Never been near a weighbridge

Pudsey Bear said:
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You are assuming it is overweight due to the materials used in the build, I guess?
I didn't use any lightweight wood in my last conversion - combination of pine wood, solid standard plywood and IKEA cabinets plus a solid wood kitchen worktop.
Came in at 2,800Kg on a 4600Kg chassis.

Not sure what the " Weighbridge CertViewings by appointment only" comment is meant to mean? Maybe it was weighed and is close to a limit? I doubt Motorhome Depot would list an overweight van if they actually knew it was overweight?
 
wildebus said:
You are assuming it is overweight due to the materials used in the build, I guess?
I didn't use any lightweight wood in my last conversion - combination of pine wood, solid standard plywood and IKEA cabinets plus a solid wood kitchen worktop.
Came in at 2,800Kg on a 4600Kg chassis.

Not sure what the " Weighbridge CertViewings by appointment only" comment is meant to mean? Maybe it was weighed and is close to a limit? I doubt Motorhome Depot would list an overweight van if they actually knew it was overweight?
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I would THINK that it is a typo and a dash is missing, the "viewings by..." comment is usually at the end of a description as it is in this case. It would be interesting to know what weight the van is registered at and what was being carried at the time so a payload could be calculated.

it is certainly a stunning van, I love it!
 
Robmac said:
I would THINK that it is a typo and a dash is missing, the "viewings by..." comment is usually at the end of a description as it is in this case. It would be interesting to know what weight the van is registered at and what was being carried at the time so a payload could be calculated.

it is certainly a stunning van, I love it!
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That makes sense ref the weigthbridge cert and veiwings comment (y)
Looks a nice van. Don't know what current prices are, but seems ballpark for age and mileage?
 
They’ve mentioned twice in the advert it has a weigh bridge certificate but not stated the weight, thats an immediate red flag imho, if it’s only plated at 3500kg I bet it’s fairly close to that unladen so perhaps they need a gullible buyer who thinks or can be misled that payload doesn’t count, plenty of them out there already knowingly and unknowingly driving massively overweight vans!
 
CriftinsCampers said:
They’ve mentioned twice in the advert it has a weigh bridge certificate but not stated the weight, thats an immediate red flag imho, if it’s only plated at 3500kg I bet it’s fairly close to that unladen so perhaps they need a gullible buyer who thinks or can be misled that payload doesn’t count, plenty of them out there already knowingly and unknowingly driving massively overweight vans!
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Sorry, but I don't get that?

If they were trying to deceive in any way surely they wouldn't mention the weight at all. It could well be rated at 3500kg and still nowhere near that but any potential buyer would realise that if it only had a tiny payload then to either buy it and re-plate it or steer clear. Then again it could have been up-rated already and have loads of payload.

To be honest, I would rather be shown a weighbridge certificate than not for any vehicle I looked at.
 
It's funny, but when I read it I never saw mention of a weighbridge, hence the title.
 
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