Buying (shhh!) a used car

[Grahamm]

T4's are good vans and pretty cool to boot but insurance will be classed as commercial

Interesting point and, again, one I'd not been aware of, so I'll have to look into that.

I've been thinking more about it and a small camper would be very useful if I wanted to stay overnight somewhere. I'm aware that (legally) you're not supposed to sleep in one on a public road, but it's possible to find a car park, service area or even an A road where a layby is divided from the main carriageway by an island is permissible.

On the plus side you can get loads of stuff in them maybe even your fazer.

A tempting idea, but probably not one that I'd be going for

it may be worth a RAC inspection if you're spending up to 3k

Oh, definitely! I've already planned for that, because they know much better the things that you need to look for (and *how* to spot them!)

In the last 3-4 years I have got 3 of my kids through thier car test, 2 of them during lockdown, yes there was a backlog but if you've got half a day to sit on your phone refreshing the booking page a cancellation can be got easily enough.

Whilst I have considered that I might have to bite the bullet and pay some grifter if necessary, I'd much prefer not to.

Thanks, that's been very helpful :thumbup