Generally speaking the caravan and motorhome fraternity tend to be a grand group of folks who are not only prepared to spend up to tens of thousands of pounds on good equipment but also a considerable amount when they are on their travels.
The vast majority of people tend to use caravan sites for their overnight stays but finding somewhere to park when you are travelling between sites can cause all kinds of issues. Sadly , the only viable option for many is to roll up to the nearest out of town supermarket, as it's the only place to park, and spend their money within their walls.
One Australian Council is making provision for both free daytime and overnight parking , see the details here
It would be good to see dedicated parking spaces made available to motorhomes and caravans owners that want to visit our towns and villages, so they can park close enough to high streets and town centres to visit them on foot.
It's a shame that we have to witness all of that spending potential just driving through our towns, only to end up on some soulless retail park, and further adding to the massive profits of the national retailers who operate their.
Most towns in our area have some ground that could be utilised to offer more central parking to both leisure vehicles and coaches and , if we offer the facility, people will come, and they'll keep coming.
I think its a great idea and frankly one that should be adopted. I know personally that we would stop more often in the smaller towns if we knew we had a place to park our rig. I hope this gets adopted sooner rather than later.
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