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The difference is that several people (including yourself if I recall correctly) took the trouble to constructively lobby the council such that they responded positively (even though they had suffered abuse for several years). Similar schemes could work in other places but people will not make the case to the councils involved so there is no incentive for them to invest.It doesnt take much to start with basic car parks with spaces painted out large enough for motorhomes.
Flyde council has done this. We were there last weekend and paid £15 for 2 nights and days. We consider this fine as the car park was in a good location on the seafront, I wouldn't consider £15 acceptable if the car park was in a poor location so obviously prices could vary.
There were over 20 vans there each night so I would say there was worth while and the demand is there. Just taking the benefit of the parking income and keeping the vans off side streets is worth councils doing this kind of semi-aire scheme.
We spent over £120 between a hotel, cinema, shops, amusement arcades, so once again another reason why these schemes are viable to councils and local traders. If this car park was unavailable we may have parked on a road but more likely we would have gone elsewhere and so would the friends we met up with there. It works so is very strange other councils are not following.
The friends we met are the ones who no-loonger go to france after being confronted by immigrants.
As regards the cost, we stayed at a THS at Blackpool for £8.50 a night from the 23rd to 26th October. That was on for over a week and there was another in St Annes at the same time. Those sorts of events happen regularly in popular destinations so plenty of alternatives if car parks aren't available