If you’re an old insurance man like me, going grey and still carrying a liking for old early 70’s bands like soft machine and caravan, then you probably think that you’ve seen the last of your summer music festivals with nights spent cramped under the canvas of a tent and waking up with aches and cramps in places you didn’t know existed! However, another way to go is to take your motorhome (or somebody else’s) along to the festival and enjoy the music and the atmosphere without the nights spent on the floor under canvas.
“For girls who go plump in the night” is the rather strange title of an album by 1970’s rock band Caravan, which is not the kind of thing you would expect an insurance man to know, even if he does actually own one, (a caravan I mean!) An insurance man in a caravan is probably not that unusual but an insurance man in a caravan listening to Caravan? Surely not!
Insurance Times published an article recently stating that the financial ombudsman had decreed that there are certain circumstances in which it would back the policyholder over the insurer, excluding however, instances where keys have been left in or near a car. I was then left wondering if the same would apply to motor homes.
Chester Cooke was a man who one day decided that he wanted to have a caravan on the banks of the river Avon in a perfectly situated caravan site that was professionally owned, well maintained and had all the amenities that he could ask for. However, he wasn’t the type to go spending the best part of twenty grand plus annual services on a caravan without properly thinking it through.
When traveling abroad there is that small thrill felt when passing by the duty-free store tucked into various international airports selling all manner of goods including perfumes, alcohol, and chocolates for purchase sans sales tax. With the every day reality of paying taxes, the moment a consumer can free themselves from it, the more attractive the shopping item becomes. Beyond the already tax-free shops, when traveling into the European Union (EU) from a non-EU country, tax-free shopping as a non-EU resident is possible by reclaiming taxes on a number of retail goods.
Owning a caravan gives you an amazing sense of freedom. You are able to go on holiday in your own mini home and have a wonderful time, but you need to be insured. Without the correct insurance you could find that your caravan holidays go very wrong if you have an accident or it gets stolen. For more information here is some important caravan insurance advice and help.
In the United States stores will hold events where shoppers can buy products and merchandise and not pay tax. Obviously this means that there can be some huge discounts on regular prices which the smart shopper can take advantage of. If you want grab the best deals here are some tax free shopping tips not to miss.
Not obeying the law and being a part of speeding offences can harm you and your passenger that are with you. Teens are the highest number of violaters for this particular traffic offense. These offences cause higher accidents then almost any others.
Talking on a mobile phone when driving is prevalent almost everywhere around the world but this is now considered as illegal due to the high risk of accidents involved in this behavior. Though millions of people across the world drive vehicles, it is only a handful of them who are responsible and drive cautiously paying attention to the traffic rules.
Benefiting from tax free shopping is the smart way to shop. In the United States, all its residents to shop without paying sales taxes through various ways. For instance, certain states are free of sales taxes, with some exceptions, allowing visitors to shop for items without having to pay these taxes.