Bigbaz
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Yesterday I visited a large caravan and Motorhome dealership here in Scotland, looking for a replacement for the now ageing “boxie”. Having looked at a number of vans I sat down with one of the salesmen and asked about laden and unladen weights.
The salesman told me the three I was interested in were all under 3,500 and could be driven on my b1 licence. I asked about the unladen weight and again he reassured me they would all be ok for me to drive “because if they are under 3,500 then you can load them with as much as you wished” I pointed out that this was different to my interpretation of the DVLAs guidance/legislation. He then spoke to his manager who confirmed the salesmen’s statement as being correct??? Imagine somebody buying their first van with guidance like that. None of the vans I looked out were the perfect match for me but I would now be concerned about buying there because what else have they got wrong???
The salesman told me the three I was interested in were all under 3,500 and could be driven on my b1 licence. I asked about the unladen weight and again he reassured me they would all be ok for me to drive “because if they are under 3,500 then you can load them with as much as you wished” I pointed out that this was different to my interpretation of the DVLAs guidance/legislation. He then spoke to his manager who confirmed the salesmen’s statement as being correct??? Imagine somebody buying their first van with guidance like that. None of the vans I looked out were the perfect match for me but I would now be concerned about buying there because what else have they got wrong???