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hang on a sec, if the green light needs to be on for the battery to charge, it needs to be on "all the time" when on mains electric, even when at home or you will need to find another way to keep the battery charged. If the battery is left to go flat and left flat for a "long time" it may knacker it. macafee2

Have you tried searching via Google or Youtube on how to clean silicon as I dont think silicon used on a caravan is different from other silicon used on a number of other applications. It is either internal or external and you have not said which is yours. macafee2

Another new member that makes a post and does not reply. I have never known a forum like it, his one seems really bad for it. macafee2

It is great to know we have so much employment that there is no one left to fill these job vacancies or is it that us Brits are so lazy we just hold our hand out and say gimme gimme gimme and we need foreigners to keep us going? Apparently haulage industry is short of drivers. I've got loads of "spare" "just in case" camping gear, may be it is time to make money and put it on ebay. macafee2

In Lyndhurst opposite the fire station there is a car park. Between Bartley and Totton there is an area used by truckers to park up, as you come out of Bartley it is on the road to Totton just after you get into the 50mph area on the left. Rownhams services on the M27 macafee2

was the hitch already pushed back and were you trying to push it back some more? what do you mean buffeting and kangaroo-ing? How often and when does it happen and for how long does it go on for? macafee2

you are right but if every couple of months you are spending £500 you will soon come to hate the car. Of course the more expensive one could be a dog. Why not try to haggle down the more expensive car and like the independent, carefully check the warranty. Also check out the Independents reputation, MOT history of the cars if old enough to have them and as suggested, service history and it it is via main dealers. macafee2

On the 7 pin plug some of the pins can be spread apart a little, try spreading those that can be spread apart. Ii could be corrosion so try cleaning all the pins with wet and dry. Could also be a lose/broken connection at the plug macafee2

your plug looks like it is a seven pin, does the grey cable do what a second 7? pin plug will do such as operate a fridge and battery charging? Should there be another 7 pin plug and it has been lost or removed? what do the labels say on the fuses or relays? macafee2

As the NHS is so in favour at the moment, it is well worth NHS staff asking for a better deal. macafee2

OP has asked "Could the Caravanning Organisations (and other interested parties) make strong representation to the powers that be, to clamp down on this and enforce the fact that these areas are strictly for the vehicles intended? " Has the OP spoken to any caravan organisations and asked them to take up the challenge. I see no issue is asking to speak to the services manager who if my experience is anything to go by, is not available, and asking the manager to deal with the problem. Find out who the parent company is and contact them. I accept that some drivers wont like being asked to move or having it pointed out what they are doing is wrong but that is perhaps why they do it, no one challenges them. There may be times when a solo car is travelling with a towing outfit and so they have parked together. macafee2

You seem to want someone else to speak to the motorway services, why don't you speak to the manager or did you? Have you ever spoken to the drivers of cars parked in the caravan parking area? macafee2

thanks for the update macafee2

to save one and all fretting, fit a plain plate with just the registration number and other legal markings for uk roads. When you go abroad put on what ever sticker is flavour of the month. macafee2

Thanks for the post, pity the op did not bother to provide an update macafee2