There is a trend for French villages to charge for Aires,
I have seen several that used to be free now charge,perhaps that's what they should do!
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Quote: Originally posted by franbee on 26/7/2017
I don't think anyone should get anything for nothing. And most people don't mind paying a nominal fee.
I don't mind someone getting something for nothing, just as long as they aren't nicking it or pishing other people off...and in the case of inappropriately/selfishly parked MHs/campervans,it's clear that the latter is the case..
As for "paying a nominal fee", lets face it, "free" would still be too expensive for some("..but I pay my road tax!.." etc)
I never realised you could sleep in a motor home overnight on a public highway and certainly not on a promenade.
I don't own a motor home, I would like one! I would never presume that buying one would enable me to inconvenience others.
Personally I don't think they actually look that attractive in the picture in the newspaper, surely if you purchase one you should be prepared to pay to have it on a campsite?
Would owners of motor homes be relaxed about people pitching tents in the parking areas on the prom?
People spend large amounts of money so that they can enjoy their dream of touring about the country and having that freedom to park up where they want. Many will use the occasional site for emptying waste and refilling water tanks; many will buy some local produce or eat out and many will be respectful about dealing with their rubbish.
Then we have the inconsiderate motor-homers; the “I want and I’m going to do what I like and I don’t care about anyone else” type. Just as in other walks of life nowadays, respect, basic common sense and courtesy is rapidly disappearing. Taking local examples: look at the motor-home owner who dumped the contents of his cassette toilet in a local beauty spot used by all; the motor-home owner who decided to occupy two disabled spaces in front of our pharmacy overnight and refused to move because he was having his breakfast; the motor-home owner who spent three nights parked up in front of a house so close that one wheelchair user couldn’t get out of his home and also had all his natural light blocked in the downstairs rooms and then there’s the ******* who decided to dump his effluent down a drain in front of a local’s house. Unfortunately, this was not a sewer and it cost hundreds of thousand £££ because it damaged the town’s water system – guess who are paying for sorting the damage! Given that, does anyone wonder why motor-homers in general are given a bad name, even the decent ones?
To those who say we should be providing space like the French Aires – such facilities have to be paid for, probably why some communities are now charging for them as has been mentioned. We have far less space in places people want to be in the UK, so do local communities go for essentials like housing locals or forking out for free facilities for those who are unwilling to pay or don’t give a damn about the people and places they’re visiting?
We’ve always had a lot of motor-homes visit and they’re very welcome. RET has made us more affordable to get to and, sadly, that’s meant an increase in the not so savvy brigade. We have visitors who’ve been coming here regularly who are not coming back because of them; we can’t afford to lose these people and it’s not just campsites losing out when this happens, it’s local businesses and ultimately the whole island.
So, sorry, no, good luck to Exmouth and to the decent motor-home community, please, please try and educate the ones who are giving you an unjustified bad name. And thank you for being the decent people you are.
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My local council (Denbighshire) has just this last couple of weeks gone down the route of prohibiting overnight motorhome parking in many areas between 11pm & 8am mainly along Rhyl and Prestatyn seafronts.
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Have only spent the briefest amount of time on your beautiful island up to now and hope, now that Himself is retired, we'll be able to come back and really get to know Mull. And we won't just spend 'time' - there will be food, petrol, campsite fees a wee dram or three, and who knows what else :)
Quote: Originally posted by TheHeadGardener on 10/8/2017
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Have only spent the briefest amount of time on your beautiful island up to now and hope, now that Himself is retired, we'll be able to come back and really get to know Mull. And we won't just spend 'time' - there will be food, petrol, campsite fees a wee dram or three, and who knows what else :)
That's good of you and you'll be very welcome! All I would say is plan ahead and book your ferry (if using Oban) early.
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A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: People power - Exmouth campervan ban
