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1. Without actually asking Colin Perris I won't argue about designSorry Graham but I do not agree with some of that. I am not sure Canterbury was ever designed with motorhomes in mind rather than it being added later. The ticketing barriers are already there in many P&Rs. And water and waste should be no real problem as most P&Rs also have a toilet facility. And in Canterbury you can't get in after about 8:00pm but can get out (as long as you use your ticket and pay) at any time, again just like many other P&Rs.
And finally in reality it is not the transit traffic that is important in most cases, it is the people who want to come and visit the city. After all Canterbury is a major tourist destination in its own right, as witnessed by the crowds of them when we were there in March. If places like Oxford, York and Cambridge did what Canterbury has done I am sure they would be full, and their economy would benefit as well. But then they would be full, and their economy would benefit. But then common sense and commercial nouse have never been strong points with some local councils.
2. Ticketing barriers exist at some P&Rs but not all. Some P&R sites are locked overnight so would need new exit barriers. That's why the costs for each place need to be established.
3. Yes, toilets exist but how close do the water and sewer pipes run to the area suitable for an aire? Again costs need to be established.
4. We stayed at Canterbury P&R last year as tourists, because we wanted to see for ourselves what the facility was like. Most other people were coming from or going to Dover though., something that would not be the case in places like Oxford, York and Cambridge.
5. As regards Oxford, York and Cambridge, do you have facts to show that they would be full, and their economy would benefit? If so then contact them with those facts. If not then why should they do anything if they don't have the same level of confidence.
6. Having a go at councils by saying something like "common sense and commercial nouse have never been strong points with some local councils" will get us nowhere. Anyone (council or not) faced with such an approach, without it being accompanied by evidence, is likely to react defensively/aggressively and simply counter along the lines of "the general public has no real clue about what is involved".