CL Distance to other Vans
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I have noticed a trend of CLs which are tight on space. I put it down to the growing number with hard standings and EHUs and presume they are minimising the cost of installing EHUs by avoiding long cable runs. It would be great if all our inspectors stressed
the pitch distances more vigourously. I do search out the more basic sites without EHUs where the spacing is more like the old times with loads of room often pitching where you want.0 -
I do wonder why you posted here, SubE. It can't be for the good of other members as you refuse to name the site even though you claim you are being factual. Neither can it be to alert CC as you have contacted them directly.
Perhaps it would have been better to keep quiet rather than tell half a story. Nobody has gained anything from your tale and you've left us wondering if the next CL we visit may be THAT CL.
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So Sub-E, if Tinwheeler (for example) puts on here in writing that I contribute to CT then you think I can successfully sue him for damages even though it is true?
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I think you'll find in the T&Cs that the CC will pass on your details to third parties if you name them and litigation is involved. In other words, you are responsible for your posts. If someone doesn't want to name names on here no-one should insist they
do and it's probably better to discuss the matter with the CC first rather than cause concern, in this case, about an unknown CL.0 -
I think you'll find in the T&Cs that the CC will pass on your details to third parties if you name them and litigation is involved. In other words, you are responsible for your posts. If someone doesn't want to name names on here no-one should insist they
do and it's probably better to discuss the matter with the CC first rather than cause concern, in this case, about an unknown CL.I don't see anyone insisting, Brue. The point is that no one can be successfully sued for being factual and telling the truth so, if SubE is sure of his facts, he has nothing to fear. However, it's his choice.
As you said, it's best to raise the matter with CC first which reinforces my other point that the posts are meaningless with only half a story being told. It would have been better to say nothing if he wasn't prepared to tell the full story.
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So Sub-E, if Tinwheeler (for example) puts on here in writing that I contribute to CT then you think I can successfully sue him for damages even though it is true?
I can understand why you'd want to keep that little gem quiet, Nav, but that's the gist of it.
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Just very slightly off topic, I've always wondered why boats in marinas are allowed to moor up actually touching each other. They have the same potential fire risk as a caravan If not more so as boats don't have gas drop holes like caravans. A couple of
days ago three boats were destroyed in a marina not far from us. One boat caught fire which then spread to two others moored alongside.You make a very valid point; and I can offer no explanation. I guess that to a degree you can relate it to caravans in storage which certainly don't conform to any spacing requirements.
What I find more difficult to understand is why yachts choose
to visit such marinas when on holiday. (A bit like not understanding why people want to park in straight lines pitched precisely to a peg
).My swinging mooring is seldom closer than 50m to another boat (tides!) ..... and my idea of an anchorage is somewhere I can hardly see another boat. Obviously no EHU either! My caravaning ethos is similar, but more difficult to achieve.
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I'm sorry SubE, but if I find that I have booked to stay at this CL and end up wasting a day travelling, due to your reluctance to leave a TRUE review, then I won't be very happy. I will hold you in very low esteem indeed. I may even name you in my review
that I leave of the CL. If you want to sue me just ask and I will forward you my details. I'd better stop there as I may get this thread closed as I could say a lot more....
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My swinging mooring is seldom closer than 50m to another boat (tides!) ..... and my idea of an anchorage is somewhere I can hardly see another boat.
You obviously don't spend much time in the Solent then.
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Don't recall seeing your ideal mooring down here in the West Country either. I will say that it is not unheard of in the boating world for an explosion relating to gas and can fully understand the 'Why do yachts moor tied up together but there is the 3 metre rule for caravans' question is asked. In my opinion (and I am fanatical about sailing), the 3 metre rule wins every time.
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ust very slightly off topic, I've always wondered why boats in marinas are allowed to moor up actually touching each other. They have the same potential fire risk as a caravan If not more so as boats don't have gas drop holes like caravans. A couple of days
ago three boats were destroyed in a marina not far from us. One boat caught fire which then spread to two others moored alongside.Write your comments here...I can only speak for my yacht which does have a gas drop hole but obviously I cannot vouch for others. To help cut down on gas danger, I have a rule on my yacht that when gas is finished with, the gas bottle valve is turned off
before the cooker gas knob is turned off. This ensures that gas in the pipeline to the cooker is used. On seeing that the flame is extinguished, the knob on the cooker is then turned to the off position. Some may say that it is a bit of a chore but it cuts
down the risk of gas lurking in the system.0 -
Name and shame!
Oh, and drop a line to their local Fire Brigade Fire Prevention Officer.
You intimate that a Caravan Club rule is some kind of law....God help us!
The CC has to abide by the Fire Prevention regulations as set out by the local council and that is law hence the 6m ruling.
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and haven't seen the camping fields at festivals like Glastonbury. Six metre spacing would be
