Camper van parking etiquette

Leslie Glover replied on 18/07/2016 16:35

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:35

can anyone advise if there are rules regarding the parking of camper vans inward or outward facing on pitch. Some of the foreign made vans have awnings and living quarter doors on the offside. Consequently when these are reversed onto a pitch they end up facing directly into their neighbours pitch. This is a situation I am currently having to accept with about eight feet between my awning entrance and my 'neighbours sun loungers ??. No use speaking to staff - this pitch was reserved for the occupants arrival  and it is clear from the hugs and kisses on arrival that they are good friends. 

Cornersteady replied on 18/07/2016 16:42

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:42

I assume you are on a club site, then you can park whichever way you wish, nose in or reverse, as along as you are to the peg. Some sites like Chatsworth do have set rules but I'm not even sure if they apply to MH

Justus2 replied on 18/07/2016 16:50

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:50

Generally one side of the van has to be in line with the peg. It doesn't usually matter which side

If doors end up facing that is usually considered of no consequence. Same applies to caravans, campers uk and foreign built.

replied on 18/07/2016 16:54

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:54

Generally no matter which way. Nose or rear in. Sandringham club site you must reverse in however. 

Leslie Glover replied on 18/07/2016 16:56

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:56

So are you saying as a caravaner I can pitch nose first if I choose too ? 

replied on 18/07/2016 16:58

Posted on 18/07/2016 16:58

So are you saying as a caravaner I can pitch nose first if I choose too ? 

Indeed you can and on some sites I do if there is a suitable view. 

mickysf replied on 18/07/2016 17:09

Posted on 18/07/2016 17:09

Never am sure which side the car goes on non awning pitches (can be pitch dependant it seems) but if the hab. door of motorcaravan opens onto where the car would have been I see no problem. Similarly if the hab. door opens on the other side next to where the neighbours car would be then I see no problem either as long as fire breaks are intact all should be well. When two carless motorcaravans are adjacent to each other all should be well either way.

JVB66 replied on 18/07/2016 17:10

Posted on 18/07/2016 17:10

Generally no matter which way. Nose or rear in. Sandringham club site you must reverse in however. 

...Not so this year as several m/vans and a couple of Eriba c/vans were nose in it does make one wonder if a previose warden was just being Yell 

brue replied on 18/07/2016 17:29

Posted on 18/07/2016 17:29

No, there is no rule, I think one of our moderators, Jill, has a letter from the CC with the details.

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