Fire.

Maybe the Redfern's from Dornoch have a point after all ;)

Seriously pleased no one was injured.

But it begs the question if motorhomes and caravans have to be pitched six metres apart why are houses built with a minimum distance of just two metres.
Ok homes are more fire retardant from the ground to the roof, but roof soffits and fixings are far less fire retardant.
I have seen three detached homes been affected by a fire which started in the middle home.
Ok the other two homes were not incinerated, but both required new roofs and trussing after the event.
 
Fisherman said:
Maybe the Redfern's from Dornoch have a point after all ;)

Seriously pleased no one was injured.

But it begs the question if motorhomes and caravans have to be pitched six metres apart why are houses built with a minimum distance of just two metres.
Ok homes are more fire retardant from the ground to the roof, but roof soffits and fixings are far less fire retardant.
I have seen three detached homes been affected by a fire which started in the middle home.
Ok the other two homes were not incinerated, but both required new roofs and trussing after the event.
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Can someone tell me exactly why there is a "6 metre rule" for caravans/campers on a site?

Is it really to do with health and safety because of LPG gas appliances being used, EHU electric - or is it more just an aesthetic thing to give folk more room around their pitched "van" while on their hollibobs? :)

There's no six metre rule when parking outwith said campsites/parks and we've often bunged the gas hob on for a cuppa when parked up close to other vehicles elsewhere, ... not to mention the amount of batteries, solar and inverters etc. etc. that vans are 'lectrickery a-bristle with these days... (and not always fitted by professionals who know what they're doing...! ;) )

And if it's to enable access for "emergency vehicles", then you could say exactly the same about supermarket car parks and all the other myriad public places where vehicles can legitimately park up very close to each other ... 🤔🤷‍♀️
 
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When a group was lobbying Cobh council (RoI) for the provision of an Aire, expert advice was sought from the fire authorities (if I recall correctly) regarding spacing.
The answer was 1.5 metres, which was based on the spacing for lorries overnighting in motorway service areas etc.
You could have LPG tankers beside petrol tankers, chemical tankers, timber haulers, and god knows what other flammable loads all in proximity with drivers sleeping in their cabs.
Here in N.ireland the caravan act of the 1960s? Stated 6 metre separation which is probably more to do with the immobility of caravans and static mobile homes with an awning and a car all parked beside the van.
The act was due to be reviewed and updated years ago but is well down the list of problems facing the dysfunctional Stormont Assembly.
The original was probably enacted long before motorhomes became the booming hobby of today.

Davy
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Can someone tell me exactly why there is a "6 metre rule" for caravans/campers on a site?

Is it really to do with health and safety because of LPG gas appliances being used, EHU electric - or is it more just an aesthetic thing to give folk more room around their pitched "van" while on their hollibobs? :)

There's no six metre rule when parking outwith said campsites/parks and we've often bunged the gas hob on for a cuppa when parked up close to other vehicles elsewhere, ... not to mention the amount of batteries, solar and inverters etc. etc. that vans are 'lectrickery a-bristle with these days... (and not always fitted by professionals who know what they're doing...! ;) )

And if it's to enable access for "emergency vehicles", then you could say exactly the same about supermarket car parks and all the other myriad public places where vehicles can legitimately park up very close to each other ... 🤔🤷‍♀️
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Some folk are just anti social Marie. Don’t want to be to near to other folk :)
 
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sites originally used lpg regulations for licensing lpg being heavier than air spreads at ground level and takes 3m to disapate to a non flammable state the 6m is between flammable properties and its 5 mts between retardant properties , i live on a park home site and the licensing officer from the council has just been to clarify situation as site owners want to place extra plots on the estate , i,ronically you can place 3x1200ltr gas tanks side by side but the bungalows must be 5 Mts apart even though the gas is only used in the kitchen for cooking & boiler
 
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