Parking to the near side on site

Yes!  most wardens wouldn't bat an eyelid, youmay however meet a jobsworth, we did recently but you will not be breaking fire regulations by parking where the awning would be so don't worry.

Thanks.... would that be the case even though we tow with a VW California classed as a motorhome 

Now that's a good question and I think that you need direction from HO on their attitude. Do you carry any gas bottles in the VW?

Isn't the ruling such that if you are towing a caravan with a camper/motorhome, you can park both on the pitch but only use one to sleep and cook in and only plug 1 into the EHU. I would do as suggested and either contact the club HO or contact the warden
of the site you are visiting first.

JonCaz, Contact HO and explain that to them and see what they say. Copy their reply so that you can show it to the wardens on site.

As a non user of Club sites I have just read through this thread with some astonisment. Are there really rules on which side  one can park, whether one can use a gas ring in a camper van, and whether one needs to get rulings from Head Office to print out
and show to wardens?  It's not tempting me back. 

I think the issue is that the caravan is towed by a campervan, not a problem on many commercial sites or C&CC but I seem to remember from way back when a warden posted advice on the CC rules.

ET after the freedom of other sites it does at times feel a little constricting  we are using CC sites less and less.

Thank you Cornersteady. I think I get it. . My car can be a mere six inches from my own caravan because neither of them pose a fire risk to each other. But on the other side there has to be a certain number of metres because on that side it would pose a
fire risk. Is that it? 

Your car forms part of your unit, whilst perhaps desirable it would not be practical to have a 3 m gap between your car and van. It certainly would not work with an awning, a bit draughty.. Basically the prescribed gap is a fire break between your group
of items and someone else's. Seems sensible enough to me. Back on topic, we often park on the near side if we decide not to deploy the roll out awning. We have never been told we should not do it.

Thank you Cornersteady. I think I get it. . My car can be a mere six inches from my own caravan because neither of them pose a fire risk to each other. But on the other side there has to be a certain number of metres because on that side it would pose a
fire risk. Is that it? 

well yes! There has to be at least 3m from any part of your outfit to the next outfit.

Are you serioulsy suggesting that you think that your own car should be parked 3m away from your van/MH. So each pitch, which now takes a car, van and awning with some space between the car and van has now to be increased to take 3m between car and van?
I am interested in your answer.

Of course your own car poses a fire risk to your caravan. There are risks in everything. If your car (heavan forbib) catches fire it may probably set fire to your van. The idea is to stop the fire spreading to the next pitch.

But as always if you think club sites are such danagerous places please don't come to them

This is a problem which could be soved if the standard layout was changed to Caravan/MH, Awning, Car on all pitches. Members without awnings would have a greater space to get in and out of the car, and the extra wide awnings that some MH (and some caravans)
have would fit on the pitch. Some site have already adopted this, so why not all. 

No thanks.   I quite like it as it is and wouldn't want my car parked right up against my awning, leaving me with absolutely nothing to look out at.

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Whereas now you just at your neighbours car ..... 

A neighbour's car would be at least 3 metres away, probably with a grass strip in between, whereas I'd be expected to park my car with very little space between it and my awning. 

We often park by the door ifwe do not have the awning and have never had any problems. In general however we leave the area clear if it is sunny to provide somewhere to sit.

You could always move the car nearer the door while the wheelchair user gets in / out and then move it to the side of the van, assuming of course the wheelchair user is not the driver.

But WW with a wheelchair you need a greater space for access.

peedee

I agree you should speak to the wardens first to see what is possible. Not sure though why the car should be the door side unless you have a continental caravan though.