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vicdicdoc

We have visited Canterbury several times [usually either going to or coming back from Dover] and have stayed at the motorhome 'aire' for a couple of days so we could go into and visit the city, each time we have been there were the same two old motorhomes & their occupants - they both seem to have taken up permanent residence . . how long before they get us all a bad name, its not my intention to 'spoil' their fun but once Canterbury council realise the facility is being abused there is the distinct chance that it will closedown, to make matters worse, the occupant of one insisted on starting the engine at around 6am and revving it up till about 8am . . we saw two French motorhomes who were parked next to it packup and leave in haste & Evil or Very Mad

- not a good sign or good recomendation for UK & I hope the Canterbury authorities don't think we're all as idiotic /stupid or worse - can you imagine other councils thinking of providing motorhome facilities if they contact Canterbury to ask their opinions and find the answer is "don't do it - motorhomers will only take liberties"

If you go there - make sure you park well away from the Merc panel van [unless you like the sound of a revving engine at that time of the morning]

Snelly · Eastern Rally Co-ordinator

Send the pics into the council mate. These idiots needs grassing up or the facility will be over run by em and eventually shut down.

Rapide561

Hi

To add insult to injury, Richard (MHF RichardnMary) stayed there on route to the France rally. Richard said that the lady in the old Merc fires the thing up every morning at 6 o clock.

Russell

bognormike · Moderator

Agree with Snelly, Vic, although surely somebody at the council should be enforcing the 48 hour (is that the limit?) rule.

e-mail address for them is

tonyt

I think the council deserve some recognition for having the foresight to provide this facility so let's fill up their inbox over the weekend and include a suitable remark about the "squatters" as suggested by bognormike.
Mine's on its way.

putties

We have sent a message to the council as these people ruin the oprotunities for councils to provide us with facilities for us to visit some of the interesting places across the country.

Putties

vicdicdoc

Yep - Canterbury council already been e-mailed by me - I hate to spoil anyones fun but one of these two seems intent on giving us all a bad name,
I remember Richard telling me that when he stopped there in Oct [I think it was] - both vans were there then - the woman in the Merc conversion making a din by revving up at 6am . . .
On the other hand the person/persons in the old 'Highwayman' didn't cause any noise,rubbish or problems and there are 20 spaces but how long till some other 'long term' visitors join them.
As Bertie Wooster may have said "Its just not cricket - sod off before you give us all a bad name"
[I believe that quote was taken from the book 'Bertie Wooster does Canterbury' . . whoever Canterbury was; no doubt some floosie

If you decide to e-mail them too be sure to praise & thank them for their foresight in leading the UK by providing this Aire [a little praise goes a long way]

artona · Moderator

Hi Vic

As you know we have been staying there for some time and use the park and ride when visiting our son who is at uni in Canterbury.

The lady in the converted van does indeed start revving up at early hours. My worry is that if Gypsies get the idea what is to stop them taking it over.

I spoke to the attendant and he confirmed that she had been there ages

stew

Humber-Traveller

Greetings,

I have sent my email thus:

I would like to comment on your wonderful facility at Canterbury Park and Ride for the motorhome fraternity, we stopped over on our way to France and also on our return, it is good to find a suitable place to park and also travel by bus into Canterbury of which we spent three days in total shopping and got some good bargains!

However, I was concerned to see that two motorhomes were parked there and as I had been told they had been there for some time, one of these, an elderly Mercedes panel van was started up every morning at about 0600 until gone 0800 with resulting noise and fumes.

It is exemplary that your council provide such a service that we wish more councils would follow, but I do not condone the use of these facilities as residential and the resultant noise, fumes and rubbish levels that we encountered.

I would not like to see that these facilities abused and end up like a gypsy camp and would welcome some sort of regulation to prevent the use of the site as full habitation and also the imposition of a time restraint for each visit.

I would appreciate your intervention into the regulation of this facility to ensure that genuine motorhome owners are able to park up for a short stay and spend some time (and money) in Canterbury, I am concerned that if the facility continues to be abused, it may be withdrawn preventing us from re-visiting and also maybe preventing other councils in providing such a facility.

I would be pleased to hear your views.