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Have you priced the cable yet?

Can't remember how much but I remember being shocked.

Slightly confused for a mo there when I thought you had a music studio in your van! 

Durdle Door I see. 
Last time I was there, early eighties, we walked to Lulworth Cove along the cliff path.  The grass and bushes were covered in glow worms.  Not seen one anywhere since.

That can work if your starter tends to stick and not engage.

Not sure what type of starter is fitted though.  Would not help with a pre-engaged starter.

Can you get at the starters terminals to attach a live feed direct?

It's all in the eye of the beholder. 

At first look it seems simple:-

Light goods vehicle (LGV)
This includes vans, minibuses, motorised horseboxes, and motorhomes/campervans (3.5t and under).

The Zone is expected to be introduced on 30 May 2022. A temporary exemption is proposed for vehicles classed as a light goods vehicle (LGV) or minibus until 31 May 2023. After this, you could be affected if you own or drive one of these vehicles in Greater Manchester.

Complicated by being a "motorcaravan":-

Vehicles with a body type of ‘motorcaravan’ with Euro VI or cleaner emission standards are compliant, and will NOT be charged to travel in the Clean Air Zone.

Vehicles with a body type of ‘motorcaravan’ can be classified in more than one way by the DVLA. You can find out your vehicle classification by either:

Referring to Section J of your V5C document (vehicle log book), which indicates the vehicle category.
OR

Using the government’s vehicle enquiry service, which advises the category as ‘vehicle type approval’ as well checking if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT.
N1 or N2 classification

Currently, non-compliant vehicles classified as N1 or N2 with a body type of ‘motorcaravan’ would be charged to travel in the GM Clean Air Zone:

N1 (<3.5t) have an LGV classification: Temporary exemption to 31 May 2023, with a daily charge of £10 from 1 June 2023.
N2 (>3.5t) have a DVLA tax class of private HGV: Eligible for a discount on the daily charge from £60 to £10 payable from 30 May 2022.
M1 or M1 Special Purpose

A group of vehicles classified by the DVLA with a body type of ‘motorcaravan’ (vehicle type approval of M1 or M1 Special Purpose) would not currently be charged travel in the Zone.

Feedback from the consultation highlighted the lack of parity between these vehicle classifications. As a result, the Greater Manchester local authorities have agreed to hold a six-week consultation on including M1 or M1 Special Purpose vehicles in the GM Clean Air Zone. This consultation will start on 1 September 2021.

Non-compliant vehicles with a 'motorcaravan' body type which are classified as private HGVs will automatically qualify for a permanent discounted charge of £10 per day, rather than £60 per day.

https://cleanairgm.com/light-goods-vehicles

Hello and welcome BB.

You gardeners are up early I see. 

I have a side door that won't open from the outside too.  As it's not heavily used I haven't bothered to sort it out yet.  When I fitted a replacement door I had to refit the locks.  This resulted in so much swearing and blood that once fitted and locking I stuck the cards back on and made do since.

I thought they all had at least lightly tinted windows?

They will be charging you council tax if you spend much more time up there Ricko. 

Had quite a tour of D & G a few months ago myself.  Not for pleasure though.  It involved seeking medical attention for a woman, a dog and a decomposing dead eel all triple hooked on the same discarded fishing tackle.  Quite a day!

Next time you are up that way give me a shout. I spend quite a lot of time around there. You passed quite close to my base at Moffat.

In N Yorks just now though and just back after a surprise visit from kenbw2.  Parked up on an abandoned bridge over the River Aire and caught sight out of the corner of my eye of a blue van pulling in.  After a skipped heartbeat saw it was Ken.

Although it's an area we both know and visit often, I was only there for a few hours and Ken was only passing by on route elsewhere.  What were the chances?

I quickly and roughly chucked some of those "EVA" interlocking gym mats in mine over two yeas ago now to cover up the stained carpet until a better replacement.  I only expected a couple of months out of them
After hard use virtually every day since then they are still tolerable (to me at least".  The places they have moved or split are down to my bad fitting.  They have also compressed where the hardest wear is but after seeing the cost of any decent alternative, I think I will use them again.

They need gluing with the correct stuff all round and I think  a good coating of suitable sealer would be a good idea.

Advantages being, easy fit, cheap, insulating and warm underfoot, easy sweep.

I have one with the inboard latch snapped of.  I think the hinges and outer latch work ok though.

Can't put my hands on it just now but will have a look tomorrow.

If it's any good you can have it for the postage.

Surely it hasn't been going since you had the new air bags fitted?

Don't know if it's one of the lights that can easily be turned of by OBD scanners or not.  Don't have air suspension (or scanner connection) on mine, didn't realise how early it was fitted.

Bought some Dynax for my sills on your earlier recommendation John.  Not sure how effective it is from under my bed in it's box for the last six months though. 

I agree vaz, many of the old methods worked well.  When I worked on farms around Paddock Wood, Battle. and Rye, areas,  we used to paint grease on all exposed steel parts of machinery, and leave them out all year to find them still shiny underneath next season.

I do want to paint it after treating the rust though.

Krust does ring a bell.   The stuff I last used really converted the rust to an inky blue coating.  I repainted the van floor after treating it but I also used some on a very rusty garage door runner and didn't paint over it.  The treated area didn't show rust again although the rest of the runner did.

Can't for the life of me remember what it was called though.