Height Barriers. Let's get together on them.

further to the above, we went to Bath on Wednesday and decided to jse the P&R at Newbridge to avoid taking the car into town (what these car parks are trying to acheive?)...

 i noticed that there are height barriers set at 2m.....

so, any MHer wishing to visit Bath on their travels, cant pay and make use of a facility thats designed to keep traffic out of the city....? how odd.

so, the message from Bath council (or whoever) is, if you have a MH, take your van into town and try and park it on the street somewhere, or book in at a campsite, or go and visit somewhere else.

none are very friendly when cash would firstly be spent on parking, then perhaps on lunch, then on any attractions and a bit of shopping...

obviously, forward thinking places like Bath dont need the business

We also stayed at Bath last week but stopped on a campsite next to a Park and Ride...which was very convenient!

We moved on to Oxford where the P & R (Redbridge)  had bays for MHs at £5 for 24 hours. This too was directly next to a campsite.

Quite a pleasant surprise for the UK

Sounds like Bath Marina campsite.

however convenient it is for hopping into town during your stay, its not convenient for day visitors passing through, wanting a glimpse of the wonderful Georgian city....perhaps, say, 5-10 MH bays in a seperate area minus the barrier....too small a space to interest the travelling fraternity but of real use to thise MHers who just want to (pay to) Park and Ride like everyone else.....

Yes, of course BB that's why I mentioned the Oxford P & R dedicated parking.

However I do think, like Motorway service stations, that MHs and Caravans are at the very bottom of any priority list and I can't see it changing.

Of all the places that people visit on leisure and site seeing activities  there is virtually never specialised parking except for coaches, and woe betide any MH that dares to encroach in that hallowed space.

PS. Never face the wind

In the meantime I assume MH owners are aware of this site?

http://www.motorhomeparking.co.uk/

This is a great read but the OP is dated

22 October 2013.

So no progress in just about 4 years. If only there was a club where members owned caravans and motorhomes and could  be heard as a collective voice.............  woken up now 😉.

If I am unable to find suitable parking for the van in town A because of height barriers or indeed for any other reason, I happily spend my money in town B. If town A chooses to make it difficult, its their loss.   

i just dont understand why French town and village aires arent over run with travellers....

generally, theres not a soul about.....ive never seen anyone on an aire (with or without barriers) that shouldnt be there....

yes, some in touristy areas are often very busy, but the simple rules of price and duration of stay seem to govern their use effectively.

why should it be different here?

is it because those found to be breaching those said rules are dealt with efficiently?