Living on wheels in Denmark.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:07 pm
Hi everybody!
Reading in here have given me something to think about. Sharkey's articles in particular have changed my mind in some ways, and made me reconsider how things should be done for us to benefit the most.
It looks like we are settling for a trailer made on a trucktrailer chassis. And make this our permanent base. And then get a small RV for the travelling. With the fuel prices reaching skyhigh, it seems sensible to use a smaller vehicle for longdistances.
Fuel in Denmark is sold by the liter. 1 gallon is 3,8 liters. The currency here is kroners (we are not using 'Euroes' in Denmark) 1 dollar is 5 kroners.
For regular gasoline we pay 9.12 dollars a gallon(!). For diesel we pay 7.58 a gallon. In Oregon I can see from the internet that diesel is more expensive than gasoline, but both sits at around 4 dollars a gallon. We haven't seen 4 dollars a gallon here since 1990!!!
As you might have figured out, living on wheels is not a huge thing overhere, as the government has an idea that they want to know where everybody is, and what they are doing! Meaning that you have to have a steady place to stay in order to be part of the society. A mail adress is not enough...! People without an adress cannot get free hospital and doctor.
Apart from the fuel prices, also we have a registration fee for all vehicles. This means that a 180% tax is put on any import car, and then added 25% 'more value tax'(???) of the entire amount. That means that any new car cost 2,5 times as much as in all other countries...
When you import a vehicle from another country, you also pay the registration tax. Then it's not of the new price, but of whatever the taxoffice think this vehicle should cost! And speaking of tax, the incometax is between 39 and 68% of everything you earn...!
Anyway, recently the tax put on RV's have been lowered to 60% of whatever the taxoffice think the car is worth. Doesn't matter if you bought an RV for 1000 dollars, if the taxoffice think it's worth 3000 dollars - you will have to pay 60% of the 3000 dollars instead...!
This applies not for buses. Buses used for living is considered a car! So there you have to pay 180%...!
Maybe now you start to get a picture of why this living on wheels is not a big thing here?!
Nevertheless me and the mrs. still want to live on wheels, as this is the way we want to lead our lives... But we envy you guys, that you are able to live the way you are!
Have a great time!
Reading in here have given me something to think about. Sharkey's articles in particular have changed my mind in some ways, and made me reconsider how things should be done for us to benefit the most.
It looks like we are settling for a trailer made on a trucktrailer chassis. And make this our permanent base. And then get a small RV for the travelling. With the fuel prices reaching skyhigh, it seems sensible to use a smaller vehicle for longdistances.
Fuel in Denmark is sold by the liter. 1 gallon is 3,8 liters. The currency here is kroners (we are not using 'Euroes' in Denmark) 1 dollar is 5 kroners.
For regular gasoline we pay 9.12 dollars a gallon(!). For diesel we pay 7.58 a gallon. In Oregon I can see from the internet that diesel is more expensive than gasoline, but both sits at around 4 dollars a gallon. We haven't seen 4 dollars a gallon here since 1990!!!
As you might have figured out, living on wheels is not a huge thing overhere, as the government has an idea that they want to know where everybody is, and what they are doing! Meaning that you have to have a steady place to stay in order to be part of the society. A mail adress is not enough...! People without an adress cannot get free hospital and doctor.
Apart from the fuel prices, also we have a registration fee for all vehicles. This means that a 180% tax is put on any import car, and then added 25% 'more value tax'(???) of the entire amount. That means that any new car cost 2,5 times as much as in all other countries...
When you import a vehicle from another country, you also pay the registration tax. Then it's not of the new price, but of whatever the taxoffice think this vehicle should cost! And speaking of tax, the incometax is between 39 and 68% of everything you earn...!
Anyway, recently the tax put on RV's have been lowered to 60% of whatever the taxoffice think the car is worth. Doesn't matter if you bought an RV for 1000 dollars, if the taxoffice think it's worth 3000 dollars - you will have to pay 60% of the 3000 dollars instead...!
This applies not for buses. Buses used for living is considered a car! So there you have to pay 180%...!
Maybe now you start to get a picture of why this living on wheels is not a big thing here?!
Nevertheless me and the mrs. still want to live on wheels, as this is the way we want to lead our lives... But we envy you guys, that you are able to live the way you are!
Have a great time!