Rules for leaving a caravan unattended

BigStew
BigStew Forum Participant Posts: 19
edited May 2021 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Are there any rules stopping a member from taking their caravan to a club site in say the Scottish Highlands and leaving it on site unattended for a couple of nights whilst doing a 3day/2night NC500 tour using B&Bs??

I'd want to let the wardens know, incase they'd thought something had happened to us......🤔

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  • Extugger
    Extugger Forum Participant Posts: 1,293
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    edited May 2021 #2
     

    From memory, I think you need to inform the Wardens and switch off your gas and electric. A call to the site wardens should settle your query, if it's not in the rulebook somewhere?

     
  • SteveL
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    edited May 2021 #3

    I presume you just mean part of It? As the poor driver isn’t going to see much if you do it all at that speed.

    I would assume it’s the same as if you have a seasonal. Inform warden, disconnect  from EHU, gas off and no awnings left up. Not sure if you can just pay the minimum pitch + 1.

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2021 #4

    It is/was max 48hrs unattended on this clubs site but site staff to be advised, and you should only pay for the pitch and one person 

    Give the site concerned a call, in case there are restrictions 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2021 #5

    It is in the site rules and I think it's 48hr max. You must inform the warden and your site fees will be adjusted.

    It's your choice, BigS, but why not do the route with your caravan as most of it is towable. You should expect to meet the world and his wife doing the NC500 this year though.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited May 2021 #6

    The rulz say ...

    e. Site Staff must be informed if you intend to leave your outfit unoccupied overnight unless you are using a designated seasonal pitch. Normal booking rates will apply to the unoccupied period.

    When we had to leave the caravan overnight we were asked to unplug from the bollard, but there's no mention of it in the rule book. And we paid full whack too

  • Simon100
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    edited May 2021 #7

    Due to a site not allowing me to leave the caravan for 48 hours, I queried this with head office. They told me that, regardless of what the 'rules' said, it was up to the wardens to decide and that they would not overrule the warden's decision. 

    So much for the rule book!

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2021 #8

    As I posted above there may be restrictions on some sites

  • ABM
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    edited May 2021 #9

    Simon, Circumstances alter cases, I am afraid.  Only the on-site staff can be aware of conditions at any given time.  As  SteveL says, Scotland is a beautiful country that deserves better than a cursory peep sideways before you come to the next Hazard --  give the driver a chance to enjoy those views  wink

  • viatorem
    viatorem Forum Participant Posts: 645
    edited May 2021 #10

    You might also want to check that your caravan insurance remains valid if unoccupied whilst sited

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2021 #11

     I wonder how many actually bother doing that. Very few I would guess.

  • Wherenext
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    edited May 2021 #12

    Fortunately ours merely states the security devices previously agreed by them should be in force if the caravan is left unattended.

    Good point though.

  • SteveL
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    edited May 2021 #13

    For our caravan, I don’t know about just a couple of days. However, when we had a 3 month seasonal I had to pay a supplement. That was because ours was normally stored in a gold standard compound. Our insurance then was with the CAMC before it became cover. Our current MH policy with Comfort says we can store it away from the compound (ie outside our house) for 48 hours. If more we have to inform them.

  • MikeyA
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    edited May 2021 #14

    We insure our caravan with the CCC and have, stipulated on the documents, our storage and our driveway as  places we keep our caravan. There is no limit on the time it can be kept at home. 

     

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2021 #15

    Why not opt for a CL instead of a Club Site? Lots of folks we camped alongside on a Cornish CL used to turn everything off for a couple of days and visit Isles of Scilly. You’ll still need to pay for the nights you don’t stay, but cheaper than a Club Site.

    I’d be realistic though about the NC 500, and any of the other heavily marketed “must do” routes. You won’t see much of Scotland nose to tail with the thousands of others who seem to have this as their “must do” this year. Each area of Scotland deserves time spent in it to fully appreciate it.

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