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irvine45

27/8/2014 at 12:50pm
Location: Staffordshire
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Whilst on my travels, I would quite like to stop en route home to visit passing towns. But as I am towing, there never seems to be enough parking bays or any allocations anywhere in Britain.
What does everyone else do?
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Jax365

27/8/2014 at 1:05pm
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I used to detour quite often when I had a small campervan, but now I'm towing, I have never done this either. The only places I stop for a break are motorway services and nice big lay-byes. It's just too much of a worry to try and find somewhere to park!

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gailbonney

27/8/2014 at 1:50pm
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Slightly off topic but I can't believe how many non towers park in the towing/truck bays at motorway services. You see these enormous bays with a little car in it! Its not as if there are no other bays empty. The number of times we have driven into then out of a service area due to having nowhere to park is a bit of a joke. We now start trying to find one a good hour before needing to stop (for food) just in case it takes us ages to find one. Its even worse when our son needs the loo. Our unit is 41ft (car and van) so we can't stop just anywhere. Rant over!!

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David Klyne

27/8/2014 at 3:45pm
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Surely the whole point of towing a caravan is the set up on a site somewhere and then visit from there?

David

johnks

27/8/2014 at 3:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 27/8/2014Surely the whole point of towing a caravan is the set up on a site somewhere and then visit from there?

David

Exactly! If you want to visit places on route then you need a motorhome!

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