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With the cost of a decent conversion as high as it is , you wouldn't want to hobble it with a geriatric base vehicle , requiring a costly total revamp as well , unless its more heart than head . jmho

In view of your newness to mobile living I would very much back up @Millie Master , A Man Kat is a very specialized vehicle , not something as a starter motorhome . I would advise that you need to get your toe in the water , to find out if "van life" is even going to suit you , as its very much...

hasnt it got a body build plaque eg Mellor ?

DVLA will only consider changing the body type to motor caravan if the body type shown on your V5C registration certificate (log book) is currently one of the following: ambulance box van goods insulated van light goods light van livestock carrier Luton van minibus MPV (multi-purpose vehicle)...

I think you will find that as its HGV and subject to plating and testing you dont have the option of ignoring a change of body type ?

The size of your battery bank and B2B charge will be a bigger factor if you are constantly on the move .JMHO

Have you looked into law regarding notifiable alteration , as its a hgv and body type will most likely need to be changed before you can get change to motorcaravan ?

When is a classic , not such in quite a few cases, they have a point maybe ?

He does work to a very good standard but some of the decisions are a bit questionable, . I dont think many could afford the input costs . :)

The blanket is120w so run time would be about the same per given battery size , so a rough point of reference maybe ? :)

isnt the element on a 3 way fridge 110w ?

Page 170 sets out angles of visibility https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1065789/individual-vehicle-approval-inspection-manual-passenger-vehicles.pdf

if your 6' 4" then you want a longer van as you wont be sleeping acrosswise :)

Body type will not have effect on taxation class, it will be PHGV tax £165 . as prev post , it does look like a bus/coach . They want to move it to HGV as a tax class as you cant have private coach/bus tax , and it would not be possible to class 4 mot it , as far as I can work it out ? They...

Has it come back as van with windows ?

Financially you are still ahead with two chinese heaters , I planned to fit two lower output units , and this is because it gives you more flexibility , and redundancy , with the plus that they are known to work better at the upper end of their output than having a large unit just ticking...

Certainly better than the original slant 4 :)

I think @SquirrellCook is referring to permission from his ins co to take on road ? :)

A few points . Vosa(Now DVSA) HGV test sites all outsourced bar about 3 or 4 . Private sites are known as ATF now . They cannot test class 4 . They may physically use the same equipment , but it will be a private mot tester not a Govt (DVSA) vehicle standards assessor , operating when it...

I fitted a small plank with holes bored to fit feet in , then above top of fridge fitted closing piece that stopped the fridge from getting out of the holes vertically . If that can be visualised ? :)