Pilot Scheme

Brue

I seem to recall this been mentioned before, although not confirmed. As we always use an insulated front cover the view is not so important to us but that is by the by as I can see that some would much prefer the view looking out, for example, over the sea. Personally I would prefer not to be parked door to door with my neighbour.  Whether its worthy of a new rule I am not so sure? 

David

There’s nothing on the Warwick Racecourse Site webpage, nor is it mentioned on any of the other “advice” pages. From memory, outfits are parked facing all directions on the apron area at Warwick, with the more traditional pitches away from the rails. We have certainly seen some outfits facing onto track, away from track, and actually alongside the track. Never stopped on grass pitches or those at back, so 🤷‍♀️

Thanks both, we know the site well, I read a fairly recent review which mentioned a Pilot Scheme on the site and wondered (after a similar request was made to us at another site) if something was afoot?!

Personally we prefer the present system even if it means occasionally facing someone's door.

On two C&CC THS sites this year all the vans were lined up facing different ways so that doors weren't facing each other however we all had lots of space. Most of us used windbreaks. No one ended up looking at a brick wall!

Sincerely hope this isn't going to happen on sites. We're visiting Warwick later so will no doubt hear more if this is actually being trialled. A mystery until we hear more?

Oh I hope not brue. 

I don't mind mind if we are door to door, what's more important to me, is to have the rear of the van at the back of the pitch as this is where we sleep. Its usually quieter that way round as I try to get a pitch backing onto a hedge or something like that. If we had to go in the other way round it would mean we would be sleeping with our heads at the road side  I'm a light sleeper so folk walking past emptying their water/toilet etc. would disturb me.

Additionally, most pitches are not flat. Sometimes we prefer to nose in because it can mean being level without ramps.

I think I've just lost a post again but if TG doesn't mind I'll use her post to report and ask the question directly about the pilot scheme, if it's correct or not. Thanks. 

Its probably the main reason we would go in nose first on a pitch rather than reversing in, but it doesn't happen often.

David

Which is not helped when the majority of sevel based LVs have a nose down stance in the first place

That's fine with me brue 🙂

Surely it depends which way the pitch is sloping? Some seem to be low on the road side and some high on the road side..

one's 'nose' would instinctively know which way a pitch sloped and, therefore, the easiest way to be level without ramps.

however, all things being equal, we prefer to have our door on the sunny side and not facing next door's van door.

not always possible to get all these things but, in order it might be....

don't face neighbour (Euro van so need to consider this)

face the sun 

easy levelling (would use blocks if required in order to satisfy first two points)

also, depends on where we are, how long we are staying etc.