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[bigtree]

A small van with a trailer tent drive into the Aire, do a couple of laps then park up.

 

[AlunandFelicie]

It’s one of those French soft sided motorhomes

 

[MisterB]

Not sure how I feel about it to be honest. My heart thinks they should have the same freedoms as motorhomes/camper vans and who am I to object if the 'location' allows them to pitch up there .... If of course the location doesn't allow 'camping' activities/awnings then it's their choice to risk it ...

 

[BusyBuilder]

I'm sure theres a chap up here who uses a small horse box.

 

[TDub49]

So it's alright to have a toad in there but not a trailer tent? On another similar thread I learnt that some aires permit caravans and some don't so maybe there's a clue there?

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[chaser]

If there's room I have never seen the difference, good luck to them.

 

[L' Hobo]

If there's room I have never seen the difference, good luck to them.

I think it's the local authorities way to deter the lorry towing caravan community without breaking European law?

 

[lorger]

It’s not so much an issue with a trailer tent it’s whether they have onboard facilities or not, I know some Aires are on old campsites so that should be fine if facilities are still in use.

 

[L' Hobo]

It’s not so much an issue with a trailer tent it’s whether they have onboard facilities or not, I know some Aires are on old campsites so that should be fine if facilities are still in use.

Most trailer tents I have seen lately have at least one PortaPotti sometimes more.

PS Not everyone needs to shower every day!

 

[bigtree]

They looked North African.
There was a small Citroen van behind us from CZ, when I went to walk round the back of my van she was squatting in front of hers. Definitely no facilities in theirs.

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[pappajohn]

If there's room I have never seen the difference, good luck to them.

Would you have the same attitude if you pulled in and there was no room but the tent was taking a space, possibly against accepted rules?

 

[The Wino]

Would you have the same attitude if you pulled in and there was no room but the tent was taking a space, possibly against accepted rules?

How would you feel as a local if there were no spaces because they were taken by people from an uncivilised country that had hardly any aires so a lot of them went to your country every year and took up a lot of spaces?

 

[L' Hobo]

They looked North African.
There was a small Citroen van behind us from CZ, when I went to walk round the back of my van she was squatting in front of hers. Definitely no facilities in theirs.

She was on holiday and didn't want to fill it with liquid!
What were you doing round the back of your van?

 

[tribalbrit]

We stayed on a Stelplatz in The blackforest and two young women pitched a toilet tent on the grass next to us and slept in the car. No one seemed to mind.

 

[bigtree]

How would you feel as a local if there were no spaces because they were taken by people from an uncivilised country that had hardly any aires so a lot of them went to your country every year and took up a lot of spaces?

It’s a motorhome Aire not a campsite.

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[lorger]

They looked North African.
There was a small Citroen van behind us from CZ, when I went to walk round the back of my van she was squatting in front of hers. Definitely no facilities in theirs.

We recently stayed the night at a pub stopover just outside Edinburgh, a German family in a Landrover arrived and parked up. With in 5 minutes the mother was squatting by the side of there’s and all cooking and washing done in car park. Some my find this is ok but personally I think it’s behaviour like this that makes the owners change their minds about allowing overnight.

 

[bigtree]

We recently stayed the night at a pub stopover just outside Edinburgh, a German family in a Landrover arrived and parked up. With in 5 minutes the mother was squatting by the side of there’s and all cooking and washing done in car park. Some my find this is ok but personally I think it’s behaviour like this that makes the owners change their minds about allowing overnight.

Disgusting and why we will/are losing pub stops, the dirty campers are quite vocal about no 24 hour toilets.

 

[The Wino]

Disgusting and why we will/are losing pub stops, the dirty campers are quite vocal about no 24 hour toilets.

Around here I strongly suspect it's self converted vans and campers with no toilets on board that get all motorhomes a bad name. It's also the thing that humans often have about seeing other groups/ behaviours/people who are different in any way as a problem. I tried explaining to some locals that all people in motorhomes aren't a problem but it's a really hard thing to alter peoples prejudices

 

[bigtree]

Around here I strongly suspect it's self converted vans and campers with no toilets on board that get all motorhomes a bad name. It's also the thing that humans often have about seeing other groups/ behaviours/people who are different in any way as a problem. I tried explaining to some locals that all people in motorhomes aren't a problem but it's a really hard thing to alter peoples prejudices

I read what you’re saying but is that any reason to not be civilised ?