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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 20/7/2021

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Quote: Originally posted by iank01 on 20/7/2021

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Why would you need an address for utility bills as there should be none if living on a campsite? No chance of getting a loan and if you use another address you are committing a criminal offence.

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You don't as there is no utilities to speak of.

However, it means one would not be able to provide an utility bill as required for applications such as loans and mortgages as mentioned. Perhaps I did not make myself clear enough.

It is something to consider in case it has been overlooked.

DK

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Quote: Originally posted by 22seaside on 21/7/2021

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The restrictions are not the site owners.
The restrictions are the local council planning and licensing conditions.

Site owners ignoring the planning and/or licensing conditions can (and for many councils, will) find themselves issued with enforcement notices, and sometimes the loss of their licence and therefore the business.

Many site owners will merrily turn a blind eye to full-timers, if caught out by the council will simply claim they were unaware, and will make sure the offending full-timer leaves pronto.
But the type of site owner who does this is also the type of site owner who will be prepared to ignore other failings which could be a lot more serious (caravan fire, anyone?)
ALL the risk is taken by the caravan dweller, all they are doing is making the unscrupulous site owner richer.

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Quote: Originally posted by 22seaside on 21/7/2021

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Very, very few site owners will turn a blind eye to people living on the site 12 months of the year. They would have to very foolish to turn a blind eye. Can you perhaps name just one site that flaunts the 12 month legislation and allows people to stay on the same site for more than 12 months without being residential and without the caravan dweller paying council tax?
There is nothing stopping any one staying on a site for up to 11 months as that is not classed as permanent. We lived on site in our touring caravan for 11 months of the year and we then moved off for a month.

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