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Quote: Originally posted by burchardt on 15/2/2022

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Hello Everybody

As you can probably gather I have a partly converted van which I use for both business and leisure .

Over the past couple of years it appears now that a significant portion of sites will not accept commercial vehicles , which when it comes to holiday planning it is a real headache .

You have to troll through website after website , looking at site specifics to see if they do or do not accept converted vans . Even when you think you have found a site with no mention of them not accepting vans , when you contact them too enquire , you get abruptly dismissed , with " Certainly not" .

My van is not sign written , it's not a pile of rust and dents . It's clean , presentable . There are sky lights fitted . A fold down double bed and fixed cupboards . Unfortunately, due to insurance restrictions I am unable to fit rear windows as I use it for business .

My point is basically this why can't all sites stipulate whether they take vans . I appreciate their stance on sign written vans , I wouldn't want to be on a pitch staring at a big Sprinter or Iveco with " Joe Bloggs Toilet Cleaning Service " on it for a week or so .

The thing is the site's don't give you the opportunity to explain what your vans appearance is or even to see a picture before accepting a booking then when you arrive and it is not as described then they can refuse entrance .

I would have thought with the loss of business over the past couple of years they would be glad of any trade .

Opinions please

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Quote: Originally posted by SoggySteve on 23/6/2022

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Some sites in the UK have gone a little far IMO. There is one I saw the other day which is a no smoking site. Really?

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 23/6/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by SoggySteve on 23/6/2022

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Some sites in the UK have gone a little far IMO. There is one I saw the other day which is a no smoking site. Really?

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Oh yes please! I was sat outside the MH in the glorious evening sun, enjoying my drink & the fabulous view over the harbour, when Mrs next door came out of her caravan (hab door facing our hab door) and lit up a fag. The smoke & smell came straight over to me & I had to move back in until she’d finished. She was a heavy smoker so I could never sit outside for long on that trip, though it’s what I really enjoy about camping.

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Quote: Originally posted by SoggySteve on 26/6/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 23/6/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by SoggySteve on 23/6/2022

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Some sites in the UK have gone a little far IMO. There is one I saw the other day which is a no smoking site. Really?

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Oh yes please! I was sat outside the MH in the glorious evening sun, enjoying my drink & the fabulous view over the harbour, when Mrs next door came out of her caravan (hab door facing our hab door) and lit up a fag. The smoke & smell came straight over to me & I had to move back in until she’d finished. She was a heavy smoker so I could never sit outside for long on that trip, though it’s what I really enjoy about camping.

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Each to their own I suppose. You’d really have to ban BBQ’s and fire pits otherwise it’s hardly a smoke free zone. That to me is a step too far away from the type of camping I know and love. I’m not quite sure how many people they’ll attract with those stringent rules but maybe it works for them

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