[00:00:00] Keith Gooden: In this week’s episode of the Motorhome Matt podcast.
[00:00:03] Matt Sims: We ask the question, are campsites fit for motorhome owners?
[00:00:07] Keith Gooden: That Leisure Shop. We have a brand new chair and it fits under the desk.
[00:00:12] Matt Sims: And we answer your questions on finding dealers for a specific motorhome model and how to find your vehicle emissions.
[00:00:27] Keith Gooden: Welcome to the Motorhome Matt podcast. I’m Keith Gooden.
[00:00:30] Matt Sims: And I’m Motorhome Matt.
[00:00:31] Keith Gooden: Matt industry insights and expert advice for the world of motorhomes, caravans and camper vans. And it’s brought to you by ThatLeisureShop.com and sponsored by Ripe.
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[00:00:46] Keith Gooden: Dave’s got another deal. At That Leisure Shop what is it then, Matt?
[00:00:50] Matt Sims: It is this chair. Can you believe? Here it comes out from under the desk. This is a chair. This is the Pilton chair.
[00:00:58] Keith Gooden: And it’s in a bag. And it’s about the bag, what, 18in long? About that. About three inches wide.
[00:01:03] Matt Sims: It’s tiny folded up.
[00:01:04] Keith Gooden: Is it for an adult?
[00:01:05] Matt Sims: It is for an adult, yes. Really? Believe it or not, assembled, it will take 150 kilos of adult.
[00:01:11] Keith Gooden: Oh, fantastic.
[00:01:13] Matt Sims: And the deal is they’re £34.99 each, or two for £60. And they fold up really easily into this tiny little bag.
[00:01:22] Keith Gooden: And how much do they weigh?
[00:01:23] Matt Sims: That much.
[00:01:25] Keith Gooden: Not very much at all.
[00:01:27] Matt Sims: So you can get these on ThatLeisureShop.com or pop in store. This is this week’s Dave’s Deal. Two Pilton chairs for £60. We love them.
[00:01:36] Keith Gooden: Pilton. That’s why they have Glastonbury, isn’t it?
[00:01:38] Matt Sims: Exactly. See you sussed us out. You sussed us.
[00:01:40] Keith Gooden: Out. Hey, the old hippies, they’re right on it.
[00:01:43] Matt Sims: We’re staying local.
[00:01:44] Keith Gooden: The Van Love Festival is just around the corner. So, Matt, what are you up to at the show?
[00:01:49] Matt Sims: This is going to be a great weekend. I’m really excited about it. I’ve never been to it before and this year it’s at Thruxton Race Circuit in Hampshire. It runs from the 18th to the 21st of June. On the Thursday. There’s a VIP evening where I will be interviewing several of the great and the good of YouTube and socials. That’s going to be great fun. And Friday, I’m dead excited about this. There is a go kart race and I will be racing The Stig.
[00:02:19] Keith Gooden: I know you’ll be following the Stig.
[00:02:22] Matt Sims: So Ben Collins is coming. The whole event is sponsored by warranty solutions group Solbiate and others. Ben the Stig is warranty Solutions Group brand ambassador for their motor trade. And I invited Ben along and he agreed. So we are going to be racing the Stig in this go kart race. It’s going to be dead exciting. I think everyone’s really worried about racing me because of my. I’m still in recovery from a triple heart bypass. I said, nah, that’d be fine. So I think they’re going to give me a cushion for my sternum.
[00:02:51] Keith Gooden: To give you a give you a head start is what they give you.
[00:02:55] Matt Sims: I think they’re considering me fair game. Anyway, I’m in it. I’m gonna have a go. And then on Saturday, I believe at 6:00, I’m on the main stage. There’s loads of big acts on the main stage, but they’re giving me an hour on it with my record decks, and I am doing a DJ set.
[00:03:12] Keith Gooden: Dj Dusty Bins, he’s off.
[00:03:17] Matt Sims: Yeah, I’m going to be playing an hour of my favourite indie bangers. It’s going to be riotous. It’s going to be good fun.
[00:03:23] Keith Gooden: If you want tickets to go and see all this and I would thoroughly recommend it, you can get 10% off your tickets with code Motorhome Matt. That’s one word Motorhome Matt at mhmp.info/love.
[00:03:35] Matt Sims: I’m really excited about it. I’ll see you there.
[00:03:37] Keith Gooden: The main topic of the Motorhome Matt podcast this week: are campsites fit for motorhomes? Yeah. So Matt, what do you make of this then?
[00:03:45] Matt Sims: So there are a number of challenges facing campsites right now. And they are real for both campsite owners and motorhome owners. And I wanted to unpack this in a bit of detail with an industry expert.
[00:03:58] Keith Gooden: Because in the olden days, you know, ten years ago, you used to roll up, didn’t you, in your caravan and you used to have to plug in electricity. But now with motorhomes, so many of them are now completely self-sufficient.
[00:04:09] Matt Sims: Precisely. And we’re able to go off grid, and we don’t need to go to a campsite in the same way we used to. So I was joined in the studio by industry pundit, reviewer and famous face of the motorhome campervan world, Mr. Peter Vaughan, and we discussed exactly this topic. I’m delighted to welcome back into the studio. Peter Vaughan from Out & About Live and Motorhome campervan YouTube channel. How are you doing?
[00:04:34] Peter Vaughan: Yeah I’m good, thank you.
[00:04:35] Matt Sims: You are now a regular guest on the Motorhome Matt podcast. It’s great to have you. We have had loads of really positive and encouraging comments, haven’t we, on the recent episodes that we’ve done together and people asking, can you do more because they love your expert and experienced insight because you have been doing this for what, 45 years?
[00:04:56] Peter Vaughan: Yeah.
[00:04:56] Matt Sims: Man and boy. Literally. Literally. Boy. Yeah. In case you’ve missed previous episodes with Peter, do go and check them out. We’ve been looking at kind of the motorhome industry. We’ve been looking at the pressures facing motorhomes today and what we’re in for in the future and what we need to change going forward. So it’s been great, isn’t it? Good fun. Today, I promised listeners and viewers that we would talk about campsites, and I want to talk about exactly that, the challenges facing the campsite. I think campsite owners have got a tough gig at the moment. Their customers are being drawn away from them, encouraged to go off grid by manufacturers of vehicles that are off grid capable. I think we’re being lured by apps such as Brit Stops Park4Night, Searchforsites all promoting these brilliant alternatives to a campsite. But would you agree with that ethos that campsites have a challenge right now?
[00:05:50] Peter Vaughan: Yeah, I think in Europe they’ve had a challenge for a long time, haven’t they? With the aires network and Stellplätze in Germany. And yes, people have had cheaper, more basic alternatives to campsites, particularly when they only want to stop for one night or they’re travelling on en route to somewhere.
[00:06:06] Matt Sims: But of course, an aire those very different to a campsite. I mean, you’re not allowed to even open a window on an airee. You mustn’t extend your footprint. That’s the rule, isn’t it? You’re not. You’re not allowed to put levelling ramps down or levelling system. You’re not allowed to open.
[00:06:21] Peter Vaughan: Quite a few people ignore that. Yeah.
[00:06:23] Matt Sims: Of course. Well, I’ve seen it. Barbecues, tables and chairs. Yeah. Awning out. None of that is permissible officially on an airee. But you’re right. They are being lured away. And there is a mixed offering in Europe. But Europe is very, very different to here in the UK when it comes to campsite provision. Have you had much experience travelling Europe and staying on airs and the like?
[00:06:44] Peter Vaughan: Yeah, I mean in our own van because we’ve got VW Pop-top. We tend to use sites because we need the facilities, but using test vans. I’ve stayed on airs and and equivalents all over Europe. And they’re great, especially in France, I think where, you know, you can park up in a little village and they they bring money into the village because you go and eat in the restaurant or buy bread from the bakery and that sort of thing where, you know, keeps a little local community going. So I think there’s a very positive message for airs, but that doesn’t replicate well for the campsites because it’s drawing people away to a, as I say, a cheaper, more basic alternative. But I still see sort of almost two levels now that there’s people that don’t want any facilities, they don’t need any facilities. They’ve got everything in their van, they’ve got the solar, they’ve got the lithium diesel heating, etc., etc. and they’re very off grid orientated. And I do see more vans just parked up in random places in laybys and car parks and so on than you ever used to.
[00:07:44] Matt Sims: We drove in from my house. You came down last night and did you see, as we dropped down the hill, there was a car park on the right and there were three vans parked there that never used to be a park up location, and someone’s added it to one of these apps. I think it’s on Park4Night and there’s always vans in there now, which it’s fine with me as long as they take their rubbish away. Yeah, you’re right, they’re cropping up in often random locations. Do you think that’s a good thing. Do you think that’s a good thing for local communities?
[00:08:13] Peter Vaughan: I think it is. And it gives people more choice when they’re using their vans.
[00:08:17] Matt Sims: Okay.
[00:08:17] Peter Vaughan: Yeah. There’s a pub near us that I pass regularly and used to occasionally see a motorhome in the car park. Now you go past and there’s nearly always 2 or 3 in the car park. So that pub is obviously getting extra business that it wouldn’t otherwise have got.
[00:08:30] Matt Sims: And they’re probably on an app called Brit Stops, which is pubs and farm shops where you can stay.
[00:08:35] Peter Vaughan: Yeah, they’ve.
[00:08:36] Matt Sims: Got.
[00:08:36] Peter Vaughan: 1400 odd locations.
[00:08:38] Matt Sims: Yeah. It’s amazing. And we are I’m part of this problem. I’m part of the challenge for campsites because we use Brit Stops a lot. So we love watching Master Chef. The chefs that go on there often end up running the kitchen in a pub. So we’ll go and find that pub, see if we can stay in it and enjoy their food. So we do turn a free stopover into a £140 night out. So we can’t do it to you as a campsite. It definitely would. Yeah. So we don’t do it every, every week. Needless to say, but I am part of the problem because I like doing that. I’m intrigued as to what campsites can do to attract people like me and other consumers back to them.
[00:09:17] Peter Vaughan: But I think equally, it’s it’s as I say, the two extremes we talked about the sort of more basic extreme. And I have come across campsites in Europe where they they have an aire outside the campsite gates for people that just want to stop en route, maybe empty their toilet and fill up the fresh water. So that’s, that’s one part of the solution. But I think also the campsites that offer more have more future. If they’ve got an on site restaurant, a swimming pool, those sort of leisure facilities, then it’s much more tempting not just to stay, but to stay for longer. Yes, and particularly if you’ve got family. I’m, my lad is much more tempted to go to a campsite with a with a swimming pool than, than just one. That’s basically a field with some hard standings in it.
[00:10:02] Matt Sims: Yes. And it depends on your use case, doesn’t it? See, we would be attracted to a far more basic campsite, a CL or CS that would appeal more to us because I’m not interested in the campsites with the nightclub.
[00:10:14] Peter Vaughan: And no, we don’t want a nightclub, but really. But yeah, I’ve.
[00:10:19] Matt Sims: Seen your.
[00:10:19] Peter Vaughan: Glitter jacket. Have you seen my dancing? That’s a whole different podcast.
[00:10:26] Matt Sims: I’ll look out for that. But I would away from those types of campsites because, you know, when the kids were younger. Yeah, maybe. But now I crave something quieter and far more basic and simpler. But.
[00:10:37] Peter Vaughan: We’ve stayed on campsites in France that there’s no noise, but they have got the swimming pool. They’ve got an on site restaurant, which is, which is not your sort of typical campsite, Basic food is proper, a proper restaurant.
[00:10:50] Matt Sims: We were with Alan Rogers and their range of campsites is amazing. I mean, some of the facilities on them are, you know, hundreds of pitches, choices of restaurants.
[00:10:58] Peter Vaughan: I should mention our Premier Parks too, as part of Out & About Live. You’ve got some really, really nice campsites.
[00:11:03] Matt Sims: I was on your website Out & About Live. Okay, let’s give it a plug. And I was looking at the campsite finder, and I was stunned at how many campsites are on there. And it is a brilliant resource. The guys running that are doing a super job at kind of creating this Premier Parks list.
[00:11:20] Peter Vaughan: Yeah. And that gives you the best of the best in the UK.
[00:11:23] Matt Sims: Yeah. I assume that was campsites with static homes on. No. And I was really wrong. It’s just as you say, the best of the best. So do you think the UK would be wise to adopt more of a European model here with more airs and more of these, as you say, these kind of transit stopovers so that more motorhome users who just want to stop for a night use the services. Top up the water. Empty the waste. Do you think we’d be wise to adopt that kind of approach?
[00:11:51] Peter Vaughan: I think we would. I think yeah. Not not everybody wants the facilities that a campsite traditionally offers.
[00:11:59] Matt Sims: Yeah. I don’t think everyone needs them. Do they anymore? No. We’re seeing caravan sales really slowing down means that people can be far more mobile. And the journey is as much part of the holiday as stopping for several days on a on one location.
[00:12:13] Peter Vaughan: Yeah. And increasingly the market is campervans rather than even the bigger motorhomes. The the big motorhomes seem to be in decline and the campervan market is growing and growing. I was with Auto-Trail recently and they said 60% of their production now is panel van based. Yes. And those vehicles are much more likely to move on, if not every day, every couple of days, rather than stay somewhere for a week.
[00:12:37] Matt Sims: Well, it’s the same at Bailey. I was there and Simon Howard was telling me how they’ve evolved as a business into far more campervans. So their motorised product, as he calls it, is, I think, now outdoing the caravan production numbers. So they’re still strong with caravans and they have a very loyal caravan following, but they’re producing more of the motorised product motorhomes and camper vans simply in response to consumer demand. I’m not sure we’re seeing many campsites innovating, and I think that’s why they’re giving themselves a tough gig. I’m planning on doing a series of episodes where I interview a number of campsite owners and try and find out how they are innovating and keeping afloat, and how are they attracting people to them, because we’ve got some superhero campsites where they’re charging, frankly, a small fortune. Yeah, £150 a night. Really? Yeah. But you arrive and there’s a deck. There’s a hot tub. Yeah. You’ve got your own little shed with a. Well, you’ve stayed in a similar thing with a shower.
[00:13:39] Peter Vaughan: We’re about to. We’ve booked a campsite in France this summer which has a unit behind the pitch with your own toilet and shower and even a fridge. And we’ve got a small compressor fridge in the VW, but to be able to stock up more.
[00:13:53] Matt Sims: I think that’s a brilliant idea.
[00:13:55] Peter Vaughan: Keep the non-alcoholic beers and the coca-colas cold for longer.
[00:13:59] Matt Sims: Yeah, absolutely. But I think it’s that kind of innovation which intrigues me. And I think there’s always going to be a demand for a CL type site that’s, you know, basic with just a toilet facility and fresh water. That will always appeal to me. But I think we need to see more innovation. So I’m hoping to unpack some great innovation.
[00:14:18] Peter Vaughan: With the motorhome market has changed quite a bit over the last 5, 10 years, hasn’t it? So the campsites need to evolve with that change.
[00:14:24] Matt Sims: And I’m sure there are campsites doing exactly that. What would you say has been the biggest change in the motorhome market over the last 5, 10 years?
[00:14:32] Peter Vaughan: I think the move to smaller vehicles, a lot of people seem to be downsizing from those, the big tag axles that were so popular very much out of fashion at the moment and a lot more van based, you know, even up to seven metre sprinters, but still panel van base.
[00:14:50] Matt Sims: I’m talking to people and finding that they’re using the van in shorter spurts of holiday. So they’re not doing that traditional two week holiday and the odd weekend. They’re doing lots of short weekends. So I think that’s just how working life has changed. Perhaps. Certainly for us, that’s how we now use our van is lots of little trips.
[00:15:10] Peter Vaughan: But even the people that are going away, you know, that have retired and going away for longer periods, I’m talking to a lot of people at the shows and that are saying, no, I don’t want that big coach built anymore. I want to be in something that’s that just that bit more manoeuvrable and easier to park, easier to drive.
[00:15:28] Matt Sims: And do you think that’s a change? We’re going to continue to see a growth area. We’re going to see.
[00:15:32] Peter Vaughan: Yeah. I mean, interestingly in in Germany there’s a slight move back towards motorhomes from campervans, but I don’t see that in the UK.
[00:15:41] Matt Sims: Well let’s see what we see at the shows this year. You’ll be at many of the Warners Shows this year.
[00:15:45] Peter Vaughan: I’ll be at many of them giving my talks at the advice centres.
[00:15:49] Matt Sims: And if you’re thinking of buying your first or updating your current motorhome, do attend the Advice Centre and attend Peter’s Talk. And if you’re not there, I often step in and do it for you. And they are really helpful. A way to get advice on choosing the best layout and understanding what can seem like a can of worms.
[00:16:07] Peter Vaughan: And we’ve got hundreds of motorhome reviews on the motorhome campervan YouTube channel. Any make or model you’re looking for, look for it on there to see if we’ve reviewed it.
[00:16:16] Matt Sims: How many motorhomes do you think you’ve reviewed over your 45 years?
[00:16:21] Peter Vaughan: In the first few years? Probably about the first five years, I kept a list on paper, and I gave up that years and years ago.
[00:16:29] Matt Sims: It must be thousands.
[00:16:30] Peter Vaughan: Oh, yes.
[00:16:31] Matt Sims: And how many copies of MMM magazine have you got in your garage?
[00:16:35] Peter Vaughan: I’ve got every copy of what motorhome or Which Motorcaravan as it started back to its first issue in February ’86. Yeah, and I think I’ve got em back before that.
[00:16:48] Matt Sims: Don’t have a cigarette in your garage with you. Peter, it’s great to get your insights. Thank you so much. You’re a man with a wealth of experience and knowledge, and people do love unpacking your brain. It’s a dark place, for sure, but often we find something interesting. So yeah, thank you for joining me again today. Can we keep doing this as a as an occasional and regular feature? I think it’s really good, but we’ll get people to fire some questions in that they want us to ask you and we can discuss, but I would love to do that.
[00:17:18] Keith Gooden: That’s Matt in conversation there with Peter Vaughan, journalist, reviewer and YouTuber of Out & About Live. And as Matt says, if you have a question for Matt and Peter, please do send it to us at mhmp.info slash Ask Matt. I’ll repeat that. Mh mhmp.info/askmatt. It’s the Motorhome Matt podcast with me, Keith Gooden.
[00:17:41] Matt Sims: And me Motorhome Matt.
[00:17:43] Keith Gooden: It’s brought to you with ThatLeisureShop.com and sponsored by Ripe.
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[00:17:53] Keith Gooden: Our Q&A, our questions and answers. You ask the questions and as every week. Matt. He endeavours to answer them. But of course, if he doesn’t know, he’ll ask somebody who jolly well does. First of all, Dominic McCready got in touch.
[00:18:07] Dominic: I’m Dom again. Dominic. I’ve sent you a message. You may regret me finding this link because I may well be putting up a lot of questions. Keep up the good work, as I’ve said before. My question is, if we’re looking for a very specific model of Van, is there somewhere we can go to research all the dealers across the UK? Or where’s the best place to find out if that van is available in any of the dealers or privately for sale, both in the UK and in Europe. The van we’re looking for very specifically is a Bürstner Ixeo I 746. And that’s the layout my wife is settled on. And they are a bit like hen’s teeth. So I’m looking for some advice as to where to find them.
[00:18:46] Keith Gooden: Thanks for the question there, Dominic. So what is really after isn’t it is a motorhome dealer directory.
[00:18:52] Matt Sims: Yeah. He wants me to find one for him. It’s a great question and one that’s regularly asked. Dominic. You’re right to ask it. Thank you so much. Some manufacturers do list stock that’s available in the UK, but only really new stock. I know Adria have done this. I don’t know if they still are, but this would need to be a used one because it’s no longer in the Bürstner model range. I use Auto Trader every day. That’s now where every dealer is placing stock. There is also. Caravan finder is another website where you’ll find used motorhomes for sale. I found an Ixeo I 746. Lovely A-class motorhome from Bürstner. I found one at Camper UK so they did have one for sale, so that might be worth a shot for you. But there isn’t really a site other than those resale sites like Auto Trader, possibly Facebook Marketplace, possibly eBay. Go careful, but Google is your friend, and if you just Google the model for sale, you will find sites that have had one or do still have one for sale. But I would say make friends with the dealer that specialises in the flavour of motorhome you’re searching for. So go to your local Bürstner main dealer, or even search through the network of Bürstner main dealers and tell them what you’re looking for. Because if they get one in part exchange, they know they can ring you and you’ve immediately got interest, you know, in someone looking to buy it. But if you have got a Bürstner Ixeo I 746 for sale, do get in touch and we’ll let Dominic know.
[00:20:22] Keith Gooden: We’ll tell you where he is. But he didn’t bother telling him.
[00:20:24] Matt Sims: No, you’ve got to tell us where you are. Please.
[00:20:26] Keith Gooden: Cheers, Dominic. And by the way, Matt, in this case, dealers are your friends, aren’t they? They they they want to sell motorhomes. And if they know there’s customers out there who are looking for something specific, you know, give them as much information as you possibly can, because there’ll be more than happy to keep an eye out for you.
[00:20:44] Matt Sims: Absolutely. Yeah. And people often telling me what they’re looking for, if I come across it, if someone’s asked us, asking us to sell it for them, or we’re taking one in part exchange, I’ve then got that list of people I know I can approach and it’s a quick sell. Everyone’s a winner.
[00:20:57] Keith Gooden: Alan and Claire Murray there in Bath. Hi, Matt. Not a question this time, but a huge thank you for your valuable time. When we visited your shop, it was great to meet you and benefit from your knowledge and advice, especially regarding our dilemma of valuation of our current VW camper van. Sorry we could not buy the aft TV, but again, appreciate your candour in suggesting our best option would be to buy elsewhere.
[00:21:24] Matt Sims: Yeah, we didn’t have the one. They wanted a lovely van as well and it was difficult to value. But great to meet you both. Thank you so much.
[00:21:30] Keith Gooden: Yeah, that’s the shop where exactly.
[00:21:32] Matt Sims: They popped into our North Somerset shop in Hewish at BS24 6RT and our other shop is at Wellington Junction 26 of the M5 at Chelston Motorhomes.
[00:21:43] Keith Gooden: And it really is just about half a mile off the motorway that Chelston one. It’s not a long drive once you get off, as indeed the Hewish one. It’s not a long drive.
[00:21:51] Matt Sims: Two miles. Yeah. So just Google search That Leisure Shop and you’ll find our Google Maps locations.
[00:21:56] Keith Gooden: And if you’re travelling down to the southwest or through the southwest this summer time, drop in. We’d love to see you, wouldn’t we?
[00:22:03] Matt Sims: I’m often here. If not, Dave and the team will give you a very warm welcome at Hewish and Colin and Tam and Martin will give you a very warm welcome down at Wellington.
[00:22:11] Keith Gooden: So Alan and Claire say many thanks to you, Matt. Dave from the Adria Owners Club has got a question. We have the Slovenia Croatia club rallies and we have several units over the 3.5 tonne for Austria and Slovenia. We need to collect, GO-Box and DarsGo respectively at the borders. What are you talking about?
[00:22:36] Matt Sims: So these are toll boxes that enable you to pay for the tolls on the roads you’re going to be using.
[00:22:40] Keith Gooden: So you can just drive through. Yeah yeah yeah. Amongst the documentation they asked to produce is vehicle emissions. This isn’t shown on the V5. I would expect it is Euro five but not sure where to obtain this documentation. Any idea is it the dealer? I thought emissions were on v5.
[00:22:59] Matt Sims: No. Well they are sometimes. The thing is, with a motorhome, you don’t declare the emissions on the Certificate of Conformity. So this is the certification that registers it in the EU. Right. And emissions are not put on there. If they were the road tax would be massive amounts. So because it doesn’t have the emissions on that certificate, our road tax is £171 for over three and a half ton and £345, whatever it is, for Private Light Goods. I can’t remember what it is, so it’s not on the V5. My advice is go to a free website, totalcarcheck.co.uk. Punch the number plate in. Scroll down where it’s asking you for money and there will be all the details that the DVLA hold on your vehicle and that Total Car Check can access and it will tell you the emissions class. So this is going to be Euro four, Euro five, Euro six and so on. But it’s it’s defined there.
[00:23:57] Keith Gooden: Right. Gotcha. So no point looking at your MOT certificate then.
[00:24:02] Matt Sims: It’s not on the MOT. No. That would tell you how much emissions it’s throwing out in gobbledegook.
[00:24:06] Keith Gooden: Not what class.
[00:24:07] Matt Sims: Not what class it is. No. The other way you could do it is go to gov.uk website and search Bradford, Bristol, bath Manchester where there is a ULEZ zone and put your number plate in there and it will tell you if you’ve got to pay. The problem is that bottom threshold for requiring you to pay moves. So in Bristol we’re about to go Euro six. So it doesn’t actually tell you what your emissions are. It just tells you whether you’ve got to pay. Now Euro five is not compliant with a low emission zone in every city. So that’s one way of seeing if you’ve got to pay. But actually getting your Euro class is best done at totalcarcheck.co.uk.
[00:24:43] Keith Gooden: How do people get in touch?
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[00:25:22] Keith Gooden: All of them even at home.
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[00:25:37] Keith Gooden: If your name’s not on the list, you ain’t coming in. So it’s not just for internet gurus and digital nomads.
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[00:26:13] Keith Gooden: Thanks for listening to the Motorhome Matt podcast. Remember to check back here for more episodes full of hints and tips and helpful advice. We’ll see you soon for another Motorhome Matt podcast brought to you with ThatLeisureShop.com.
