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Britain don’t have motorway Aires they have motorway services.
On that basis it is only France that the OP could be referring to.
But it's not only there....
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Why,,because the owners of Motorway Services are greedy bastards and we don't spend money whilst sleeping,,BUSBY,,Every year we go to France or via France and every time we have stayed overnight on the motorways services and never had any problems at all, they are most of the time toll services which are very well serviced, toilets,water,showers on some and even chemical point, we always tend to find the bigger ones are much better (with the land that goes off into a wooded area via roads) very quite an always have had good night sleep there, sometimes if they are busy you normally find MH parked among the HGVs - we have also stopped on services in Croatia as well as a few others, we tend to do it more and more frequently now, it beats the hell out of campsites (especially UK sites) Cant even stop at a UK service are for a nap/bite to eat and a rest for any longer than 2 hrs - WHY NOT ?
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I am sorry, I would not usually post something in direct opposition to a member,but I believe that is very poor advice indeed, and could easily be dangerous.We have stopped on autoroute Aires in France, however you are never at ease, trucks coming and going all the night. Then of course the only fridge van in the area comes and parks 12 ins away from you and it's fridge motor sings you to sleep (I don't think ). I do know people who have had the windscreen cut out and robbed whilst they slept. But if you must stayhtere DON'T stay amongst the trucks.
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why use motorways at all.
your on holiday meet the locals ,
drive slowly and enjoy the ride out.
I have seen the Motorway Aires and thought yea they would be ok for a night if parked sensibly. But honestly with decent trip planning I cant imagine needing to use them. Never going to drive until I am that tired I need the next services when on holiday. Its about pre planned nice spots or aiming at nice spots hoping for a decent corner of the world to park at with a nice view.
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I am sorry, I would not usually post something in direct opposition to a member,but I believe that is very poor advice indeed, and could easily be dangerous.
Get used to the noise.. It is better to be a little disturbed that make your self a big easy target for any toerags on the lookout for a bit of 5 finger discount.
After 8 years of doing motorway aires I know of only ONE person who had something stolen.. That was my son-in-law and daughter who had, of all things, a pram stolen!!
Sure, you HEAR of things but when you start digging it is the same as gassing stories.. My mate knew a man whose cousin said their milkman etc etc
I am def not saying these things never happen, only that they are a lot rarer than people would have you believe, providing basic security measures are observed..
I feel safer in a french garage type aires than an awful lot of camp sites I have stayed at in the uk
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I just can't understand how any one can gain entry to your motorhome if you have decent internal security..Only way into mine would be through a window by breaking it,,pretty sure that would wake me up. BUSBY..My son and partner were advised by the French police not to stay on a particular motorway Aire, they moved to another one and were ROBBED during the night.
That experience has persuaded us never to over-night on a motorway Aire!
Rod
I just can't understand how any one can gain entry to your motorhome if you have decent internal security..Only way into mine would be through a window by breaking it,,pretty sure that would wake me up. BUSBY..
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That is so true. In reality nowhere is 100% safe and secure against those who would visit harm upon us (pinched that). One must however ask what steps some do take to secure their property whilst "bimbling" around in motorhomes. I hear comments such as "always make sure you can see your mh at all times when on services in case baddies do nasty things". They seem to believe there are groups of scallywags laying in wait for us to park up to rob us. A much easier target would be the houses we have left behind. Whilst we do not take foolish risks (I hope) the very worst that can happen is the MH and all it's contents are stolen never to be seen again. I always have my wallet with me with credit cards, driving licences etc, the rest .... it is insured if they nick it ... they nick it ... if I feared the risks I would not take them in the first place. I would never try and persuade anyone to do what they do not feel safe doing ... but ... surely we must not scare nervous persons with unsubstantiated tales of woe. If our MH was stolen, we would be very angry upset and sad but together we would get over it, buy another, a slightly different model and continue. Our lives are for living not for fearing.I would add that paranoia is a hard master !
That experience has persuaded us never to over-night on a motorway Aire!
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But if you have internal draw bolts there is no way quiet access can be gained,,cheap to buy easy to fit or fit Heosafe,,,,BUSBYT'was an older camper and the door lock was 'screwdrivered'!
Rod
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i have my own deterrent it's called the wife like a bulldog chewing a wasp frighten any thing away
bill
I was actually broken into and robbed on the picnic area in the services on the A9 at Montpellier our credit card was stolen as was our cash and also our video camera,at the time there must have been at least 20 vans, cars of all descriptions parked behind,in front an opposite us,if you choose to ignore the advice,do so at your peril,we were NOT gassed but we never heard a thing despite our bed being only 10 feet away from where they went through our belongings.As the title really.
We've passed some really nice motorway Aires and wonder why the advice given in the All the Aires book states that it's not advisable to stay overnight on them. Surely any thief would have to travel on the roads to get to the aire, commit the theft then escape on the same roads. With numberplate recognition surely this would be a very unattractive proposition? Wouldn't the same criminal activity be more likely at an aire in a town or village?
Has anyone actually had a theft from their motorhome on motorway Aires?
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