registering_a_DIY_Caravan.pdf . Agree about T4/T5 forum but if you're on Facebook T4/T5 community seems ok

 

I don't Facebook - maybe I should?

 

Facebook can be ok for various groups and forums, but like everywhere there's the odd knob