34 outandaboutlive.co.ukSeptember 2019
WORKSHOPS
NCC Approved Workshop
Scheme’s 500thmember
The NationalCaravan Counci l’s
Approved Workshop Schemehas
welcomed its five-hundredth workshop.
The majormilestone was reached
after Coxys Caravan Services, a mobile
service based in Richmond, Yorkshire,
becamethe latest workshop to be
approved to jointhe sc heme.
The sc heme, which has been
oper ating since 1978,is a joint
enterp rise between the NCC,the
Caravan andMotorhome Club and
the Camping and CaravanningClub t o
promote high standards among dealers
and workshops offering motorhome
and caravan habitatio n services.
The nationwide scheme, which ha s
both fixed and mobile workshops, is
the only one of its kind tobe supported
by all of the major UKcaravan an d
motorhome manufact urers, allowing
approved workshops to carr y out
servicingduring the w arranty periodon
their ’vans without in validating them.
“Unlike anyother ser vice engineer
schemes, all of our workshops are
monito red throughout the year as well
as being assessed annually (by a team
of independent assessors) to ensure
they are continuously qualified to the
correct standards, have the relevant
insurances, ca librated tools and
equipment andprofessional customer
practices,” said Sarah Wigmore, the
Approved Workshop SchemeManager.TOURING
FOREIGN TOURING TICKET SOLUTION
Motorhomers and campervanners who receive a penalty inefor a driving offence in
other European countries can now take advantage of a new payment system.
In most EU countries, drivers pay speeding or parking ines through local channels,
and this includes tourists who cannot currently pay online using aforeign credit card.
Therefore, until recently, the onlywaysfor foreign drivers to pay a penalty after
returning home or onto another countrywerebyusing cross-border bank transfers or
money wires. Thefeesfor using these can sometimes be more expensive than the
trafic tickets themselves.
NowPayTicket has been launched, which uses a digital payment platform to allow
motorists to pay international driving ines securely with their credit or debit card.Hymer hasshowcasedits 2020models.
Newcomersandyounger buyers are
one focus forits 3.5-tonneranges,
which includesnew Exsis models and
a T-Class coachbuilt basedonthe
Mercedes-BenzSprinter.
Also, more Mercedes-basedmodels
jointhe company’s campervanline-
up, which have lost theirHymerCar
moniker and arenow simply called
Hymer Campervans.
But back tothe Exsis coachbuilt
range, which is now built ona lighter
Fiat chassis insteadof anAl-Koas
previously togivea 350kgpayload
across the range.
Hymer’s Freecampervanrange now
gets the S 600,based onthe front-
wheel drive Mercedes-BenzSprinter
chassis. It is a two-berthasstandard
butis availablewithan optionalpop-
uproof for anextra two berths.
NEW MODELS
Hymer presents its 2020models
Hymer alsorevealedits DuoCar
S. The compact (5.93m),two-berth
model is alsobasedonthe Sprinter.
Finally, the new T-Class Sis the
latest range tojoinHymer’s ever-
growingMercedes-basedranks.
Initially, there aretwo layouts, one
withanislandbed andone withhigh-
level singles.
*Read about allthe new 2020
models inthe free supplement with the
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