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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 31/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 31/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 31/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by Dreadnought on 27/1/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by alan126 on 27/1/2010

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strewth that is wide, that must be about the width of a HGV or a bus

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i can hear the sound of tearing aluminium and the snapping of gateposts.

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i feel there may be some gates they will not go through at that width.

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I have a concrete pillar alongside my gate and had to trim that down to get my current van in.

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some sites have stone pillars and need an accurate line up to get in.unless these have gone there could be a few dents,seen one that hit a hinge in a stone pillar and opened it like a sardine tin.not nice.

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I should think that there is a possibility that owners of wider caravans may well be more careful when maneuvering their vans through tight spaces lessening the likelihood of damage as you describe Michael

lol,you and i may well do but you do not ask how wide is your gate? when you book at a site.well i don't anyway. just saying the gates could be too narrow however careful the driver.it could mean they will not be allowed to book at certain sites.

An issue raised on another thread that may not have been picked up is that it is only the width that is to change on the 20th April. If you propose to buy a van that is 2.5m wide (the new limit) but the van exceeds 7 meters in length (excluding the coupling device and draw-bar ) you can still only legally tow with a vehicle that has a kerb weight of not less than 3500Kg (commercial vehicle). A 4 x 4 will not satisfy that weight requirement.

So if you are buying a foreign make van with the bigger width check the length. Don't assume that your car can legally tow it.

Phil

UPDATE

http://www.practicalcaravan.com/downloads/wide-vans.pdf

possibly,did not read it said at the date at the bottom of the page,just thought it may be of interest to somebody.