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Whats the difference in stopping at a motorway Aire and stopping on a carpark in the middle of a town. You could be a target at either. Has anyone had any trouble OTHER than at a motorway Aire?
I personally have never slept at a motorway Aire because of the reports.
Johnny F
Hi Johnny,
That's the point of the poll, to try to discover from personal experiences whether the problem is real or imagined, similar to the gassing............... Oh bugger I said no one was to mention it
Andrew
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You still need another option 'none of the above but I'm interested in the result' otherwise I and the others who have already commented can't tell how the voting is going
Taking up Frank's point- the results of the Poll may persuade people who have thus far been put off from using them, to do so. Eg those who've heard reports of gassing.....oops- sorry Andrew
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We have stayed on lots of motorway Aires without any incidents but this was 25 odd years ago before I knew about the current Aires availability. There probably were not so many then if any. I wouldnt stay on them now. Prefer to stay in prettier quieter safer locations.
Motorhomer
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I agree with that-I've never stayed on a Motorway "Aire" and probably never will as my perceoption is that they are not wholly safe-it's only a perception though so I'm disqualified from the Poll
Ditto to what Telbell said. We fulltime for the last few years over in Europe mostly in France and haven't heard of any problems but we don't do Aires, so exempt from the poll.
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Good point Frank, do you happen to know whether you can amend the poll options once the poll has been submitted?
Yes, you can. Simply edit your original post and add another poll option.
Dougie.
Tried that Dougie, but when I try to edit it, I am presented in the poll section with all blanks, if I try to add another option it says I am unable to do so with out adding a poll question, if I try to do this it says I must add more than one option
I'll keep trying in the testing section
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In my experience you have to have an 'ology' in polls otherwise it doesn't matter how long you spend making sure you get the poll just right, someone will come along and suggest some option you hadn't thought of
I've always advocated not staying on motorway aires, no evidence to back it up but imo its the obvious haunt for a thief who wants a quick getaway after the deadly deed. I hope Boff reads this because I think has has some info to back up the argument against.
I once stayed at a small motorway aire in the north (through neccesity rather than choice) without incident but it just didn't feel right, didn't get much sleep and I wouldn't do it again.
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If we have a evening or late night crossing we always stop at the Aire on the A16 north of Abbeville. Saves disturbing sleepers on more formal Aires. The only other motorway Aires that we have used were on the route to Barcelona a few years ago when we wanted to get to Barcelona as quickly as possible.
Would not hesitate at using them again, but we try to keep on the Nroads nowadays for a more relaxed journey.
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I have assumed that by "problem" and "incident" you mean something more serious than just being woken up in the night by noise or a prowler. I have voted on this basis but I have to say of the times I have overnighted on a motorway aire I can only recall one peaceful night! I try to avoid such stops if at all possible and have only ever done it when in the company of fellow travellers.
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