Campervan and motorhome owners slam 'short-sighted' new rules for them in UK

Campervan and motorhome owners slam 'short-sighted' new rules for them in UK
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Councils have been urged to remove "short-sighted" motorhome and campervan parking bans. The organisation flagged the “huge benefits” the vehicles provide and reported that 82 per cent of motorhome owners travel throughout the year.

Campaign for Real Aires UK highlighted that vehicle owners spend between £47 and £50 per night in local areas when provided with suitable overnight parking facilities. It comes after the City of Lincoln Council banned motorhome owners from sleeping overnight in council-owned car parks, citing fire safety concerns.

Joshua Wells, the council's portfolio holder for the council said vehicles were being parked too close together, "creating a fire risk." CAMpRA's director called the ban "short-sighted," after similar restrictions have been implemented in other areas, including North Yorkshire Council.

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In North Yorkshire, the local authority launched a trial ban at three coastal sites in November. And residents in Morecambe have previously complained about what they called a "plague of motorhomes, campervans and even vans with mattresses chucked in the back" along the seafront.

And ast Lothian Council implemented new overnight parking restrictions for motorhomes across its coastal areas, operating from 11pm to 4am between April and September. Councillor John McMillan said: "While it is no surprise that people are attracted to our beautiful beaches, these are wild spaces, and the majority do not have the infrastructure or facilities of a formal campsite."

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New rules banning motorhomes from overnight parking along a promenade in Lancashire were brought in last summer. of receiving a Penalty Charge Notice and a fine of £70, the council said. The ban is among the new parking rules for Lytham and St Annes approved by Lancashire County Council's cabinet.

The measures were approved in March after an extensive consultation to address complaints from local people over many years about the impact of parking motor caravans on residents and other visitors to this area, the council said.