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we recently went to a campsite  with our folding camper, and were refused electric hook up on the grounds that, due to the canvas roof it did not meet health and safety standards for the electric. has anybody else had the same type of problem?

If it didn't meet safety regulations then Conway wouldn't have fitted it. I agree with George.

Tents use EHU after all.

Utter rubbish, some people are just ridiculous.  Technically youu are a caravan, the bottom half is exactly the same, only a canvas roof.

Jaymo

I ment to say we have had elecric hook up in our tents,you can't get much more canvasey than that now, can you?  You should have said well may be we do have a canvas roof, but at least when it rains the rain doesn't rattle on the roof. so we are not causing noise polution.

Jaymo

Hi Jan

"has a certificate to say the electricity was tested"

Who from? I would think that would be pretty unique.

Hi Caz

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If it didn't meet safety regulations then Conway wouldn't have fitted it

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I would not go that far, I have seen wiring by a Major manufacturers which would not meet the regs, I cannot comment on a Conway, but I cannot remember seeing one caravan or motorhome yet that would pass regs, but even though thay dont pass regs I dont know of any casualties from camping electrics, quite a few shocks, but none serious.

I agree with all the above.  Absolute crap.  I suspeect there may have been another reason which they were not prepared to divulge.

Just don't go there again.  Perhaps you would care to name and shame them or put a review on the relevant section on this site.   We would appreciate the heads up on this site. 

Yes, tell us what site it was so we can avoid it.

My Countryman was built with a "proper tent EHU" in it, the sockets fed from that.