Interesting Petition Part 2

Removal of height barriers at P&Rs would be a major breakthrough quite apart from anything else. Retention of them would suggest that Councils would prefer MH's parked on their crowded streets or squeezed into unsuitable car parks.

Aire type provision is probably not something to be pursued by the Club but if local councils wish to see a reversal of the "ghost high street" it may well pay them to consider some sort of provision for MH's to encourage increased footfall. Inaccessibility will mean the M'homers will go elsewhere.

Surely all that is being ask is that LA's consider making provision for larger vehicles like motorhomes to make use of often under used parking facilities by creating say half a dozen suitable size parking bays. The cost of painting a few white lines in an existing underused car park would be minimal.Any costs would be quickly recouped over a fairly short period as they would be getting additional parking fees from motorhomers who currently can't park there especially as they would justifiably being paying more than a car.

Many carparks do not have the spacing between rows for motorhomes in town areas ans do not want overnight camping disturbing residents. Yes there are some suited car parks on the edge of many towns including some P&R sites and those carparks with coach facilities. 

Just a guess at percentages, but ................ MOT on trailers probably affected over 60% of members. Provision of aires might affect what percentage of membership? What percentage of motorhomers who are CC members want and would use them in the UK?

Without the petition, or any lobbying, there has been considerable movement in the provision of overnight parking for M/h's in this country.

Just take Torridge, exmouth, north Norfolk, Canterbury etc as examples where LA's have, without any lobbying other than from local business,  gone forwards with the provision of Ares in their existing car parks.

We also have Britstops, pub stopovers, etc. As one who spends about 50% of my camping off grid and off regular camp sites I have never had a problem finding somewhere to overnight so I am not quite sure of the relevance of the petition.

Relevance or otherwise, the CAMC is a provider of camp site facilities not Aires and is completely, imo, the wrong target for this petition. 

There are a couple of Aires attached to campsites in NI.  They weren't in use when we were there 

We are on a lovely CL tonight, about 2 miles from a very nice market town, a fairly easy walk through NT woodlands along River Swale. Interestingly, we passed a small car park that had half a dozen MHs and campers all parked up, 400 metres from town centre. They all seemed happy enough, no doubt cheap. But no views, no space between units, and it was dark and shady. Not our choice. 

Another aspect of town/ city based Aire type sites for us would be the possibility of vandalism and disruptive behaviour. Not having stayed on an Aire abroad, I have no experience of them on Continent, but let's face it, even some of the nicest towns and villages on this island have a problem with undesirables, those who don't like to see expensive vehicles and outfits, or carry out unsocial behaviour in the twilight hours.  Not sure how secure or comfortable I would feel at times nowadays. 

No idea what the difference is but if the "couple" who run Britstops managed to open 200 new stops this year, just  think what could be achieved if even a small percentage of the folk who signed that petition became a bit more proactive and offered some practical support!