Two motorhomes taking the piss

[olley]

We've been parked at Stratford cricket ground £27 for 3 nights, no services just parking, it's busy but two selfish buggers have their awnings out, so taking two spaces effectively.

 

[stevewagner]

You can get water there

 

[MisterB]

it's busy but two selfish buggers have their awnings out, so taking two spaces effectively.

Are you surprised.....? Though if it was stopping me park up, I would say something and expect them to create space .....
Perhaps it's their way of ensuring 'safe' space between themselves and their neighbours

 

[Bandos]

Name and shame I say

 

[Paul.]

Correct me if I am wrong but, isn't there supposed to be a minimum 6m gap between each vehicle.
Paul

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[Howard B]

Anything in the T&Cs about not putting out an awning or camping behaviours? Would have thought the cricket club would have said something if not allowed.

 

[DT]

In the UK the 6m rule should be enforced. IMO.

 

[scotjimland]

They may get a parking charge notice if the canopy is outside the marked bay .
It is run by LPS

 

[VXman]

An awning size gap between vans seems a reasonable distance to me anyway (Awning or no Awning) - For safety reasons and to avoid being kept awake by other peoples snoring.

 

[scotjimland]

An awning size gap between vans seems a reasonable distance to me anyway (Awning or no Awning) - For safety reasons and to avoid being kept awake by other peoples snoring.

This is not a camping site.. its a car park that allows overnight parking .. see last post with rules

Breaking the rules, ie parking outside the marked bay will incur a parking charge.

If rule broken persistently , it may result in motorhome parking being ultimately banned..

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[Howard B]

They may get a parking charge notice if the canopy is outside the marked bay .
It is run by LPS

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Doesnt look like they are in a marked bay.

 

[scotjimland]

Doesnt look like they are in a marked bay.

dunno .. only quoting what the rules are .. Ian may have more info ..

 

[KASPAR]

We'd be right rolling the canopy out part way in a disabled bay that are wider than a regular bay normally. There are plusses to being disabled

 

[olley]

There are no marked bays, it's park where you like. So they aren't breaking any rules I guess.

 

[swemmy666]

So that begs the question, which has priority, parking within bays (and therefore right next to another vehicle) or the 6m rule. Are the owners of the car park liable if they allow overnight "next to parking" and breaking of the 6m rule, if for instance a fire in one consumes the vehicles either side?

Common sense ought to say either one or two parking spaces between each overnighter...

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[olley]

Why, fires are very rare. I have no problem parking next to others, and on some Aires abroad you can hardly open the doors.
Each to his own.

 

[Fragle]

Correct me if I am wrong but, isn't there supposed to be a minimum 6m gap between each vehicle.
Paul

It's not a Caravan and Motorhome site.

 

[Fragle]

There are no marked bays, it's park where you like. So they aren't breaking any rules I guess.

If that's the case. They have done nothing wrong having the awning out.

I'm sure they'll accept your apology

 

[Gellyneck]

It's not a Caravan and Motorhome site.

It's not just C&MC that "enforces" that criteria.

 

[Steve and Denise]

We've been parked at Stratford cricket ground £27 for 3 nights, no services just parking, it's busy but two selfish buggers have their awnings out, so taking two spaces effectively.
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Entitled motorhomers well I never

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[PaulC70]

Correct me if I am wrong but, isn't there supposed to be a minimum 6m gap between each vehicle.
Paul

Anything in the T&Cs about not putting out an awning or camping behaviours? Would have thought the cricket club would have said something if not allowed.

This is not a camping site.. its a car park that allows overnight parking .. see last post with rules

Breaking the rules, ie parking outside the marked bay will incur a parking charge.

If rule broken persistently , it may result in motorhome parking being ultimately banned..

I think this place has both marked bays and unmarked parking, if in the unmarked it's hard to make a case against them, especially if there's nothing to say "no camping behaviour"? Not that Im advocating it at all.

There is a simple answer, add no camping behaviour to the t&cs, monitor, then any idiots that break the rules can legitamitly be fined which is a nice little earner, it's not difficult. And word soon gets round the community, same as what's happened at Little Roodee in Chester and the bus bays.

Re 6m "rule" it's a car park, simple.

 

[RandallC]

just back from a northern England tour and some carparks in Northumberland allow overnight parking BUT when overnighting a parking bay is to be free between each van. (ditto Steamer Quay in Totnes)

 

[steve69]

In the UK the 6m rule should be enforced. IMO.

Just because some pen-pusher decides that 6 metres is the rule, doesn't mean it is right or even necessarily sensible.
3 meters is enough IMHO. But I'm not in a position to make the rules, am I?

The law truly is an ass sometimes.

 

[kimndon]

Isn't the 6m rule really OTT?? H&S gone mad in this country.

 

[Shrimp]

I think the 6mtr rule has only originated from the 2 main UK clubs.
Most campsites follow along like sheep, go abroad and you might find you can shake hands with your neighbour without leaving your van!

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[Manic]

Correct me if I am wrong but, isn't there supposed to be a minimum 6m gap between each vehicle.
Paul

If you have used some French Aires that rule doesn’t apply, as long as you can get door open that’s it

 

[Phill D]

As far as I understand it the 6m is a recommendation by clubs in the uk and is not law.
Pub stops don’t insist on 6m rule, or at least the several we have stayed on did not.

 

[jockaneezer]

It's just not cricket, is it ?

 

[scotjimland]

The 6 mt Rule .. extract from a long thread on this topic

courtesy GJH

First of all it isn't a new ruling. What has happened recently is that the MCC has incorporated the 6 meter recommendation into its constitution in such a way that it has to be applied at MCC rallies.

As far as the law goes, the standards for spacing arise from S5 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960. There are central government model standards for static sites on the National Archives web site, but that appears to be because the legislation changed relatively recently. Model standards for touring sites were published in 1983 so have not been loaded centrally to the Internet but most councils publish their own versions, e.g. Eden Council on a link from this page.

As far as Fun is concerned Safety Spacing is covered in the Link Removed (in the resources section). The first paragraph reads:

Our insurance company dictates that a minimum spacing of 6 metres is required between motorhomes. There should also be 3 metres clear around the entire outfit; where an outfit is taken to mean and include the motorhome (or caravan) an awning room, pup tent, trailer and car. When siting vans remember that emergency vehicles should also be able to secure access at all times to within 50 metres of any Motorhome on the site.

six meter rule

Is Motorhome Fun subject to the new ruling by Rural England?? The new rule which is now law states that Motorhomes and Caravans must now be parked six meters apart and awnings must have a gap of three meters when parked next to a van with awning out.fun!!! fun!!! fun!!!

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

 

[RandallC]

No Comment.

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