I got a phone call from the DVLA on Monday - my registration number had come through. So now I have a set of plates on the front of the van it’s all legal. I can drive wherever I want to now, though it is going to take a few weeks for the log book to come though, so I’m not off abroad yet. Sometime in the next few days I’m going to have to go to a weighbridge to see how much junk I have loaded into the van

Ok last Friday I had the VOSA inspection for the van, as my van was imported from the continent. It was all a bit confusing really, I thought they were going to be looking for a full UK spec (which involves changing the lights, putting a fog lamp on the right hand side and converting the speedo to MPH) so i bought the replacement headlamps and prepared for the PITA that changing the speedo is going to be, only to find that the inspection was only a identity check and to make sure the thing is actually a motorhome. So I’m ok now until an MOT is required. Which is good as the idea is to go abroad, so i would have just put the left hand headlamps straight back in. The journey was a bit scarey to start with, it had been almost 2 weeks since I last drove it, but I got used to it. Not used to slowing down up hills though….

Spurred into action by reading an article in The Register about somebody searching for their local brothel and turning up the police station, I have found that entering inappropriate words into Google Local and Google Maps is the most fun thing since looking up rude words in the dictionary as a kid. On the left is my favorite, a search for “shithole” in “Dartford” brings up a number of places you should avoid including some pubs, a Conservative Association and a financial regulator.

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Hi there, welcome to my new site. I am just moving in so its all going to be a bit iffy here for a while