Caravan door on wrong side

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  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited June 2016 #32

    But that doesn't really contradict the standard pitching instructions given out by nearly all CC sites, does it?

    In fact, all it does is confirm that you can go nose in or out in order to comply with the 'car / caravan / awning' instructions that we are all given upon arrival at a CC site.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2016 #33

    Who is asking for contradiction? Goodness knows there's enough of that on here already. The whole point is that you can park rear in or nose in. That's all there is to it. Simples!

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  • moulesy
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    edited June 2016 #35

    Surely there's no such thing as the "wrong side". The door is on the side from which you exit the van...... end of! Happy

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2016 #36

    not that we have one, but if a 'euro' caravan reversed in (on to the peg) and deployed an awning, it would pitch awning, caravan, car.....

    so, on one side it might result in awning to awning, and all the other car to car....would this be an issue?

    certainly not to us....we dont have a car or an awningWink

    I must agree with fully on this but for some awning to awning is an infringment of privacy

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2016 #38

    not that we have one, but if a 'euro' caravan reversed in (on to the peg) and deployed an awning, it would pitch awning, caravan, car.....

    so, on one side it might result in awning to awning, and all the other car to car....would this be an issue?

    certainly not to us....we dont have a car or an awningWink

    I must agree with fully on this but for some awning to awning is an infringment of privacy

    I suspect any who feel like that are pursuing the wrong hobby, Corners. Maybe they need to get a life.
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  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #39

    Hi

    As TW has already said on this thread, reverse in offside rear to the marker or frontways in nearside front to the marker. Any warden that says otherwise should be challenged as we are all given the same brief. Any other pitching requirements should be discussed with the warden, as clearly stated in the club rules we all know so well.

    What breed of outfit you bring to my site is of little interest to me, as long it's pitched correctly and the fire breaks  laid down by the club are maintained, that is what the pitch markers are for.

     

    Write your comments here...At last. Somebody who deals with the pitching arrangements every day who knows what they are talking about..

     As I've said many times, wardens are the best people to advise this forum of the rules regarding parking on pitches on CC sites.

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  • Navigateur
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    edited June 2016 #40

    I must agree with fully on this but for some awning to awning is an infringment of privacy

    I don't have an awning so I am curious as to what goes on in awnings that requires privacy. And surely if the occupannts of both awnings are doing the same thing (whatever it is) then it is hardly a private matter?

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2016 #41

    I'm currently away on site in my van and only checking in once per day but here is a copy of the letter I hold and take around with me:

     

    ...I can confirm that on directly owned Caravan Club Sites the ruling accepts outfits either being pitched nose in or reversed on as long as the safety spacing requirement is adhered to. ...

    Rosie Eaton

    Sites Co-ordinator

    Dated June 2013

    Hope this helps.

    Can't get much clearer than that Jill

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  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #43

    So it's clear then......park nose in, rear in, whichever way you wish.

    But you must follow the directions given to you at book-in and arrange yourself as Car / Caravan / Awning (delete whichever you don't have) looking from the road side of the pitch. This may determine  which way in you pitch, depending on your door side.

    Unless of course you get specific permission from the warden on the site to do otherwise.

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  • Navigateur
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    edited June 2016 #45

    I just had a look at the "dark side" of my 'van and I see there is an awning channel there as well!   Surely that is the solution - turn the 'van whichever way one wants and put the awning on the appropriate side.

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  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2016 #47

    I must agree with fully on this but for some awning to awning is an infringment of privacy

    I don't have an awning so I am curious as to what goes on in awnings that requires privacy. And surely if the occupannts of both awnings are doing the same thing (whatever it is) then it is hardly a private matter?

    I do so agree with you, but this question has been going on for some time, probably when i first joined CT ( three years ago) and some did realy object to being awning to awning and it was a privacy issue, why I cannot understand

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  • huskydog
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    edited June 2016 #49

    Strange how we all do the most sociable hobby there is ,yet we dont want to talk or look at the person pitched next to usWink

  • Navigateur
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    edited June 2016 #50

    Is looking at the neighbours not what tens of thousands of curtain twitchers do all the time (sometimes as their only apparent caravaning activity)?

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  • JVB66
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    edited June 2016 #52

    I'm currently away on site in my van and only checking in once per day but here is a copy of the letter I hold and take around with me:

     

    ...I can confirm that on directly owned Caravan Club Sites the ruling accepts outfits either being pitched nose in or reversed on as long as the safety spacing requirement is adhered to. ...

    Rosie Eaton

    Sites Co-ordinator

    Dated June 2013

    Hope this helps.

    ...How many sites are directly owned by the cclub? rather than leased with all possible restrictions that then applyUndecidedeg.Sandringham?

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2016 #53

    I just had a look at the "dark side" of my 'van and I see there is an awning channel there as well!   Surely that is the solution - turn the 'van whichever way one wants and put the awning on the appropriate side.

    i dont have a full awning but i would expect folk to want direct access to it from the caravan door without having to walk around the van wouldnt they?

    having said that, we have a large opening door on each side of the van.....Happy

    ...Some years ago several c/van mkers had doors on both sides ,maybe it was a "problem " for some thenWink

  • Rubytuesday
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    edited June 2016 #54

    neighbours on some housing estates are probably closer together than the 3m gap we have to have on site...

    i wonder how they overcome 'privacy' issues there?

    if i were in my awning doing anything 'private' id probably have the blinds drawn....Wink

    Write your comments here...as long as it wasn't dark and you had your lights on
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  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #55

    So it's clear then......park nose in, rear in, whichever way you wish.

    But you must follow the directions given to you at book-in and arrange yourself as Car / Caravan / Awning (delete whichever you don't have) looking from the road side of the pitch. This may determine  which way in you pitch, depending on your door side.

    Unless of course you get specific permission from the warden on the site to do otherwise.

    Glad to see that no one disagrees with this.

    So there is the answer then.

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  • Rubytuesday
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    edited June 2016 #57

    That's how we would be.  Awning / canopy (whichever we choose to use ) Van Car 

    so we thought we might have to maybe line the awning width or canopy leg with the peg ,but it still could stop neighbours not having there usual privacy, awning to awning , if you have centre pitch with awnings either side of you wouldn't it be best to go on across so your car to the peg and awning to the front Undecided giving everyone a degree of privacy  just a thought 

  • Athel
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    edited June 2016 #58

    Sounds like it's a good job we don't use club sites because shock horror our door is at the back of our caravan.

  • ABM
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    edited June 2016 #59

    You  would  do  well  at  Incleboro  Fields  then  Athel,  there  are  a  few  pitches  there  that  are  so  limited  for  'depth'  that  you are  told  to  park  Sideways  to  the  Marker 
    !!

  • Athel
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    edited June 2016 #60

    You  would  do  well  at  Incleboro  Fields  then  Athel,  there  are  a  few  pitches  there  that  are  so  limited  for  'depth'  that  you are  told  to  park  Sideways  to  the  Marker 
    !!

    One for the future then!

  • Esme
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    edited June 2016 #61

    I think that the key point here for those with an offside door is consideration for others.   So if you do happen to pitch next to someone who objects to being door to door, like IanH for example.  You must be prepared to help
    them to turn their van arround to alleviate the situation.   That's what I would doLaughing