Are you breaking the law? Is your VW Transporter Camper Van illegal?

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  @StaycationLifestyle · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Crash Tested beds can FAIL crash tests - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvVtZ6MPo4w">https://youtu.be/NvVtZ6MPo4w</a>

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  @snoopy10411 · 2 years ago

  Quite surprised that the wheel and tyre load rating isn&apos;t something that is checked on an MOT

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  @gripper58 · 3 years ago

  Just come across this and I’m impressed with the tech info as so many people dismiss the obvious when converting a van

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  @martinhaskell376 · 4 years ago

  Having managed fleets of vans and trailers, and as a result had a number of ‘meetings’ with what was VOSA this video is superb. The number of people out there who either don’t know or don’t care is astounding. And you didn’t even touch on trailers… 😱

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  @MUTSthumbsaver · 1 year ago

  Speaking of properly rated tires, this story &nbsp;is from memory- &nbsp;we live in eastern USA and have a Chevrolet G30 van camper fitted by Roadtrek, &nbsp;with a weight limit of 8,000 lbs and needs E rated tires inflated to 80 lbs. &nbsp;On a trip out west from NJ about 7 yrs ago, we had a wheel tromp (bump every rotation) checked out by Midas in Kansas and it was a tread separation, &nbsp;so we asked for 2 new rear tires the same brand (General) and rating as was on the vehicle. They had gone 7 yrs without even a flat, but showed some cracking. &nbsp;1,000 hilly miles of Colorado later, we saw a sale at a Walmart of the same brand and decided to have the front ones done and while checking out the tire size on the new tires, found they were D rated (44 lbs max). &nbsp;We called Midas, and they said to IMMEDIATELY go buy E rated tires at nearest tire store and bring the wrong ones to the nearest &nbsp;Midas in New Mexico for a full refund. It was annoying to have to tie the bad tires onto the rear door/bumper to carry them. &nbsp;We were very lucky, as our trip went to a number of National Parks, hot highway driving, some of Canada and we could have had a severe accident over the next 3.000 miles. &nbsp;I&apos;d say Generals are very good tires to stand this abuse.

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  @jaapfries · 2 years ago

  GREAT advice all the way through your extremely helpful vdo ! ! ! Perhaps a good idea also to mention that the very best Accident Investigators don&apos;t work for Scotland Yard or the FBI, but they DO work for the big Insurance Companies. - And it is their job to find legal reasons to NOT PAY OUT to the insureds after an accident.<br>So failure to comply with any of the items mentioned in this VDO could be very expensive indeed, because the Insurance money will NEVER arrive !

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  @janbolton7305 · 2 years ago

  Great video. We tow a caravan so are really aware of weights and loading. Have watched quite a few van conversion videos with horror. Don&apos;t think weight considerations are ever mentioned when building the beds and cupboards.

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  @1Mattza · 2 years ago

  Well advised, same goes for caravans and packing them with allsorts and placing the weight at the rear etc and high up, very dangerous 👍

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  @TatyanaValdaBelindaHill · 2 years ago

  This is so helpful (and so important). So few people talk about it in any detail. Thank you xx

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  @Bill_Dingsite · 2 years ago

  I was forever having heated &nbsp;arguments with my employer about me refusing to take overweight 7.5 tonners, sprinter vans out.Other drivers even though they knew what they were doing were allowed threw the gate. In the end they gave up arguing with me because they never won. When i left the job i spoke with one of them and i said im suprised i was never sacked, she said they couldnt do that because i was always right.

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  @Eewec · 2 years ago

  I once!! went on a camping trip with friends. After an incident with an improperly secured carving knife that narrowly missed all of us after a sudden stop, we pulled over and repacked the entire thing properly. Initially packed by the owner of the camper with assurances it had been done properly. None of us ever did go with them again. So, yes, pay attention when packing the cutlery and where it&apos;s been put... flying knives are no joke.

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  @MakeDoAndMend1 · 3 years ago

  Things people forget. Most peoples driving licence 3.5tons. Weight limit also on some car parks. Sign on outside of van showing where gas bottles are. Also that you are carrying gas. Stealth vans don&apos;t. Watch out Car Parks means CARS. They can move you on. Also depends on van. Side lights need to be on all night on lay byes. Look it up not all lay byes. &nbsp;Cheers from old George &nbsp;great video by the way. Ps forgot to mention. &nbsp;On some vans, vehicles you are not allowed to change a wheel by yourself side of road. If you get a puncture.

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