Parking to the near side on site

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  • Brian1
    Brian1 Forum Participant Posts: 242
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    edited November 2016 #32

    We often have a porch awning and park our car across the front or very close to the awning (so that the dogs can sit in the boot [tied, of course] and be seen). 

    We've found on both CC and C&CC sites that as long as the 'van itself is 'on the peg' and you don't stray into an adjacent pitch the wardens are relaxed (we haven't yet had one take issue with us).

  • Dunclair
    Dunclair Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited November 2016 #33

    I understand the original concept of parking to a peg when CC sites were little more than fields, but times have changed.

    I fail to understand why it is that the CC have to be so prescriptive about how you set up on the little bit of space you have rented. As long as you keep your rig together, what does it matter which side of your van your car is on????

    Personally, I like to have the awning sandwiched between the van and the car. If it is raining, I don't get so wet between car and van. If it is dark, the awning light helps me by not having to to stumble around locking the car or walking into the tow hitch.

    These Nanny Knows Best, petty fogging rules rulers need to back off. We are there to have a good time, not take a course in boot camp residency.

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited November 2016 #34

    As you are doubless aware it is in order to maintain what is seen to be a safe minimum distance between caravans in the event of a fire. 

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited November 2016 #35

    We are on a cc site now, there is one single person pitched the wrong side of the peg with car nearside , and we have our car also on nearside of c/van but both are not incroaching on fire gaps,there has  to be a standard , but as shown here it depends on the site and awarden wthout a "blinkered "attitude 

  • KeefySher
    KeefySher Forum Participant Posts: 1,128
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    edited November 2016 #36

    We are on a cc site now, there is one single person pitched the wrong side of the peg with car nearside , and we have our car also on offside of c/van 

    Are you nose in, or nose out? Which way are they? Are either of you a continental van?

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited November 2016 #37

    We are on a cc site now, there is one single person pitched the wrong side of the peg with car nearside , and we have our car also on offside of c/van 

    Are you nose in, or nose out? Which way are they? Are either of you a continental van?

    Write your comments here...both uk vans a frames  toward front

  • Wildwood
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    edited November 2016 #38

    I understand the original concept of parking to a peg when CC sites were little more than fields, but times have changed.

    I fail to understand why it is that the CC have to be so prescriptive about how you set up on the little bit of space you have rented. As long as you keep your rig together, what does it matter which side of your van your car is on????

    Personally, I like to have the awning sandwiched between the van and the car. If it is raining, I don't get so wet between car and van. If it is dark, the awning light helps me by not having to to stumble around locking the car or walking into the tow hitch.

    These Nanny Knows Best, petty fogging rules rulers need to back off. We are there to have a good time, not take a course in boot camp residency.

    Personally I would not want the car alongside an awning as I would want to sit in it and look out but not at the car. Round the other side it is out of sight which seems a better bet. Thereis no right or wrong on this but because of safety spacing it is
    neccessary to have all units spaced the same way. I suppose that whatever the club decided half the membership would think it wrong but thats life. It is not rules for the sake of it though it is potentially your life they are protecting.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited November 2016 #39

    .... Personally I would not want the car alongside an awning as I would want to sit in it and look out but not at the car. ......

    But as said to Jill the other day, the only difference is that you now have the option of sitting & looking at your neighbour's car beyond a foot wide strip of grass