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www.express.co.uk

New age limit rules could see holidayers forced out of caravan parks

HOLIDAYS in the UK have experienced a boom this year due to the chaotic uncertainty swirling around foreign travel and many Britons have turned to camping and caravan getaways. However, caravan owners risk being kicked out if they don't follow this rule.
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This has always been the case with static caravans. I suspect false news as neither of the 'club's' have mentioned anything.
 
common practice on most UK sites for statics (though someone will be along to name a couple of smaller ones that dont ...) - 22 years is longer than most though as they tend to have 15 year age limits.

its a way of generating a lot of extra income for the site owners as most of them insist you can only buy through them or privately if the van is already on site (with a fee to the site owners !)

a lot different from most sites in France ! There are vans around 25 + years old on the site we have ours on in France. Though at that age theyre unlikely to have enough mod 'cons' to satisfy most people.

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Yes I agree, it’s normal for statics to have a rule like that imposed on sites.
 
My view is that they are actually talking about static and long term sited caravans. NOT Motorhomes, but the article decided to use stock motorhome pictures. Possible that there may be a few motorhomes left in an unmoved state.
It's a very common practice on many static sites to have age limits. There are also lots of "cons" such as only being able to resell back to the site, only the site can move your van off at an exaggerated fee. If you sell your van the site gets a percentage Etc.
 
This has been the same since we had a static in the eighties, it differs from site to site,
on our one Combe Haven run by the Rank organisation there was a 10 year limit unless it was kept very clean and tidy, The 1987 hurricane sorted out our old one good and proper so we could buy a new one at the caravan show, not often that a act of nature worked well for me (y)
 
Been going on for years on static sites. My uncle had a beautifu ex-showmans van and was told to remove it or upgrade it some 40 years ago when the site brought in a 15 year age limit for vans.

Best one I heard this weekend from a static owner was if she died and was the only named owner of the van, the site takes immediate possession of the van!!!! (the van is only 3 years old).
 
Go to the original article. Definitely statics at a set of sites run by one company.

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The headline in your first post made it seem like it referred to aged holidaymakers.

Can't have those crinklies spoiling their posh holiday parks
 
Actually, I have been present on a site down South where I have seen caravans turned away because they are scruffy.. Or a van with only a small side window.. and one BEAUTIFUL campervan because it had been designed as a gorgeous old Romany gypsy type van..
 
You know , actually this is quite interesting , and comical , at the same time .

The article appears to refer to , in the main one site . A site that appears to be fully oriented towards the family setting , with vague reference to a second of similar standing . You know the type , swimming pool , kids play area . On site club , shop , and restaurant , possible even some kind of entertainment building .
Hah , the site that charges 80 quid a night (with leccy extra of course) , basically a butlins , were you bring your own accommodation . Now , far be it for me to pass comment , if you like that sort of thing then crack on , but personally i wouldn't go near that type of site anyway . I will admit the entertainment can be priceless , and i'm not talking about the entertainment building either , but the hoards of screaming kids , and dogs running wild , would have me reaching for the ignition keys in pretty short order .
There is no mention of a government blanket ruling , only local , and such a rule has been in place for statics residential vans for many years . One site where my parents lived actually tried to invoke this , as part of their upgrades , i cant remember much about it as it was best part of 50 years ago . But as i recall , courts were involved , and families moved , we were one of them , with the result the site almost went bust . The site eventually was sold , and is still running today not a mile from where i'm writing this , but it is largely rental now .
If sites want to go this route , i wouldn't sweat it , there will be many , many more who won't . They simply couldn't afford to be this short sighted . The super doper sites are counting on a present trend continuing , which it won't , this is people making do . Some will only camp once and never set foot in a van again , many others will see the light in a few years time . Like i said before on another thread , people have very short memories . If the caravan club invoked such a rule , they would instantly see a reduction in members , their sites would see a reduced revenue , and facing financial issues would either have to close , make exceptions or possible leave altogether , can you really see that happen .
As for the express , what can i say , it's news media doing what they do best , making a crisis outta a drama . Barely even news worthy .
 
If nothing else, this is a fantastic example of how a non story can be made into ‘news’ and mislead everyone by the headline and use of irrelevant photos. Even the reporting itself uses a form of words not exactly referring to permanent static mobile homes on long term or permanent sites.

The actual facts are completely distorted and intended to sensasionalise, mislead, and scare.

.......sound familiar😉
gotta love the press💩

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It mentions 'vehicles' but even statics have wheels and a tow hitch.
If they didn't, different planning rules for 'permenant' buildings would apply.
 
airwave said:
You know , actually this is quite interesting , and comical , at the same time .

The article appears to refer to , in the main one site . A site that appears to be fully oriented towards the family setting , with vague reference to a second of similar standing . You know the type , swimming pool , kids play area . On site club , shop , and restaurant , possible even some kind of entertainment building .
Hah , the site that charges 80 quid a night (with leccy extra of course) , basically a butlins , were you bring your own accommodation . Now , far be it for me to pass comment , if you like that sort of thing then crack on , but personally i wouldn't go near that type of site anyway . I will admit the entertainment can be priceless , and i'm not talking about the entertainment building either , but the hoards of screaming kids , and dogs running wild , would have me reaching for the ignition keys in pretty short order .
There is no mention of a government blanket ruling , only local , and such a rule has been in place for statics residential vans for many years . One site where my parents lived actually tried to invoke this , as part of their upgrades , i cant remember much about it as it was best part of 50 years ago . But as i recall , courts were involved , and families moved , we were one of them , with the result the site almost went bust . The site eventually was sold , and is still running today not a mile from where i'm writing this , but it is largely rental now .
If sites want to go this route , i wouldn't sweat it , there will be many , many more who won't . They simply couldn't afford to be this short sighted . The super doper sites are counting on a present trend continuing , which it won't , this is people making do . Some will only camp once and never set foot in a van again , many others will see the light in a few years time . Like i said before on another thread , people have very short memories . If the caravan club invoked such a rule , they would instantly see a reduction in members , their sites would see a reduced revenue , and facing financial issues would either have to close , make exceptions or possible leave altogether , can you really see that happen .
As for the express , what can i say , it's news media doing what they do best , making a crisis outta a drama . Barely even news worthy .
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Sorry. I didn't read all the article as I won't download cookies... I thought it was tugging holiday caravans.
 
Don't they have this sort of thing in the states on their RV parks, have to be x years young or off you go
 
movan said:
Sorry. I didn't read all the article as I won't download cookies... I thought it was tugging holiday caravans.
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I'll be honest Joy , neither do i . But it's still possible to read the article , with the cookie claimer in place . Actually even if i did accept the cookie , as i use a chromebook , the second i switch the machine off the cookie gets dumped anyway . My computer does not have a hard drive for it to get imprinted on , but it does bring about some interesting questions regarding personal intrusion don't you think ? .

As a rule , i'm the same as you , but i do allow a few cookies , from certain sites . Todate none have remained .

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I never worry about accepting cookies as mine are deleted on exit. This article is definitely about statics and is a usual non story.
 
movan said:
Sorry. I didn't read all the article as I won't download cookies... I thought it was tugging holiday caravans.
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airwave said:
I'll be honest Joy , neither do i . But it's still possible to read the article , with the cookie claimer in place . Actually even if i did accept the cookie , as i use a chromebook , the second i switch the machine off the cookie gets dumped anyway . My computer does not have a hard drive for it to get imprinted on , but it does bring about some interesting questions regarding personal intrusion don't you think ? .

As a rule , i'm the same as you , but i do allow a few cookies , from certain sites . Todate none have remained .
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Reallyretired said:
I never worry about accepting cookies as mine are deleted on exit. This article is definitely about statics and is a usual non story.
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Is it possible for me to have cookies removed on exit, from my Android phone please? I don't have a computer.

Thank you.

(Please can you keep instruction simple.. I am technophobe. :(.)
 
There are some sites that don't require you to remove your static at X age, but they are usually small independent and/or family run sites, we were on a site at Chapel Hill near Coningsby and they had one static that was 40 years old and was well looked after and beautiful. The 'rule' should be more to do with the condition of the statics as even newer ones can be badly maintained.

Buying a static is a minefield and you really DO need to know what you're doing and ensure you read and understand everything before buying one unfortunately many people don't bother and just get drawn in by the excitement of having their own holiday home which they think is gonna be more used and work out cheaper than lots of rental holidays which of course it rarely, if ever, does.
 
movan said:
Is it possible for me to have cookies removed on exit, from my Android phone please? I don't have a computer.

Thank you.

(Please can you keep instruction simple.. I am technophobe. :(.)
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There'll be a option in the settings for your browser to delete cookies on exit.
 

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