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HI i have my van in storage but after replanning the front garden can now get the van in the yard.This i do if doing a quick turn round.

After checking my insurance policy i can keep it at home for very limited times due to the insurance company giving a better discount for being on gold award storage.

I should check your policy before moving permanently.

Quote: Originally posted by Bandpg on 04/5/2009

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HI i have my van in storage but after replanning the front garden can now get the van in the yard.This i do if doing a quick turn round.

After checking my insurance policy i can keep it at home for very limited times due to the insurance company giving a better discount for being on gold award storage.

I should check your policy before moving permanently.

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Thanks for that. We were on a not very secure storage site which had a gate with a padlock on it. It was not an award site of any description. We risked damaging the van each time we took it out as there was a large oak tree in the driveway wich was very awkward to negotiate and beyond that a low wall on a bend. Not good. The field couild be accessed from the neighbouring fields. There was no substantial fencing.

It was all we could get for storage round here so we feel it is safer on our drive behind a high fence and hedge. Who knows!!!!!!!!

Will check on the insurance tomorrow.

 

'It never ceases to amaze me at just how confrontational'

It is not that people are being confrontational but every time this debate comes up people who keep their vans on their drive are sl*gged off by people who don't.  They are accused of making their neighbourhoods untidy and reminded of security risks which are obvious. 

I don't see any criticism the other way.  Has anyone passed 'judgement' on people who keep their vans in storage?  I see no problem with people keeping their vans in storage if that is what they want, but why make 'judgements' and lecture the rest of us?

Brian

He asked for opinions and what you gave were 'judgements' which I suppose means that your opinions count more than anyone elses.  The opinions he asked for were on whether the vans are safer in storage not on the aesthetics. 

It isn't that you opinion is close to the bone but when you start talking about 'the best advice and deaf ears' it is patronising  and suggests that we haven't weighed up the risks.  Nobody is arguing about whether good storage is better for security than keeping it on the drive, but whether it is convenient for the individual. 

I am prepared to listen to all opinions but I don't necessarily have to go along with them.  I won't even comment on your last rude remark.

Brian

Quote: Originally posted by Dave101 on 03/5/2009

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One of my neighbours has two vans stored on his tiny garden and his neighbour has another one and it looks like a travellers site.

In my humble opinion, if it can go in the back garden and not be in view from the road then all well and good. But front gardens are unsightly and are just a feeble excuse for not wanting to pay for storage. You can convince yourself with allsorts of feeble reasons, but when some desperate heroine addict breaks into your house I really don't believe that your neighbours, teenagers or dog will either stop them or put them off. Chances are that the person will be familiar with the dog anyway.

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i put ours in the back garden and dont care if its unsightly to the neighbours !!!!!

its better than looking at their 30 foot long breezeblock garage on one side and the tatty sheds/freezers/pallets on the other side.

its in my garden where i can keep an eye on it,work on it and im sure its safer than our local (ish) storage site where stuff goes walkies on a daily basis.

We had our vans in storage for over 10 years and finally took the plunge two years ago to pave the back garden ( very small garden) and store the van there. It was the best decision ever. We spoke to the neibours and they were happy as they used to be vanners themselves. I can now prepare for holidays prpoerly and when not away, just go and sit in it. Bliss!!. And the money saved pays for extra holidays.