TheSwanson replied on 10/05/2020 11:39
Posted on 10/05/2020 11:39
Finally getting round to registering here. We are based in the East Midlands and bought our motorhome (Bessacarr E496) last summer and managed a few trips in it before winter (as far north as Dunnet in Caithness, plus a few closer places like Derbyshire and Norfolk). We are a family of four plus an ex-racing greyhound (who absolutely loves the motorhome).
I made the mistake (in retrospect) of putting it into storage instead of keeping it on our drive.
Over the winter the vehicle battery died (despite us fitting a solar charger) and has been visited by mice - so I removed the battery and left some mouse traps. I was visiting every couple of weeks to check things - last time I was up there (in early Feb) I did find a dead mouse in one of the traps. We planned to get it all up and running for half-term in February but had to hurriedly change our plans to visit Caithness instead (no campsites are open up there during off-season, so we ended up renting a small house).
We had a longer trip booked for Easter, so I ordered replacement batteries (the leisure battery also died) and these arrived in early March but before I got up to fit them, I had to head to Caithness again. I only just made it home before the non-essential travel ban and have been sat on my hands ever since.
I am hoping that the government gives a clear message on non-essential local travel soon so I can get up to the storage compound (10 miles away) to clear out any dead mice that might be in there, plus get the vehicle battery fitted and bring it back to the house so we can keep an eye on it (plus deep clean etc. after our "visitors"). I realise that travelling anywhere further afield in it is pretty unlikely until much later this year (if then) but it would be good to have access during this time.
TheSwanson