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How to Calculate Your Motorhome Payload

Your motorhome’s legal payload is the difference between its Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass and its Mass in Running Order. However, you should aim to keep your loaded weight at 85% of maximum to account for measurement errors and mechanical safety margins.

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What Size Motorhome Do I Actually Need?

You need the largest motorhome that fits your storage situation, stays under 3,500kg if anyone driving it passed their test after 1997, and doesn’t price you out of the ferry routes you’ll actually use. Everything else is negotiable.