Tony Oneill Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Good day Here is a question for the forum. Sorry, bit of background I live in Cape Town, moved here 10 years ago with work and stayed when I retired. Before I left the UK I owned a motor home for 5/6 years and used it whenever I could, work permitting. My idea would be to own a motor home again and use it for 4/5 months a year, sneaking in two summers if I am lucky. My concern is how will the motor home stand up to long term (6/7 months) storage. I do not have a UK base so will be coming straight off the plane. I expect I will have at least a flat battery, any ideas how I can make this work 072 392 8341 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinM50 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Where are you planning to store it? In a secure compound, a friends garden or what? Either way the battery's likely to self discharge a bit if not switched off though if you disconnect it and your m/h has solar panel, you might just get away with it. If it were me, I'd have the M/H serviced before putting it into storage and make sure creepy crawlies and in your case snakes are kept out,, though not sure how you can do that. I'd guess a local dealer could look after it for you running it every so often but what the cost would be ???. Google shows quite a lot of suitable places that could supply a service for you vehicle storage cape town airport - Google Search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 As you do not have a UK base how will you register, tax and insure the MH in the UK? Unless a relative or friend will allow you to use their address then I do not know of any other way of doing it. And do you have a UK driving licence or can you drive a UK registered MH on whatever licence you do have? Would it be cheaper and less hassle to rent a MH in the UK when you need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinM50 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Aha, I'd misunderstood, I thought the OP was going to have a M/H in S Africa, hence my comment about snakes and dealers in Capetown. If it's going to be here in UK, a lot easier to find a company/storage yard to provide battery charging etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Oneill Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Thanks Colin and Keith. Yes the motor home would be in secure storage in the UK but without access to power, no snakes I hope in Northants. Good point about the registration, that's a whole new topic. I do have a property I rent out but don't live there, do you have to be living in the UK to register a vehicle? might be a stupid question. A friend of mine owns a car in Spain and just uses it when he goes to his place. I must look into this registration issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Story in Cornwall news last week, Australian visiting just spent time in hospital due to snake bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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