Motorhome storage

Hi All,
 I have decided it's time to consider storage for my Auto Sleeper Bourton. It fits on my drive, just about and its convenient, however the block paving is starting to buckle and I think having it sat on there  for the last 2 years is starting to take its toll. I am looking at various options.
In your experience what sort of money should I be shelling out for a year?
Security is paramount, I am aware of a few farmers yards used and not particularly impressed with the lack of any security apart from a barky dog lolloping about the place.
What about insurance? Did it affect positively or negatively.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Phil

Block paving is easy to repair. Just lift damaged sections and relay. I have just done a small area myself but I had a bigger damaged area done by a local handyman not long ago for relatively little cost.

Invest in a couple of scaffold planks or similar to run the wheels onto and spread the load.

Personally I like my van at home. Convenient for tinkering, loading, unloading, extra bedroom, extra fridge, cleaning out before trips, testing it, cleaning out after trips, putting the washing back in the cupboards…………… and FREE!

Make sure any security actually works. We had our last caravan stored on a gold site with cctv (didn't work) on site guard staying in a caravan (was always unoccupied), 3 sets of padlocked gates and fencing and ditches all round. Bad boys cut the fences and broke into over 20 vans. It's not always about stealing the vehicle but the damage caused breaking into them hoping to find TVs etc.

Hi,
 £550 a year was about what I was expecting to pay, I have looked at one potential site but I was not aware of  CaSSOA. It did have security gates and CCTV and a lockable compound. It's on a business park . It looked and felt secure, however I'm sure if the bu**ers want to get in they will.
I feel it would probably be as secure there as parked on my drive. I'm in the area frequently so could check on it.
 A friend of a friend parks his on a local farm for £350 per year, however it's a short stroll over a couple of fields from a main road. 
Cheers Guys.
Phil

The one I store at is Cassoa silver, currently £500. It’s just been awarded gold. No idea if that will bring an increase. 

I don’t know if it made a difference to my insurance. I can’t keep it at home, but I wouldn’t even if I could.

Sally wrote:The one I store at is Cassoa silver, currently £500. It’s just been awarded gold. No idea if that will bring an increase. 

I don’t know if it made a difference to my insurance. I can’t keep it at home, but I wouldn’t even if I could.

Interesting point Sally.
If I couldn't keep mine at home I wouldn't have it at all!

Ours is stored in a Cassoa gold site for£400 per year. It’s a small site, about 70 vans with added advantage that there is caravan repair guy working on site and mobile engineer based at the site, so there is often someone on site.

I’m not convinced about Cassoa as it is not very transparent on what you can expect in each category, it seems to me more of advertising platform. 

We don’t have a drive and kept previous vans on the street with little problem, it’s certainly more convenient but we have a lot of large street trees, so keeping them clean was a never ending task.

On balance if I had a drive (with no overhanging trees) I would keep it at home with appropriate security and relay and strengthen the drive if necessary. 

As for insurance costs I’ve got no idea but they seem more interested in the post code of the site than what Cassoa grade it was.

Mike

IanH wrote:
Interesting point Sally.
If I couldn't keep mine at home I wouldn't have it at all!

It’s all horses for courses really. I’m quite risk averse, and I really don’t like the absence of a motorhome advertising to one and all that there’s no one at home. But I know others do it quite happily, so whatever floats your boat as my granny used to say.

Good point Sally, our eldest daughter stays with us and works from home so when we are away house is always occupied,also both our daughters use the van so presence or absence of van is no indication of occupancy.

Sally wrote:
It’s all horses for courses really. I’m quite risk averse, and I really don’t like the absence of a motorhome advertising to one and all that there’s no one at home. But I know others do it quite happily, so whatever floats your boat as my granny used to say.

I wondered if that was the concern and it's a good point.  I think it depends where you live.  I don't mind our neighbours and local postman knowing we are not at home and being a cul-de-sac not many other people come into the road.  When you use the van I assume you leave your car at the storage compound so even the absence of the car is an indicator there is no one at home.  The ideal for sure is a garage or barn at home that can accommodate the van and car(s) but not many of us can afford that.