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More lazy journalism in my opinion. That image is a stock photo and probably is from France or Spain judging by the concrete power pole.

Local papers and radio should stick to reporting and researching local issues properly and leave this sh&t stirring to Facebook et al.

Cheers

H
 
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I just listened to the 2 short links, does this man know nothing about us? He sounds uninformed about why most of us buy/build campervans, & seems to suggest that we are all disgusting heathens who will stop at nothing to spoil the area by defacating everywhere & throwing rubbish all over. Does he really believe we all live on McDonald's & pizzas, cos that seems to be the majority of the crap that is usually blowing about in every carpark. Why would I spend money on self contained bathroom facilities, so I can sh*t outside like a bloody animal?
The man's a horn, just like all the other concerned locals who seek to stop everyone except themselves from enjoying the seaside unless we pay heavily into "their" local economy.
I wouldn't want to stay on an organized campsite even if they were free, that's not what I'm about.
After a lifetime of enjoying the east coast with my parents then with my son, I have now spat the dummy out & will never head there again. I refuse to hand over another penny to these uninformed, hostile anti motorhomers. The situation is dire & getting worse. I am disgusted that I am treated as an outlaw just for having a hobby. I have never in my life wanted to go out of this country, "my country" before, but now I am seriously considering it.
It grieves me that if I was Irish, or Black, or Jewish etc I would be protected from this kind of prejudice by the very same people that seek to persecute me. Why are we being treated in this manner? What did we do? I am a law abiding individual, I do things by the book, yet I'm made to feel like a criminal every time I take my bus out. I am disgusted at the way things are going & I weep for the next generation.....
 
apparently there are no inconsiderate car drivers who park anywhere they can with no consideration for others, dog walkers who don’t pick up after their pooch, and litter louters dumping their mess, or folk lighting barbies, just us needing to be sorted out. Now where have we seen this before.
 
TissyD said:
Thanks to more irresponsible "wilders", what will Scarborough council come up with next?

Campervan Issues in Scarborough Borough to be Addressed

Scarborough Borough Council says it is looking in to ways to alleviate issues being caused by irresponsible use of Camper-vans in the borough.
www.thisisthecoast.co.uk www.thisisthecoast.co.uk
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Sorry Tissy this has all the hallmarks of great uninformed acting like kids who have had their bikes nicked. No doubt some of us don’t do things properly, but the vast majority of us do. But the NIMBYS are at it again.
 
winks said:
More lazy journalism in my opinion. That image is a stock photo and probably is from France or Spain judging by the concrete power pole.

Local papers and radio should stick to reporting and researching local issues properly and leave this sh&t stirring to Facebook et al.

Cheers

H
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Defo a stock photo. Searching on Google Images turns up this: (Clicky Link). This also seems to be another case of it being alleged elsewhere and so "it must be true here." FWIW, I'm sure they'd be showing photos of the human waste if it were actually so.
 
Had to bite I'm afraid ...

Good Morning,

I have just listened to two clips from local radio featuring your views on the use, or misuse, of parking areas within your locality.

This is a recurring problem which is addressed perfectly amicably all over Europe but seems to be met with intransigence and open hostility in UK. I have a motorhome and travel widely using a mix of sites and parking facilities, where they exist, often at pubs, clubs and village halls etc. It is true that these units are expensive to buy and run but I don’t understand why, having gone to all the expense, anyone with a self contained motorhome would defecate in a lay-by or leave fast food wrappers etc blowing around. I would suggest that problem lies with people visiting in cars and vans without the fully self contained facilities motorhomes do have.

I must declare an interest in developing continental type services, being a member of an excellent campaigning organisation which is dedicated to the growth of off site parking for this large, and growing, sector of the tourist industry.The membership currently stands at roughly 20,000 and motorhome registrations in UK easily top 300,000, so there seems to be an opportunity for local communities to benefit from what is a generally well disciplined and well heeled section of society. May I draw your attention to this organisation https://campra.org.uk, where guidance and case studies can be found.

Sadly articles of the type aired yesterday on you local radio do nothing but generate a lot of heat and not much light and provoke negativity from both sides of the issue. As a retired person who’s worked a lifetime, been a trade unionist for the best part of fifty years and been proud to pay my way, and continue to do so, it strikes me as odd that the default position of many local authorities is so very restrictive. This year is destined to be a golden opportunity for home based tourism. I’d like to think we, as a society, can be much more imaginative than taking the route of restrictions at every turn.

Regards
 
winks said:
Just got my goat Marie. In my opinion, councils and large companies both suffer from lazy management syndrome. Very familiar with this phenomenon having worked for BT for thirty odd years. Left me scarred it did.🤣

Cheers

H
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You would think something as dramatic and world-stopping as this pandemic would make folk buck their ideas up and start to sharpen their brains a little (wot brains, you well might ask!). But some councils (and businesses) seem to have regressed rather than re-assessed and adapted their modus operandi 🤷‍♀️

Unfortunately, unlike businesses (which will probably just go bust if they don't adjust), certain councils will just continue with their parochial (for that read general ignorance) approach to most local matters.
 
Further to my last post, if Councillor Randerson truly witnessed and was enraged by the sight of 40 or 50 campervans, I'm confident he would pulled out his phone and taken a few photos rather than let the journo use a stock image of a random aire somewhere in Europe!
 
Anyone here live in this council area? We need locals to lobby their councillors to point out the errors in their thinking. Councillors listen (Sometimes) to the people who have a vote in their elections. If they get one constituent complaining regularly that is classed as "lots of complaints". We need to speak to our local elected representatives to get more places to stop. Its also a good idea for the rest of us to get in first in our own areas and ask what the local authority there is doing to bring more motorhomers into the area.
 
GreggBear said:
I just listened to the 2 short links, does this man know nothing about us? He sounds uninformed about why most of us buy/build campervans, & seems to suggest that we are all disgusting heathens who will stop at nothing to spoil the area by defacating everywhere & throwing rubbish all over. Does he really believe we all live on McDonald's & pizzas, cos that seems to be the majority of the crap that is usually blowing about in every carpark. Why would I spend money on self contained bathroom facilities, so I can sh*t outside like a bloody animal?
The man's a horn, just like all the other concerned locals who seek to stop everyone except themselves from enjoying the seaside unless we pay heavily into "their" local economy.
I wouldn't want to stay on an organized campsite even if they were free, that's not what I'm about.
After a lifetime of enjoying the east coast with my parents then with my son, I have now spat the dummy out & will never head there again. I refuse to hand over another penny to these uninformed, hostile anti motorhomers. The situation is dire & getting worse. I am disgusted that I am treated as an outlaw just for having a hobby. I have never in my life wanted to go out of this country, "my country" before, but now I am seriously considering it.
It grieves me that if I was Irish, or Black, or Jewish etc I would be protected from this kind of prejudice by the very same people that seek to persecute me. Why are we being treated in this manner? What did we do? I am a law abiding individual, I do things by the book, yet I'm made to feel like a criminal every time I take my bus out. I am disgusted at the way things are going & I weep for the next generation.....
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So there are no Irish , Jewish or Black motorhomers ?
 
I.did notice yesterday as I traveled along the A165 by Filey, the travellers that are parked up at the side of the road complete with horses. No mention of them. At least any vans that were on the old road would not be causing traffic problems.
 
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