Habitation Service
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DavidKlyne replied on 11/11/2021 20:23
Posted on 11/11/2021 11:55 by ScreenName3297E545A0We have booked our Bailey motorhome in for it's first habitation service. We have just been informed that they will need the van for a week. Is this other people's experiences?
Posted on 11/11/2021 20:23
I also have a Bailey Motorhome, in fact I am on my second one, I generally drop it off on a Monday and pick it up on the Thursday or Friday. They loan me a car so there is no hardship as far as I am concerned. Even when we had caravans they were left with the dealer for a few days. I appreciate its different from having a car serviced but often caravan/motorhome dealers don't always have the same number of technicians as say a major brand car dealer.
David
eribaMotters replied on 11/11/2021 20:51
Posted on 11/11/2021 20:51
I used to have a 250 mile return trip of 6 hrs to have the caravan serviced on an in and out in one day set-up. I now have a 16 mile return run and they request having the van for up to a week.
I can see the logic in requesting a week as if parts were needed they would have a chance of getting them in time to make the repair by your collection date.
It's down to the individual. What might be convenient for one owner is a pain for another.
Colin
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Kasspa replied on 11/11/2021 22:44
Posted on 11/11/2021 18:04 by GraydjamesAs others have said, a week seems ridiculous.
I have my van done by a mobile caravan and motorhome service engineer. I have used two different businesses both of whom had two people sharing the checks from very well equipped vans. They have taken between one and two hours.
Of course this is just habitation. A few responders have referred to servicing the base vehicle as well. This work is surely entirely separate and requires a motor mechanic. For this, I take my van to a local truck and van dealer. They do MOTs, servicing and repairs. Even then, apart from when they had to do some body shop repairs on a previous van I owned, they have never had my van for more than a day. Usually it is only half a day.
Do you know the cost of the habitation check? The most I have paid is £150 - that's for the habitation check alone with any additional work being extra of course. My last habitation check was £120.
hitchglitch replied on 12/11/2021 08:31
Posted on 12/11/2021 08:31
I paid £180 for a mobile service engineer to do the habitation check on our motorhome which took 1-2 hour. I checked with Autosleepers and this does not invalidate the warranty, in fact, he discovered damp so we had to take it to the dealers anyway. One issue may be that a mobile engineer may not be able to do warranty work unless he is specifically authorised by the manufacturer to do so.
young thomas replied on 13/11/2021 09:45
Posted on 13/11/2021 09:45
I don't have 'habitation checks', just the annual water ingress check to maintain warranty...either way, I have an appointment with the dealer, leave the van, go for breakfast and a stroll, pick up the van two hours later...
the main difference is that, with a caravan, it can be left and one can return home in the tow car....bit tricky with the MH unless another means of transport is available.
Amesford replied on 13/11/2021 09:55
Posted on 13/11/2021 09:45 by young thomasI don't have 'habitation checks', just the annual water ingress check to maintain warranty...either way, I have an appointment with the dealer, leave the van, go for breakfast and a stroll, pick up the van two hours later...
the main difference is that, with a caravan, it can be left and one can return home in the tow car....bit tricky with the MH unless another means of transport is available.
cyberyacht replied on 13/11/2021 15:46
triky auto replied on 13/11/2021 17:45
Posted on 13/11/2021 15:46 by cyberyachtCo2 alarms are checked every day at breakfast, aren't they?
Err Surely you mean 'SMOKE ' alarms C Y 
,after you burnt the toast !! 
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