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I wasnt sure where to put this post but we bought a 91 Bailey Scorpio in February it had a bit of damp in it but thanks to reading this forum its been sorted, we have had a great first year caravaning and found a camp site that we really liked so decided to site it there next year, only to be told after we had been up to choose our pitch that our van was too old. Is this a common problem, and does any one know any sites around the Lancashire, south Cumbria area that takes older vans.

Some sites do have a 10 / 12 year ruling - as said before its crazy. We once had a 50's van on a seasonal pitch and the people had a car all sprayed to match each other - was a lovely sight to see. You are best looking around, but dont be put off because there are lots of sites that dont have this ruling.

I've never heard of this ruling before and have never heard of anything quite so ridiculous!

Before our motorhome we had a '99 Bailey caravan and it was in good condition but I would have been furious if a site had refused because of "age"......how in this climate can sites refuse business because of the way something looks?!  What next?  People?

Quote: Originally posted by chelsea girl on 30/10/2012

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......?!how in this climate can sites refuse business because of the way something looks  What next?  People?

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I have been back in touch with the company who run the site and they say because my van is older they would struggle to cover it for insurance purposes ???  The decision has been made by the site manager/caretaker , but I am most welcome to holiday at the site next year. I dont think we will be going back, we will just look for somewhere else.

insurance purposes ???  - this site insuring your Van then? thats a cop out!!

and believe me its not just the older vans that can get abandoned! age doesnt seem to come into it. We have had new vans that have not seen anyone at them for 6 months or more they dont stay looking new for long then!

Hey,

There is a site called Sportsmans Caravan Park. You can visit there website sportsmanscaravanpark.co.uk and they take second hand caravans. There have a few empty plots available for static caravans. Hope this helps, there are also based in Lancashire. The website has all their contact details, etc for you to have a look.

Kind Regards