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commercial van as a camper

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  • 16-09-2013 12:05am
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    nexus175
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    hi all recently iv been looking for a camper however i am only 21 so no insurance company will insure me until im over 25 .
    so my other option is to get a small commercial van and convert it to a camper like a nissan vanette now thats all well and good but heres the questions ....
    in having a commercial an as a camper without registering it as on will i have problems with the guards ? problems with putting it through doe or will i have to strip it for that purpose ?
    she will go be commercially taxed and privately insured and doe'd ? is there any problems with this ?


    the main reason i want a camper is because i travel around alot im pretty much in a new county every week but its just not cost effective paying insurance tax and nct on a car while also paying for short term accommodation .


    please help guys ?
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    corktina
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    One problem is that you can only use a Commercially taxed vehicle for business purposes. You would have to get private tax on it to do this.


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    nexus175
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭nexus175


    thanks very much for the reply


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    Idbatterim
    Registered Users Posts: 17,843 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    hilarious, you cant get insured on a camper, but you could go out and get insured on a m3,m5 in five mins... can someone explain that to me please?! :eek:


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    RiderOnTheStorm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭RiderOnTheStorm


    I dont know if you can do this, but I would strongly advise against it. Having worked for several insurance companies , I can tell you that they (ins co) are a bunch of weasels. They will happily take your money, but if you try and make a claim, they will use any excuse to not pay (eg modifications made after insurance accepted, commercial used as private, its really a camper van!)


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