At the C&CC site at Sandringham recently the warden was more concerned that we would be pitched in the best position to catch the sun on the side we preferred!! We've only ever been to one CC site. (Our door is not on the wrong side - it's on the right side!)

The problem for me is having owned foreign vans for the best part of 28 years and being a member of the CC this time for 21 years, that the rules seem to be selective! and applied to the easiest target.

Why are we not talking about, early arrivals, speeding on campsites? People using their vehicles to go to the facilities block (who have parked in a nice quiet spot, and are clearly not disabled!) Wobbly white box owners who think they are a cut above BUT take 6 full black bags of rubbish out of their awning after just a weeks stay! Noise after the usually accepted 22.00hrs, kids playing around your pitch (as Mummy & Daddy are getting drunk and enjoying a bbq) the answer = it's easy for some to stay in a nice warm office and enforce the rules , rather than getting out there and sorting out the rowdies!! Or those that think the rules don't apply to them, we (well not me at the moment) are just an easy target.

I aplaud the wardens and the job they do, but it's not in there job description or club rules to enforce "rules" the CC does not impose, and clearly thinks it has a case to answer, as they put it in the CC magazine!!

When you join the cc you agree to abide by their rules so if their rules say pitch either nose in or out that's exactly what we should be allowed to do. I'm afraid that if a warden insisted we pitch nose in then he would have to do it himself providing he took responsibility for any damage that could be done. We keep the copy of the cc magazine in Doo-Dah should we be told to pitch nose in. Unless the weather is really bad we always have the awning up and this has a side door giving privacy to our neighbours but regardless of this when they joined the cc they also agreed to abide by their rules which means that on occasion a foreign van my be door to door with them. Ellen.

I can see the point of having exit doors and awnings facing the same direction on sites, for privacy and for safety. If you have a foreign van then it makes a lot of sense to fit a mover, front in, back in, side in any way in with a mover. When we return home after a holiday, as we have a very small driveway, we find it ideal to put it on there nose first as well, it also makes it that bit harder to pinch.Brian

I have been to 20 sites in the last 3 years, 3 were eriba rallies so don't really count
Of the other 17 only one advised me to pitch nose in and he was an ex eriba owner who suggested I do that to get a better view from the front windows, as the pitch was on one side of a big circle of grass it was not a problem to drive on to the pitch unhook and carry on to move the car to the side of the van.
The other 16 didn't show any interest in what side the door was.
If available a pitch at the left hand of a row avoids problems .......... but you may end up facing a hedge or similar.
As for spacing between vans it should not pose a problem as an eriba is not the same size as most wobble boxes and in most cases not as wide...........when towing I know that if my extended wing mirrors will fit in a gap the eriba will do the same with room to spare

Another concern about "nose in" is not being able to hook up and move it quickly if you need to.

I am just at Barnard Castle CC, the site is quite new so all the pitches are large and they will accommodate an awning, there are no issues at this site for nose in or out policies. I have got a feeling the older sites were probably built without the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 in mind which is now causing pitching etiquette confusion.

Nev is right that it could be an issue about having to get your van out in a hurry, especially Rowntree CC which regularly floods up to 4 feet deep when the river Ouse bursts it's banks. Or maybe your neighbours awning/van is on fire?

Quote: Pepé Le Pew wrote in post #27

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Can I ask a couple of questions?

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Quote: Pepé Le Pew wrote in post #27

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Do people stand naked in their doorways or something?

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I think that anyone who opens their van door and looks at our Doo-Dah first thing in the morning is a very lucky camper. . Just my humble opinion of course. Ellen