Moho Odds and Ends

Speed Limits etc
Speed limits
Other useful links

Vehicle Tax
Tax rates

Petrol. Diesel. Gas etc
Information and suppliers
Gas level checker (for bottled gas)

Car towing caravan
Weight Ratio

Tyre pressure
Tyre safe

Tyres
Ten ply. They’ve not got to be specifically camper tyres but they must be 10 ply

How old are the tyres?
Tyre age

BatterySmell of rotten eggs, or battery feels hot to the touch? 

It needs to be removed NOW (it's full of sulphuric acid)

Sealant
Sikaflex

Cleaning water pipes
Diet coke in grey water pipes...drive around a bit then empty. Repeat.
In clean water pipes put Puriclean tablets...pump through system.  Repeat.

Local call-out servicing
Motorhome servicing

Toilet
Aldi Almat Bio or Biological washing tablets or capful of liquid....any similar brand of bio. Two tablets are enough to break down EVERYTHING! Buy lavender scented for extra nice scent.

Security
Locks

Parts
Motorhome parts
Light fittings etc

External screen cover
Fuel Lagoon

Heating
Our Autocruise heating runs on diesel, but fires up on electric, so without ehu this uses the leisure battery.  If the battery is weak it will not fire up the heating.  Note: Starting the engine sometimes helps.

Shower
Water saving shower head  Trigger type is recommended for moho use as this further saves water.

Portaloo stuff
Loo cleaner things

Water tanks

Replacement water tanks

De-ice windscreen

Spray

Things to watch for when buying a secondhand camper

Jelly living
Bad press regarding Marquis aftercare.
'Swift' have bad press.
Adria has good following.

TV with built in satellite decoder
TV  £278

Hints for cleaning Moho:

Don't use car shampoo on a Moho. 
Use 'Wet and Forget' on the Moho roof in the spring. 
Wash dirt off with soapy (Fairy liquid) water, when dry spray on. Twelve months later, do the same. Will find no dirt or green on your roof. Cost is about £35 for a gallon, but you dilute down by 6. I.e. you end up with 7 gallons of solution. Well worth the cost!!!!
Also recommended, from Halfords about £25 for two bottles: 'Showroom Shine'...use after washing to protect surface.Drinking and driving.  Parked and drinking:

It's not a grey area, whilst on the Pub car park you are perfectly safe, it is private ground and not the Public Highway. If you are worried about being over the limit when you leave in the morning, then moderate your alcohol intake. The other option is, don't drink. Just because you are at a pub, you are not compelled to drink.  Drinking whilst parked overnight on a highway, or in a layby, is illegal. 

MOT and testing:

For anyone in the Bristol area the Council MOT test centre in Yate do Motorhome MOTs. The reason I like going there is that hey don’t do repairs and you so get an honest mot.

Gas bottles (information snippets):

You get different pipes for different types of gas bottle.

Propex recommend a 37mb but will run on 30mb with reduced output.

The regulator is 30mBar and will work with either propane or butane (or a propane/butane mix, as is found in Camping Gaz or most non-UK forecourt LPG).


Replacement Keys:

Timpsons cuts car keys. 

The complex ones: Bournemouth £160 for a remote with alarm activation. They want the vehicle for a few hours to do it.

Insurance:

Insurance advice

Breakdown cover:

Moho owners highly favour RAC above AA