Black waste Dump at Cobham services M25 (1 Viewer)

[John & Joan]

M5 Services near Bristol is presumably Gordano. I've never heard of a dump point there, Welcome Break don't publicise one and there is no mention on the Motorway Services Online web site. Gordano doesn't even have caravan/motorhome spaces, you have to park with the HGVs.

I had a look online myself Graham, before I posted and saw nothing , that is why I asked.

 

[scotjimland]

Found this info on the coach drivers web site...haven't checked, or know if they can be used by motorhomes (apart from Cobham)


Toilet drop points

Lymm services
Just past the commercial fuel pumps on the left.

Warwick services
Northbound in the lorry park the the row behind the coach park.
Southbound on the left just before the coach park.

Cobham Services
Behind the fuel station (Free if you have 25 passengers)

Gretna Green Black Smiths shop

 

[GJH]

Apparently one at Broken Link Removed as well but no indication as to whether it can be used by motorhomes.

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[John & Joan]

Apparently one at Broken Link Removed as well but no indication as to whether it can be used by motorhomes.

I have contacted them twice about this Graham and received no reply.

The Department for Transport had a circular to All MSA
DfT Circular 01/2008
POLICY ON SERVICE AREAS AND OTHER ROADSIDE FACILITIES ON MOTORWAYS AND ALL-PURPOSE TRUNK ROADS IN ENGLAND
83. Operators may provide overnight parking facilities for caravans and motorhomes.
Facilities for the supply of fresh water, electrical hook-up and the disposal of foul and
grey water may also be provided. However, caravans and motorhomes should not be
permitted to stay on site for more than a maximum of twelve hours.

However when the coalition Government came into power 2 elections ago this was rescinded and advice previously prohibited about the commercial use of parking spaces by traders was revised to permitted. Money is god.

I wrote to all the MSA on this point and only Extra MSA Beaconsfield Ltd and Westmoorland Ltd at Tebay replied with info.

Westmorland Ltd Reply
We offer fresh potable water at our North and South-bound forecourts.
There are no facilities at North or South for formally sluicing grey or black waste as we have our Caravan Park on North that has all the required facilities.

later in respect to Gloucester
Thank you for your email. Whilst we have not included some of request into our new model for Gloucester we will discuss how we might approach this in the near future. We are pleased that you brought this to our attention. --- Later they replied it was a non starter for toilet dump facilities due to cost implications as posted in a thread above.

Extra MSA Beaconsfield Ltd Reply
The provision for drinking water or electrical hook up is not available at our sites, however we do have waste dump disposal available at our Cobham Services which costs £5.00.

Area24 at Folkstone is an independent MSA and chose not to enter into discussions.

 

[Zigisla]

Can you give a bit more info. Please.

On way home now and will check out for you. Cannot remember which search site I was in, but I was looking for sites so will check out history.

 

[Zigisla]

Clearly I need to pay more attention to location when offering advice Bristol end (ish)
Gloucester Services M5 North

Motorhome service point and night stop situated at a motorway service station

Whaddon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, GL4 0DN

51.820244, -2.228629
N51° 49.215' W2° 13.718'
Approximately 129km from your current location

http://www.gloucesterservices.com/

01452 813254

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[Reallyretired]

Ive only once needed to empty a cassette into a public loo, but its certainly not a problem, as I routinely do this at home when returning from a trip.
I use bio liquid so contents liquified and fairly non smelly.
Used to have aproblem when I used to use Thetford blue or equivilant as not liquified, smelly, and could stain the loo if the blue was too concentrated.

 

[TheCaller]

The only thing I could find on the Gloucester Services web site was:
' We have designated caravan and motorhome parking available. Overnight parking is £20 per night.'

The parking charge is new. I noticed when I called in northbound a couple of weeks ago that they had put up '2 hours free parking' notices. They weren't there before & I did stop for a bit of a kip when northbound back in November.

I suspect they may have tried it with no time restrictions for a while after opening, but have now decided that it wasn't a viable option.

I've not seen mention of any dedicated M/H facilities other than the parking area.

 

[GJH]

Clearly I need to pay more attention to location when offering advice Bristol end (ish)
Gloucester Services M5 North

Motorhome service point and night stop situated at a motorway service station

Whaddon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, GL4 0DN

51.820244, -2.228629
N51° 49.215' W2° 13.718'
Approximately 129km from your current location

http://www.gloucesterservices.com/

01452 813254

I don't know where the people behind Search for Sites get their information but it appears to be inaccurate in this case. See John's posts #27 and #34 above

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[Zigisla]

Duly noted. I will post an Edit to that site and hopefully clear up confusion.

 

[Zigisla]

Looking back on the site in question, it does state as the facilities - Water Available and Grey Water Disposal Point Available and no mention of Chemical Loo emptying, so maybe no to black but yes to grey.