In this month’s Motorhome and Campervan News we look at:
* The top ten epic driving routes in the UK. Can you guess which one is number one?
* Motorhomes getting stuck down narrow streets
* Overnight parking bans in various places
* and why it may cost more to holiday in Scotland even if you don’t use campsites?
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Motorhome News came from the following sources:
Petrol and Diesel Ban Moved to 2035
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rishi-sunak-net-zero-new-petrol-diesel-car-ban-2035-climate-change-tories-b1108367.html
JCB hydrogen internal combustion engine in Mercedes Sprinter van
https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/campaigns/hydrogen/hydrogen-van?page=1
Campsites can’t cope with the increase of EVs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64901247
Campers were warned of campsite flooding
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23770380.west-bay-campsite-say-campers-warned-flood-risks/
Motorhome stuck in Cornish narrow road
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/driver-in-bits-motorhome-gets-8780145
Motorhome stuck in Spanish narrow road
Brit couple get huge motorhome stuck down narrow street while on holiday
The Downs to ban overnight parking
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/overnight-parking-ban-could-introduced-8767204
New approach to dirty camping
https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/23771975.aberdour-new-approach-fife-coast-countryside-trust/
Parking on Felixstowe seafront
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23753618.three-options-deal-felixstowe-seafront-camper-vans/
Norway Overrun with motorhomes
Wales Answer to the NC500
https://www.visitwales.com/inspire-me/wales-way
https://cadw.gov.wales/coastal-way
NC500 Voted UKs Epic Road Trip
https://www.thenational.scot/news/23864887.scotlands-nc500-route-voted-uks-epic-road-trip/
NC500 code of conduct for motorhomes
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/motors/11161480/nc500-motorhome-drivers-safety-warning/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/23760883.ian-blackford-demands-motorhome-code-conduct-nc500-crashes/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23790466.ian-blackford-campervan-plan-criticised-motoring-expert/
Taxing motorhomes
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tax-motorhomers-too-highland-council-urges-6lvgd5dsg
https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/tourist-tax-scotland-cruise-ships-and-all-motorhomes-should-pay-tourist-tax-says-scottish-council-amid-over-tourism-concerns-4345912
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/tourist-tax-motorhomes-scotland-highland-council/
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We have the top ten epic driving routes in the UK. Can you guess which one is number one? We also have Motorhomes getting stuck down narrow streets and overnight parking bans in various places and find out why it may cost more to holiday in Scotland even if you don’t use campsites?
It’s all coming up, in this episode of Motorhome News. Hi, I’m Ads. You can find links to all the news articles in the video description. We are going to start off with something you all probably know about already and that is that the
UK Priminister, Rishi Sunak, has pushed back the ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030 to 2035 giving car manufacturers 12 years to improve technology and come up with vehicles that don’t run on fossil fuels but have a decent range, are fast to recharge or fill up,
Are affordable and have an infrastructure in place. Like I’ve said before, at the moment there isn’t an affordable electric motorhome yet so this is good news. More good news is that JCB, not a name to be associated with motorhomes, have announced another breakthrough in hydrogen technology. JCB have managed to retrofit one of
Its hydrogen internal combustion engines into a Mercedes Sprinter van proving that motorhomes and campervans can run off of hydrogen. There are no performance details in the article but, to me, we’re a step closer to replacing fossil fuel motorhomes with hydrogen than we are
With battery powered electric motorhomes. One reason why we may not want an electric motorhome in the future is because of the huge amount of power they’ll consume while charging on a campsite. Some campsites are reporting that they are unable to cope with the increase of electric
Cars. Installing more car chargers and beefing up the cabling will be a massive job which would involve digging up the campsite to install thicker cables. Since a lot of campsites are rural the National Grid might struggle to get enough power to those areas. The article from
The BBC is referring to static caravan parks but as more holidayers buy electric cars then it’s only going to get worse and we’ll see more and more touring caravans being towed by EVs. We may also start seeing campsites temporarily closing due to getting a power upgrade. I’m sure
You have your opinions on electric and hydrogen powered motorhomes and possible problems with campsites so let us know in the doobly-doo. Talking of campsites. A campsite in Dorset has flooded due to a nearby river bursting its banks because of the very high spring tides. Even
Though campers were given advanced warning some refused to move. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t have thought twice about staying in this field. Apparently, one camper can be seen sitting outside in his chair. I think that’s him there. What makes me laugh are the canoeists paddling
Through his pitch. Do they not know that it’s courteous to go around other people’s pitches? This one has been sent to me by Adrian Smith. A German couple hiring a motorhome got it stuck in the seaside town of Padstow in Cornwall. A witness said that they were in bits as they tried to
Navigate the narrow Mill Road. Instead of stopping they continued but did eventually stop and managed to turn around but not without burning the clutch out in the process. The reason for getting stuck was apparently due to a satnav error. And before you say something bad about
Our friends in Europe. A British middle-aged couple touring Spain in a motorhome managed to get it wedged in the beautiful village of Sorvilan. They appeared to ignore the sign warning that large vehicles should avoid the village centre. The police and a tow truck managed to
Pull them out but it took four hours to do so. What’s the lesson learned here, folks? That’s right, don’t allow your satnav to drive you around, look where you’re going and read the road regardless of where you are from or visiting. On the outskirts of Bristol, just north of the
Clifton suspension bridge is a large park land called The Downs. There are at least 60 vans parked there long term probably because the parking is free and there are toilets. Now though the council and the Downs Advisory Panel want to ban overnight parking from 1am to 4am
With a £500 fine. They have also considered using a number plate recognition system. The Fife Coast and Countryside Trust in Scotland has a new approach to dirty-camping which I think could be used elsewhere in the UK. Over the last few years wild-camping in tents
And the numbers of motorhomes have increased at Silver Sands beach in Aberdour. This has brought with it problems such as anti-social behaviour, illegal camping and inappropriate parking with the locals having to clear up the mess left behind by tourists. Nothing was done
About it until last year when wild-campers had left human waste on the beach [Little Johnny, that’s a strange looking flag on top of your sand castle]. The Trust has employed extra staff so that someone can be onsite to maintain the public toilets, empty bins, repairs and be the
First point of contact for the public. They have also managed parking with appropriate signage, designated parking bays and educating users. This next one has been sent to me by Gillian Shaw. The popular seaside town of Felixstowe has a problem with motorhomes overnighting on
Its seafront. Up to 35 motorhomes have been seen parked along Undercliff Road East and concerns have been raised about the damage to kerbs and putting pedestrians at risk by occupants blocking the road and the promenade with tables and chairs. The council have come up
With three options to solve this problem; either introduce size-based restrictions on vehicles; have a limited amount of free parking; or have restrictions on overnight parking. However, they don’t like the idea of having parking metres because Felixstowe has a tradition of free parking
And doesn’t want to deter visitors. The council hopes to make a decision by the end of the year. Since the pandemic motorhomes and campervans have become very popular. So much so that most tourist spots and seaside towns have been swamped with motorhomes. A lot of these places
Are unable to cope such as the North Coast 500 as I reported in this video here [point top left]. But it’s not just happening in the UK. This article from “News in English” says that the whole of Norway was overrun with motorhomes this summer. Hot weather in Southern Europe and the
Weak Norwegian currency has meant that motorhomes have flocked from across Europe, including Norway. Some narrow roads have had much greater traffic on them during the tourist season, roads which haven’t been built for the capacity – just like the NC 500.
One business owner is shutting down his guided cycling tour business of 20 years because of safety issues due to the roads becoming much busier. It’s not just busier roads, motorhomes are overnight parking in beauty spots and carparks
Which I don’t have a problem with as long as they follow the rules but they are treating these spots as campsites; they are getting out their chairs, tables and BBQs which is totally wrong. But the problem isn’t just motorhomes, it’s Norway’s entire tourism sector that is
Struggling. According to the article there are also too many cruise ships visiting and there aren’t enough locals to cater for the masses of tourists. Let us know if you’ve had any problems in Norway or in any other country for that matter. The Wales Way is Wales’ answer to the North Coast
500. It’s a set of three routes – The Coastal Way, The Cambrian Way and The North Wales Way taking you through the beautiful countryside along the coast and through mountains. We’ve done a couple of these routes before so we are aware of them but I’m not sure when these routes
Were named or classed as tourist routes. If you’d like to know more or are looking for an itinerary then I’ll leave a link in the video description to the Visit Wales website. Talking of the North Coast 500 – It has been voted the UK’s most epic road trip. The car manufacturer
Dacia conducted a study asking 2000 Brits what their favourite routes are and the NC500 was in first place followed by The Coastal Way in Wales and the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Here’s a list of the top ten most epic road trip routes. Still on the NC500, there have been six deaths
And 23 injuries in the Highlands due to traffic accidents in the last year. According to this article The Highlands have had the most crashes in 7 out of 8 years across the whole of Scotland, which I find hard to believe. The NC500 is now regarded as one of the most dangerous routes in
The UK. To improve safety a Scottish MP has written to the Transport Minister asking for a code of conduct for motorhomes and for more signage to tell foreign travellers to drive on the left, not to drive in motorhome convoys and to pull over if
Someone wants to pass. As well as road signs other signage would include rental vehicles having window stickers and guidance on how you are expected to drive in the Highlands. However, the Institute of Advanced Motoring has said that it won’t support a change in law targeted at a
Particular group of road users and said that a quick solution would be to increase the speed limit on all single carriageways in Scotland to 50 mph for HGVs. By increasing the speed limit you may find drivers overtaking less and therefore fewer head on crashes but it sounds a bit like
Comparing apples with oranges to me because the MP isn’t asking for the law to change only to educate road users particularly foreign drivers. What do you think? Let me know in the doobly-doo. You may be aware that the Scottish Government is looking into the possibility of introducing
A tourist tax called the Visitor Levy. This would mean that an extra tax could be added to accommodation in hotels, B&Bs and campsites and given to the relevant local authorities for improving roads and facilities, etc. And if you’re thinking, [silly voice] “it
Doesn’t bother me I won’t be using campsites” then I have extra news for you. The Highland Council has called for motorhomes overnight parking outside of campsites to also be taxed, but it may not be easy to implement. The chief executive of VisitScotland says, “The difficulty
Is which local authority do you charge with levying a motorhome? If we are trying to get people travelling around the country and they are going into three or four different local authority areas, it is not the same as accommodation.” What do you think? Are campsites already
Expensive? How would they be able to tax an overnight stay in a layby or carpark? Let me know your thoughts in the doobly-doo and if you want to know why NC500 locals hate motorhomes then watch this video or you can keep up-to-date on more motorhome news by watching
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38 Comments
Good luck waiting for hydrogen, unless you are very rich!
I really don't want to see Hydrogen in use for domestic vehicles. The risk of massive explosions in crashes is too high imo. I also don't see EV's being a huge problem. Only the really expensive ones can tow anything bigger than a super light 2-3 berth caravan. Most of the EV's on the road either have no towing capacity or a towing capacity of less than 750kg.
The Downs. Don't ban overnight parking. Don't fine people for parking. Pay a ticket warden and put a "£50 a night" fee on it and use the income to pay the warden and then improve and maintain the parklands.
The government do not like people living a life of freedom. Cannot charge council tax. Just road tax which is less. Total numpties.
There are 2 ways to store hydrogen in a vehicle. In liquid form, it has to be stored below-253C (that’s minus). In gas form at a pressure of 70bar (that’s over 1000psi). The Toyota hydrogen car has a 142 litre hydrogen tank. So if people think that driving around with lithium ion batteries is dangerous, then just consider the potential risk of a hydrogen vehicle.
We have roads in Scarborough that have signs, no overnight camper vans, road is always full of em overnight, so what's the point council paying for for the signs then?
These are cheap skate holiday makers who put very little into local economies also use the litter bins for all their wastes and hog parking spaces for residents and hotel /b and b guests, it's got to stop !
Motor homes love them or hate them , most people hate them
People use more wild camping as campsite fees have got beyond a joke in some cases. some sites £60-£70 a night that's madness. Some of those sites are not that great as well.
So glad I'm retired and can visit all these places on the down season
Quite Self-Centerd. Not All Folk Living In Vans Are , On "holyday",It Is Their HOME! Tis You "camper-Van" Folk Who Create Most Highway Obstructions…
If its taxable this shitheel government will screw every last drop of blood out of anyone but themselves
EVs wont be a problem, nobody will be buying them after they are banned from car parks tunnels etc, plus, nobody will be able to get insurance.
Your ment to eat sleep work die "no fun for people in Britain 😂 25% less wages for migrants " no life for them FULL STOP" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I very rarely comment as some posters just want to pick a fight, but here goes. We have wild and site camped in our motorhome all over the UK and Europe and all we leave behind is money in shops, fuel stations, restaurants, pubs, tourist attractions etc. I find some humans behaviour disgusting, code of conduct, fines, bans etc will not change their behaviour, because its never them. I don’t know what the answer is. What I do know is those that do it correctly will end up being labelled and penalized in some way!! Whatever does get implemented, will not be thought thru!!! oh and as for the “locals” its amazing what can happen if you just “ASK”.
Which MP are you talking about and why not name them? And yes motorhomes and caravans should be taxed a lot more but id rather see them banned completely because the roads are too small and most of the drivers are not experienced or confident driving large vehicles. , for me its mostly the human poo and pee found all along the NC route. Also the inconsiderate drivers getting in everyones way all of the time. They use most of the lay-bys and leave rubbish in piles all over the place. Absolutely disgusting.
Interesting Channel, glad I found you, can't understand why you have so few subscribers, used to have a couple of Camper Vans, and a small Motorhome, now have a twin axle Caravan; so whilst your content isn't specifically aimed at caravanning, it's quite relevant. So subscribed immediately, and will check out your older videos.
Wales don't have an apostrophe in it…..
Interesting
Good thing I have a "Van with windows"
Vans with sliding slammer doors should definitely be BANNED from ALL camping areas permanently.
The billionaire Tory strikes again. Sunak doesn’t have a campervan he’s got a massive yacht 🤬🤬🤬
Don’t rush out & buy an EV as they are finished. The next level is about to be announced by the great scientists
best way with so many new technology engines on the horizon to avoid EV is wait another ten years. Lot of newly developed engines using alternative fuels. Friends have given up camper vans now. It's become a problem with costs. Site fees are very high. New taxes being discussed, insurance sky high. Wait , be patient. That glorious day will come. Too late for me.
wonder why motorhome drivers drive so damn slow. my motorhome which i live in full time and not part time has 188 bhp, 0-60 in 13 seconds, weighs 3.5 ton has a massive overhead cab bed and does 115 mph, its a biker thing you know lol, i overtake a lot of motorhomes and could never drive that slow i would drop off to sleep. their dpfs must be fuc–!
they can tax as much as they want it wont never affect me because i don't have an address lol, i say balls to the system!
Real van lifer here, and not a tourist. funniest thing of all, when it gets colder all those summer heros clear off home and hibernate which leaves the dramatic winter landscapes all for me and the odd locals. pity it doesn't snow all year round lol. the tourism wars would end as they UK population are brainwashed in be being scared of going out in bad weather.
haha, what a crime to get out you van and sit in a chair lmfao, send them to jail lol then giveum the old sparky🤣the bbq issues are the one night piss heads in cars and leave their crap behind. happens all summer here in galloway, people need to get their facts right.
isn't any road a tourist route or does it have to be splashed on websites so the clones can all copy each other? it's called keeping up to the jones lol, no individuality in this country.
if only people stopped copying each other and stopped using park 4 night the issues wouldn't be so bad. You will never see me sharing my park ups to anyone.
Sunaks end date for ICE may have changed but the wind down reductions in percentage sales that where part of the 2030 end date are still in place. So actually buying an ICE vehicle will become just as difficult regardless of this apparent change.
This is ridiculous why cant we have camper spots like America and Europe this is an attack on the camper community
First things first motorhoming is not camping!! we can define the 2 very easily we have the highway code to tell us about driving and we have the outdoor access code to tell us about camping, even bikepacking would come under the highway code because you are a road user, camping is simple it's walking or hiking on foot! and it shouldn't matter how you get to your destination!! you don't see campers ariving by train being harrassed and it's a simple reason – motorhoming is not camping!!
please google nasa ssb batteries
just ask them where is your contract and if you dont want to do that just return to sender addresssee not recognised
What great news !
Rather have a boat to get away from traffic.
thats how thick UK government and councils are they will simply make all business go out of business they love bankrupting the uk and themselves like next year all banks are going to collapse and i bet you its the tax payer who has to bail these criminals out , as for motorhomes camping simply dont pay it tell them to jog on soon as people start paying the stupid charges you give them a licence to tax you , say no or dont use it lets make the woke go broke its want they want obviously.
Stop stealing AvE's dooblydoo tagline…you sound so silly saying it!
its all fake solutions…..41.000.000. electric cars !?😂😂👍🏼 how you going to charge that every 24 hours with the curent grid ??! we wil use nucliar ?
Long time ago sat nav took me over a mountain in Wales in febuary the snow got worce, I saw farmer on tractor and asked him, he told me to turn around and go back
EVs are rubbish and will be gone in 2 years. Climate change is not caused by CO2, it is a natural occurrence caused by the Milankovic cycles.
Scottish parliament needs to invest sensibly without unfairly penalizing vanners. See them as a potential great asset instead. and organize the nc 500 route infrastructure to increase quality of life and up the whole Scottish tourist economy at same time… for everyone.
It's a big ask under the current lazy and uninspired woke mob though.
Now I understand why the smaller Camper-van are so expensive.