NC 500 is the bubble about to burst!

[nicholsong]

I agree, but it doesnt need to cost very much.

NZ has lots of freedom camping places, in the main they are car parks where you re allowed to stay if you have a 'self-contained vehicle' sticker issued by the NZMCA. If you are found overnighting without one you are whacked with a 500 dollars fine ( I think). The dump stations are taken care of by garages (paid) and some public stations (usually free) The whole thing can be self financing.

So what authority organised all that Jon? Does UK have equivalent authority?

Geoff

 

[jongood]

So what authority organised all that Jon? Does UK have equivalent authority?

Geoff

The NZMCA New Zealand Motor Caravan Association, run the self contained scheme, where you have to pay for an inspection to get the sticker and they also run a membership sheme with a badge (wings so would suit you Geoff) with numbers so trangressing members can be identified.

 

[jongood]

Sorry Geoff didn't answer both parts, they represent motorhome owners as a ckub and less of a business than the uk caravan club.

 

[BusyBuilder]

Part of the problem is that Highland Council has the largest area in the UK to cover with the lowest population. So income is a problem and they rely a lot on tourists.
Having a population of around 300,000 and millions of tourists will cause problems, HC are currently in process of closing most of the public facillities. I have written to local town council in Alness to install an aire but to no avail.

 

[Grianan]

Part of the problem is that Highland Council has the largest area in the UK to cover with the lowest population. So income is a problem and they rely a lot on tourists.
Having a population of around 300,000 and millions of tourists will cause problems, HC are currently in process of closing most of the public facillities. I have written to local town council in Alness to install an aire but to no avail.

They are closing facilities such as toilets and locals are having to run them unpaid. Have to say when HC execs are earning more than the PM it’s becoming hard to respect their decisions.

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[Ivory55]

Toilets are being closed all over the country, may be they think we all have bigger bladders now.

 

[Nanniemate]

Oh well, the NC500 was a good idea....... would liked to have done it but won’t go near it now

I suppose Wales will be next on the “overcrowd” list...... which will be a shame

No matter how crowded we get you will always be welcome

 

[DuxDeluxe]

No matter how crowded we get you will always be welcome

*brings wine*

 

[Lanerboy]

I really dont understand all this litter people are leaving, it makes no sense to me at all, i cant understand how you can walk away and leave it there.

I was fishing yesterday on a large reservoir type lake, the wind blew a small hook packet out my box and i ended up running about 70 yds down the lake in my wellies to retrieve it

 

[Minxy]

I really dont understand all this litter people are leaving, it makes no sense to me at all, i cant understand how you can walk away and leave it there.

I was fishing yesterday on a large reservoir type lake, the wind blew a small hook packet out my box and i ended up running about 70 yds down the lake in my wellies to retrieve it

... is that gonna appear on Youtube anytime soon???

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[Gellyneck]

.............and i ended up running about 70 yds down the lake in my wellies to retrieve it

Bet the sheep in the field next door were panicking!

 

[jockaneezer]

The thing that annoys me with litter is, it wasn't a problem for the litterer's to bring the beer, Maccy Dee's, sweet wrappers or whatever to the site, and in actual fact, they have, by the act of consuming the goods, got even less to take away with them when they leave.

 

[Dave A A]

Not done this trip yet, is on our list. But wanted to cup in as we live in Bournemouth... I am sure you have all seen the carnage. Moho owners contributed to this but without a doubt their part was small in comparison to everyone else. The cans, nappies, etc... The bottles buried in sand. The abuse local volunteer cleaners got. Etc. Made me mad, angry and sick to my stomach. I try and stay calm but these Muppets need sorting. Maybe a new national sport..shoot the Muppet.

 

[gwyntaxi]

Sadly, it’s very much society today.

I was following a car on a busy motorway yesterday. One hand comes out of passenger side, throws can. Driver opens window, discards paper and takeaway litter from his side. Followed by the children in the back.

Same day, some woman throws a disposable nappy out of the rear of a car. When I pipped my horn, Bloke in drivers seat clenched his fist to me !.

It’s on my dash cam and I am considering sending it to the EA.

I wouldn’t be considering doing I would definitely do it, these are the same sorts of people that do the same things in lay-bys and picnic spots I.e. they just leave dirty disposable nappies, food cartons and cans and associated waste and it’s motor caravaners that get the blame.

 

[Hotelman]

I’ve been following this thread with interest, we were in Italy last week and planning for 6 weeks in Greece, but SWMBO decided she’d rather be back in the UK, so planning to do the NC 500 from the middle of September, who knows what we’ll find .......I suspect that Greece is probably motorhome friendly, who knows .....

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[olsgreen]

I’ve been following this thread with interest

As have we. We're planning on doing it in October, hopefully most of the idiots will have gone home.

I think we'll need a bit of acclimatisation as I've been spoilt with the French aires for the last two months...

 

[Huw s]

We just spent two weeks touring Scotland in our Chasson mh, as usual poorly planned, with the assumption that we would do 2 days "wild" and one day booked in at a campsite.
We went up the East coast to JOG, across the North coast and down the west, with a couple of excursions inland a fair way. Hadn't read this thread or heard of the NC500 until then...
Anyway, our reflections on it? They have had enough of motorhomes, the parking isn't sufficient, the facilities aren't there, and for the most, the pubs, even ones listed on pubstop don't want us.
That said, it was a truly memorable trip, and even when every campsite was full over the bank holliday there was somewhere to park.
If you are self contained, or organised enough to book campsites every night carry on and do it, you will enjoy it. Hopefully you'll have better weather than we did.
Probably if I had though too hard before going we wouldn't have gone, and that would have been a shame.