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  1. maureenandtom

    Speedo Problem

    This tale might not be unusual but I think it is = I'd not heard of it before. It might be useful to know of it. My...
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    Anyone for Morocco?

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1405688/Brexit-news-EU-Brussels-trade-European-Union-Morocco-ferry-Boris-Johnson "The proposed ferry service would travel between Poole in Dorset and Tanger Med near Tangier. The "roll-on, roll-off" service would cut the journey time between Britain and Morocco...
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    Brittany Ferries Launch new ship today 27 Nov - Invitation

    Brittany Ferries New Ship launches today. We are invited to the launch. I think. https://galicia-brittanyferries.com/en/?utm_campaign=614C-O-4820&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_content&utm_medium=email
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    Highland Council

    This is interesting. I made proposals to the Highland Council in October last year - about the time the restrictions at Dornoch were in the news. The council did talk to me about their non-existent complaints but they didn't comment on my proposals. Now this follows on so maybe the time...
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    Possible Permitted Overnight Parking in Whitby

    Yes, honest, Whitby. http://nyenquirer.uk/whitby-abbey-aire-a-winter-lifeline/
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    On the Road Again =- Well, almost

    So ,,, after 18 months without, we've finally found something that suits at a price that doesn't make me shudder. We've had a van continuously since 1990 and this past 18 months has been awful. You get very used to having permanent access to a loo and a teapot. Not too expensive. Not too...
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    Beware the Public Spaces Protection Order

    Byelaws. We have had a very small success in opposing byelaws affecting motorhomers. Byelaws seem, on the face of it, to offer councils very effective means of controlling us. They can be used to make parking (decriminalised) into a crime. The one defect about byelaws, as far as councils...
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    Wanted - Motorhome

    I want a motorhome. Mine. I want it back, please. Stolen overnight from the front door. There at bedtime, gone this morning. Done soundlessly. Fiat Ducato base though 03 registration. How do they bypass the ignition system? I thought they had to steal the keys to get these modern...
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    Freedom Camping in New Zealand

    I thought this very interesting. The freedom camping goldmine - NZ's 29,500 motorhome owners | Stuff.co.nz Couple of quotes By anonymously tracking*186 app*users and matching their movements with credit card transactions, he found they each spent*about $2000 over a three week period, total...
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    Isle of Man

    I saw this Isle of Man adver on television today. Come to your senses TV advert 2017 - Isle of Man It seems to me they're saying – come to the IoM and bring your motorcaravan with you. I also found this, published today, I think, though I've seen something very similar before today...
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    Chudleigh, S Devon

    Call made by council to reconsider motorhome parking ban at Chudleigh | Devon Live I'm not too sure what to make of this one. It seems motorhomers have been parking in this car park for the last seven years and paying £200 plus a year for the privilege. Residents using their car park...
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    Carlingford Marina, , Co Louth

    found this by chance. 74 people avail of new motorhome facility on opening weekend at Carlingford Marina ? Talk of the Town 37 vans at any one time would horrify any authority in England but here they see it as an endorsement of their decision to provide aire type parking. The official...
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    Anyone caught by the Bus Lane Scheme in Preston?

    Did anyone get caught in the Bus Lane Scheme in Preston? The Lendal Bridge Fiasco resulted in the repayment to motorists of £1.3 million. Total cost of Lendal Bridge fiasco to top £760,000 (From York Press) A very similar scheme in Preston has now been condemned for the same reasons of...
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    Council to provide State-of-the-Art Camper Van Site

    I came across this. No, not here. In Ireland. I think they have the proposed price wrong but ... forward thinking or what? Cobh to provide state-of-the-art camper van site | Irish Examiner
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    Opportunity in Lincolnshire?

    The Byelaw for Huttoft Car Terrace was instituted by Lincolnshire County Council and there has been plenty of correspondence about it on wild camping. Huttoft Car Terrace lies within the boundaries of East Lindsey District Council - as does Skegness - and the height barriers in Skegness were...
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    Mumbles Grumbles - Another Potential Loss

    Motorhome grumbles as overnight parking blocks spaces in Mumbles | South Wales Evening Post The newspaper has received complaints - it says. The local councillor has taken it up - but he says he's never received any complaints. So who wants to stir things up? One of the respondents to the...
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    Motorhome Sales Growth Forecast

    Popularity of Motorhoming continues to grow: Here is one forecast from last year. UK sales showing biggest percentage increase in Europe - Motorhome News - New & Used Motorhome & Campervan Reviews - Out and About Live I've been away a while but got back a few days ago to find a new...
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    Petition to Gosport Borough Council

    https://www.change.org/p/gosport-borough-council-allow-recreational-vehicles-to-park
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    Latest on N Yorks TRO (Scarborough and Whitby)

    As most will know, the TRO restricting overnight parking in Scarborough and Whitby was passed by the council and is now in force. However,it wasn't passed entirely and some streets (originally in the temporary orders) were deleted from the TRO and have now become available once again to...
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    Scarborough and Whitby as at 11th August

    The temporary traffic orders restricting on street parking in Scarborough and Whitby expired on 22nd July. N Yorks council said the orders were expected to be renewed on 31st July and signs would not be enforced between these dates. The council now does not know if there is a traffic order in...
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