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Hi,
We are considering changing our Scout to a Hobby Toskana Exclusive 750 flc, the layout and size is perfect.
However,I hear one or two rumours about Hobby's which personally I find hard to believe!
I know insurance companies do not want to insure Hobby Caravans as they are a high risk item due to theft from a particular community but our insurance company is more than happy to insure a Motorhome.
So first question,has anyone ever had a problem insuring their Hobby Motorhome?
Second question,and I do find this very hard to believe,some people say Hobby Motorhomes have been turned away from Camp Sites in the UK and France! I think this one has to be a bit of a myth,maybe tag axle caravans may have experienced this but not Motorhomes!
So any comments would be appreciated and any views on the Toskana would be helpful.
Only one I know was that chav-tastic place Flamingo Land - the owner used to have a real aversion to Hobby's but think it was the caravan more than motorhome.
Angie & Keith have a lovely hobby you need to ask them directly don't think they have ever had a problem.
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All this rumour of Hobby motorhomes, including tag-axle 700/750, being turned away from sites is complete rubbish and should be put in the same category as phantom gas attacks!
I have owned 690 and 750 models for 5 years with months of stays on sites both sides of the Channel and never the slightest problem.
Yes, site owners put signs up discouraging twin-axle caravans from staying and this may be because the ground slopes badly or for reasons they prefer not to disclose.
Yes, a site with small pitches or narrow roadways may not have the space for larger caravans/motorhomes and when very busy may turn away customers who could possibly not fit easily into the few remaining pitches. I have personally never encountered this situation.
As for insurance, well no problem whatsoever with several companies competing and a recent premium for my present van of £417.00.
Having previously owned a twin rear wheel Iveco based Laika that swayed all over the road at 40 mph in cross winds, I can assure you the Fiat/Hobby/Alko (and no doubt other makes with the same chassis) are possibly the safest type of motorhome for modern motorway driving. Stability is superb in all conditions and maximum payload is rarely approached.
Just thought I'd put a word in on behalf of all those happy Hobby owners who are too busy full-timing with their fantastic vans to bother responding to the rumours recently posted!
Hi,
We are considering changing our Scout to a Hobby Toskana Exclusive 750 flc, the layout and size is perfect.
However,I hear one or two rumours about Hobby's which personally I find hard to believe!
I know insurance companies do not want to insure Hobby Caravans as they are a high risk item due to theft from a particular community but our insurance company is more than happy to insure a Motorhome.
So first question,has anyone ever had a problem insuring their Hobby Motorhome?
Second question,and I do find this very hard to believe,some people say Hobby Motorhomes have been turned away from Camp Sites in the UK and France! I think this one has to be a bit of a myth,maybe tag axle caravans may have experienced this but not Motorhomes!
So any comments would be appreciated and any views on the Toskana would be helpful.
Thanks
Val
I have a hobby 690. It is not a tag axle but it is longish wheel base on
an Alko chasis.
Never been refused entry to a site, never been challenged
nor have I ever heard about this except for a few posts on this site.
We looked at a Hobby a while ago.............lovely drool drool but without a lottery win
Where have you been looking ? I know one or two dealers had several thousand knocked off the price.
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All this rumour of Hobby motorhomes, including tag-axle 700/750, being turned away from sites is complete rubbish and should be put in the same category as phantom gas attacks!
I have owned 690 and 750 models for 5 years with months of stays on sites both sides of the Channel and never the slightest problem.
Yes, site owners put signs up discouraging twin-axle caravans from staying and this may be because the ground slopes badly or for reasons they prefer not to disclose.
Yes, a site with small pitches or narrow roadways may not have the space for larger caravans/motorhomes and when very busy may turn away customers who could possibly not fit easily into the few remaining pitches. I have personally never encountered this situation.
As for insurance, well no problem whatsoever with several companies competing and a recent premium for my present van of £417.00.
Having previously owned a twin rear wheel Iveco based Laika that swayed all over the road at 40 mph in cross winds, I can assure you the Fiat/Hobby/Alko (and no doubt other makes with the same chassis) are possibly the safest type of motorhome for modern motorway driving. Stability is superb in all conditions and maximum payload is rarely approached.
Just thought I'd put a word in on behalf of all those happy Hobby owners who are too busy full-timing with their fantastic vans to bother responding to the rumours recently posted!
Richard
Sorry but unlike the gas stories I was actually there booking in to a site on the way to Newark and as I was paying the owner said quick shut the barrier its a Hobby.
I asked why was she panicing and she said travellers have them so you have to be careful.
I know it was a few years back now but it has always stuck with me and it is always being discussed on Forums.
I love the look of a Hobby and the blue makes them so attractive.
They are very well laid out and the insides are very attractive too.
Edited to say that we forget that Travellers live in them full time so that would make a Tag very comfortable so in a way its a good advert for the Hobby.
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A family from Aberdeenshire say they were turned away from a caravan park in Angus because their £58,000 motorhome is commonly associated with travellers.
The family had booked a space at the Dundee Road park for a four-day break but were told company policy did not allow Hobby caravans on the site.
Mr Jaffray, 44, said: “When we arrived I walked into reception with the two kids and said we had a booking under the name of Jaffray. The woman then told me: ‘We’ve got a small problem – your car is a Hobby’.
“I was thrown and confused to be honest. We left in tears, with Beth under the impression that the holiday was cancelled. The kids were really looking forward to the swimming pool.”
The family were told by the park’s manager, Nicola McCormack, that their vehicle was banned because a large number were owned by travelling people.
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