Want to park a bit closer mate?

[Swifter]

At Vanlife festival .
Certainly less space than a CAMC site
Obviously the other vehicle has parked where instructed but it’s certainly close

 

[Tombola]

Bloody Vanlifers

 

[Nanniemate]

They are used to carparks

 

[funflair]

At Vanlife festival .
Certainly less space than a CAMC site
Obviously the other vehicle has parked where instructed but it’s certainly close View attachment 762536

You should have come to MORELO there were about 800 parked like that

 

[Swifter]

You should have come to MORELO there were about 800 parked like that

Lol funflair . They are a lovely old couple with a happy little dog . Certainly put me at ease when I pre apologised for any noise from the kids , even offered to help me if I had any problems !
Brilliant neighbours

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[Littlewheels]

I find a smile and a few kind words settle any unseen differences and each show respect from the start.

 

[funflair]

I find a smile and a few kind words settle any unseen differences and each show respect from the start.

So true, a good few years ago we were at a tandem cycle rally in the Netherlands, a couple turned up with a tent and they were that close to us that he was putting pegs under our van I was sent out to “sort it” a couple of minutes later I returned “yes please they would love a cup of tea” #sorted, they did say “are we too close” but I said no it was fine, he actually had a spinal injury from a motorcycle accident and needed to be close to the road to get to the block in his car, he cycled with a hand cranked wheelchair.

 

[cyberyacht]

You want close? Try the aire in San Sebastian.

 

[olley]

You want close? Try the aire in San Sebastian.

That is fine, I just managed to open our door and stop our step extending to far and hitting there car.
It was rammed for a football match.

 

[Guigsy]

Stayed at an aire in Dresden that was so close that we had to compromise window openings with our neighbour because they clashed. We closed our window while they were cooking because it was steaming up our van.

Brilliant location though, just walk across the bridge and you're in the heart of the city.

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[Lenny HB]

Looks normal to me we mostly stay on Aires.

 

[Gaston aires]

The neighbours were so close at La Coruna aire if we didn’t have a sliding door on the PVC we wouldn’t have got out.
Phil

 

[Googlebot]

Bank Holiday in the Peaks, they used our caravan steady to tie their guy rope to on the tent. :-(

 

[pelican]

Why do you put up with that I would drive me crazy.
90 sq m is our minimum.
I suppose living in the countryside makes us like that.

 

[Nanniemate]

Why do you put up with that I would drive me crazy.
90 sq m is our minimum.
I suppose living in the countryside makes us like that.

I'm not a lover of the sardines in a can approach to parking

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[Guigsy]

Why do you put up with that I would drive me crazy.
90 sq m is our minimum.
I suppose living in the countryside makes us like that.

In our previous PVC, when we were on tour, we're rarely in the van. It got us places, it was somewhere to sleep, that was it. I didn't care what the parkup looked like. The more convenient it was to see the sights, the better.

I've swapped to a slightly bigger A-class. I'm experimenting with working from the van to extend short trips. So I'm spending more time in the van, so the view matters a little more. But I'm still fine with 'cosy' Aires most of the time.

 

[funflair]

Why do you put up with that I would drive me crazy.
90 sq m is our minimum.
I suppose living in the countryside makes us like that.

Well obviously it was going to be tight at MORELO as they had 800 vans to fit in a finite space, we knew what it would be like and wanted to be there so accepted that it would be "a bit tight", again Dresden ? we have also been there and again wanted to be in that position relative to the city twice the space would be twice the price.

 

[nickq]

Honfleur Aire, that's all I have to say on that.
Ironically most packed aires are quieter at night than many UK campsites. Go figure.

 

[steve69]

Shouldn't the number plate have been blacked out? There could be repercussions.

 

[Wack]

So true, a good few years ago we were at a tandem cycle rally in the Netherlands, a couple turned up with a tent and they were that close to us that he was putting pegs under our van I was sent out to “sort it” a couple of minutes later I returned “yes please they would love a cup of tea” #sorted, they did say “are we too close” but I said no it was fine, he actually had a spinal injury from a motorcycle accident and needed to be close to the road to get to the block in his car, he cycled with a hand cranked wheelchair.

That reads like a Ricky Gervais skit , imagine if you had kicked off then saw him struggling to get to his wheelchair after struggling to move his tent

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[EuroTrotters]

Family next door to us have Two cars. Not only parked one of them 1/2 way on pitch. But back wheels of a hi lux sat on our cable.

Mrs. ET just popped over to ask them to move off cable

 

[funflair]

That reads like a Ricky Gervais skit , imagine if you had kicked off then saw him struggling to get to his wheelchair after struggling to move his tent

It was easier to ask if he wanted a cup of tea as he was Dutch anyway and I am sure he would not have understood my "kicking off" and to be honest it was never on the cards, saying that his English was perfectly good when we discussed Brexit (before we voted).

 

[olley]

Honfleur Aire, that's all I have to say on that.
Ironically most packed aires are quieter at night than many UK campsites. Go figure.

We found Honfeur fine, at Le Crotoy last week they were triple parked in a block in the middle, we where at the front on the end, nice spot.
I usually find because of our length I can get the bedroom slide out without inconveniencing our neighbours.
No way at San Sabastian stadium Aire as we had cars close both sides.

 

[Emmit]

Forget Aires.
Try getting out of a van at the gas pump at Trago Mills at Stover.

They've put two girt big 'solid' posts in front the pump so arguing with them is a no no and if you're not quick getting out on the o/s, someone parks up beside you to get their fuel and traps you in.

 

[suavecarve]

Shouldn't the number plate have been blacked out? There could be repercussions.

As someone who wouldnt take out the reg number, even of my own van, what are the potential repercussions with the exception of some harshly written words on a social media platform ?

Genuine question as I keep reading about it and wondering, or am i missing the joke ?

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[pappajohn]

Local music festival I had half a tent on my awning mat

 

[PP Bear]

Had a small tent pegged literally under the van and the tent was so close you could easily hear the shenanigans of the young couple who occupied it.

First morning they were there, I’d been and collected some fresh water and used the outside shower to wash the mud off my feet, then cooked some bacon sarnies for breakfast. I heard the girl telling her fella, that not only do they cook bacon for breakfast and she was hungry, but they had a shower outside and they had nothing, not even a bowl to wash in.

 

[Lenny HB]

Forget Aires.
Try getting out of a van at the gas pump at Trago Mills at Stover.

They've put two girt big 'solid' posts in front the pump so arguing with them is a no no and if you're not quick getting out on the o/s, someone parks up beside you to get their fuel and traps you in.

Sounds like the LPG pump at Patchham (Brighton) I was on my own and parked too close to the pump & got stuck cashier had to come out to see me out.

 

[pelican]

Well obviously it was going to be tight at MORELO as they had 800 vans to fit in a finite space, we knew what it would be like and wanted to be there so accepted that it would be "a bit tight", again Dresden ? we have also been there and again wanted to be in that position relative to the city twice the space would be twice the price.

I was referring to Aire parking in general rather than a gathering

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Not for me, if I had that sort of parking near me most of the time the van would be up for sale
Been on a few aires and Stelplatz and luckily never had anyone that close where I could not open a door or window.

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