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2009 Ducato. Took the headlamp protectors off to clean the headlamps after laying the van up for the winter and some of the plastic retaining clips have broken. Any ideas if they are available or has anyone any spare? They were on the van when I bought it so don’t know what make they are. Hey Ho.

Just a big thanks to Alpha Batteries. Bought an 019 starter battery three years ago with a five year guarantee. It began to need top up charging when left for over a week with the alarm off, I tested it and sent the results to Alpha. Within 24 hours a replacement was on its way with no...

Had a very minor disagreement with a concrete post and the rear drivers side decals on my 2009 Timberland Destiny are badly damaged. Original replacements only come as a complete set and are very expensive, especially as I only need a couple. Anyone used another company to get replacements to...

Got an old Caro satellite system which in honesty we do not use often, however it is nice when travelling back north in late October to be able to catch up on the news and then wish we were not heading back. Anyway tried it recently on Astra2 and all works normally except all the ITV stations...

Spotted on my early morning cycle ride. Class act, such a beautiful thing and not exactly in the “stealth camper” mould. Reckon you could park this anywhere and get away with it.

Recently fitted a E328 system to my van as the 325 had a couple of minor faults. The main one was the interior water pump output was dead. Anyway I have the main unit and control panel sitting on my bench. The control panel has Timberland logo on it. Can’t bring myself to throw it away so if...

I have a Thetford W97 three way fridge which has worked pretty well until recently. Well aware of the need to be level and have twin computer fans fitted to help the airflow. Recently in Spain temperatures reached the mid thirties and the fridge had a touch of the vapours. The freezer...

Having recently had temperatures in the mid thirties (fridge thread to follow!) I realised the rear lounge area windows on our Timberland Ducato conversion have the very easy to use pleated type window blinds which do not have the outer side reflective. Although they are convenient and very...

Is there a place to overnight at Rosslare ready for an early ferry?

I have refillable but a friend who is fairly new to motor homing is about to set off to Spain and France with a calor bottle….. I explained calor is not obtainable on the continent but am not sure if he can purchase a cylinder in Spain which will also be available in France. Also are the...

Looking at fitting a battery monitor to the habitation side of things. Anyone any experiences of the Victron or NASA units? Looking at hard wired not Bluetooth to the phone, enough of my life would cease to operate if I lost my phone already.

I am blessed with having a Thetford fridge in my van which, if I am honest has worked pretty well on our recent trip. On one occasion there was a strong gusty wind (outside) and I could hear the igniter clicking then a slight woomph as it reignited. Not entirely relaxing. Having looked on the...

So I bought some of the Aldi toilet fluid, one blue and one green to see how it went. Felt all wholesome and Attenborough ish when placing a cap full of the green stuff into the cassette. then I read the ingredients…… It seems to me the only difference is the colour……

Hopefully heading to France the end of August, has anyone returned using Brittany Ferries recently? Where and how did you get the COVID test for return to the uk?

Has anyone used this system? Not wild camping but always good to have something up your sleeve if circumstances dictate plus it looks as though a lot of free Aires are being off loaded by the local community to this company as an easy option. Is there an annual fee? Tried on google translate but...

In the hope of heading off in the summer I was doing my usual admin back up, photo copy passports and driving licences, check MoT and the like. When I checked my wife’s driving licence it was out of date! I checked on the driving licence check up on line and it stated no licence! It seems when...

Just had a message from a friend who has booked a campsite saying the site has been in touch with them saying the government has done a U Turn regarding toilets on campsites. Apparently toilets will be allowed to be open on campsites, just as public toilets are, but shower blocks remain closed...

I have a 2009 Timberland fitted with an Eberspacher heater and running the usual Sargent electrics for the year. The power for the heater is taken off the distribution panel which automatically switches off when the engine is running. I would like the option of running the heater when the engine...

After carrying one electric and one normal bike on my 2009 Ducato rear door mounted bike rack it has strained the door seam just above the door handle. The rack is the type with the upper mountings below the rear window. I am looking at a tow bar mounted rack but it needs to allow the rear doors...

Booked for France next week, on tenterhooks in case the french impose a fourteen day inbound quarantine which could be awkward. Also the infection rate is up again over there but not in the areas we are looking at. Anyone else heading over or already there, still going but a very slight dither....