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PersonTweetypie57
via mobile 01/2/2022 at 6:28pm
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Any of you out there point me in the direction of where to look for a site where I can live in my caravan permanently??

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PersonGram
01/2/2022 at 8:58pm
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Can't help with details, but the first point you need to clarify is whether you have a "touring" caravan or a static/"mobile home" caravan - I believe most (all?) touring caravan parks have limitations to length of occupation...
Others on here will know much more.

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PersonTweetypie57
via mobile 01/2/2022 at 9:08pm
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Oh yes of course. I have a touring caravan

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PersonPixie_Hez
02/2/2022 at 9:01am
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I think that most sites which have seasonal pitches have a closed season where you cannot stay on site. For some this might just be the month of January but for others it can be from the end of October to the beginning of April. I have been looking at seasonal pitches quite recently and I do remember seeing one which said it has a 12 month season but that you had to have a permanent address elsewhere, you couldn’t use the site as a permanent residence and they needed to see proof of your permanent residence in the form of council tax and utility bills etc before they would take you on site.

Maybe try googling 12 month seasonal caravan pitches and see what comes up.

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PersonColin21
02/2/2022 at 9:08am
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I think about the only way you can stay on one site with a touring caravan is to work for the site. Otherwise you will have to keep moving around from site to site as there are strict regulations concerning touring sites as to length of stay. There are seasonal sites, where you can leave a caravan sited for longer, but again there are rules about occupation. Often the sites are closed completely over winter so you wouldn't have access during that period.

There is a lot more to consider too, such as having a permanent address for correspondence, driving licence, insurances etc. Living in a touring caravan can be done, but it isn't easy.


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Personiank01
02/2/2022 at 9:42am
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We lived permanently in our caravan for 2 1/2 years so it can be done, but finding a site is the biggest hassle. We had to move off the site for 2 months each year to comply with local regulations.
We were lucky that we were able to use my father's address for correspondence otherwise it will be impossible to get insurance for caravan and cars. Plus it is needed for your driver's licence as an address for a caravan site will not be acceptable.
Unfortunately I developed a rare issue and due to the illness we had to move into a brick and mortar home.


Personbilly
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I passed a campsite in Suffolk that had caravanners obviously living there for extended periods. It was a cheap inland site in the country. So look out for sites like that in your area.

Plenty who live permanently in touring caravans have bought them to live in rather being recreational caravanners beforehand. Most will have bought quite old caravans.

So look out for a site in the country with some older caravans obviously occupied & you might be able to do long term deal with the site owner.


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PersonFiona W
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The site usually has to close at some point because the local council won’t grant it a licence for permanent residence. Its adopted local plan would show such a permanent residence site as housing not recreation use. I don’t think a site owner would risk losing their licence & livelihood by allowing year round stays: there’s always the risk of a passing official or a local person complaining.
I’ve been on plenty of sites open all year where folk go off to work every day but they always seem to go away at weekends, presumably back to a permanent home.

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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


Personiank01
02/2/2022 at 1:31pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 02/2/2022
The site usually has to close at some point because the local council won’t grant it a licence for permanent residence. Its adopted local plan would show such a permanent residence site as housing not recreation use. I don’t think a site owner would risk losing their licence & livelihood by allowing year round stays: there’s always the risk of a passing official or a local person complaining.
I’ve been on plenty of sites open all year where folk go off to work every day but they always seem to go away at weekends, presumably back to a permanent home.

If they do not have a residential licence most will close for one month to comply with local regulations i.e. closed for January. However if you are wise you will move to another site end of November and stay there until end of February as no one likes moving and setting up in the wet cold rain!


PersonMick S.
03/2/2022 at 5:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 02/2/2022

We were lucky that we were able to use my father's address for correspondence otherwise it will be impossible to get insurance for caravan and cars. Plus it is needed for your driver's licence as an address for a caravan site will not be acceptable.



Surely, you (not you specifically, ian) would have to state that you didnt 'live' at any 'bricks and mortar'address you gave to obtain insurance/licence? How does that affect things if 99% of the time you arent there?


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PersonColin21
03/2/2022 at 6:22pm
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I'm not sure how it works but there is a navigable river through my village and there are many boats on which people are permanent residents. They are not on registered residential moorings so they move about. When my wife used to work in the local post office, a lot of those boaters used to pick up their mail there. Were they giving the post office as their "address"? I don't know.


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PersonFiona W
via mobile 03/2/2022 at 7:31pm
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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


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04/2/2022 at 7:50am
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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 03/2/2022
Surely, you (not you specifically, ian) would have to state that you didnt 'live' at any 'bricks and mortar'address you gave to obtain insurance/licence? How does that affect things if 99% of the time you arent there?


That is correct and we did explain that the car was at another address for car insurance. Was not an issue. Same with caravan insurance.



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