Hiya all just returned from Ashbourne caravan site another CCC site where the van has to be parked front in door has to be on the right side.
There was a Puck there and then another Troll arrived nice site a bit short on facilities.

I ma on EE and had no mobile overage at all 4g or otherwise.
Morphy

Bloody silly all this front in stuff. Makes me wonder if I will be able to do this. When I find the right puck for me.

That's confusing. So you have to drive it in forward so your car is in front of it? That's a bit awkward getting your car out again!!

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That's confusing. So you have to drive it in forward so your car is in front of it? That's a bit awkward getting your car out again!!

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That's confusing. So you have to drive it in forward so your car is in front of it? That's a bit awkward getting your car out again!!

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Yes that is correct you are expected to shove the van into place I now have motor mover feels like cheating a bit but it makes life a lot easier and no stress at all when arriving home or on site. The other Troll that arrived on site after us also had a motor mover fitted so no problem for them either. There are some pitches where you can drive onto the pitch either side so again no problem but there are not many of these.

Also when storing at home on the drive with the motor mover fitted you can put the caravan facing towards the house it also makes theft of the Troll a lot more difficult. The motor mover covers are working fine and keeping all the rubbish off the rollers. I have now drove home with the Troll a couple of times in the rain and the covers are keeping them dry no problem so far. Pair of water proofs cheap and cheer full performing well.
Morphy

The answer is simple for me............I voted with my feet and refused to join the caravan club for as long as their wardens refuse to obey their corporate decision on caravan orientation.
Fortunately they are not the only ones hiring out pitches.

This is one of the reasons we much prefer caravanning n the continent. They don't care how you pitch, nose in, nose out, sideways. I suspect if you were daft enough to pitch your van upside down they wouldn't care. Much more relaxed. I do understand the privacy issues but given the fire break gap you are hardly in your neighbours face. In the end we are caravanning, you wouldn't want to be that close in a house but you are supposed to be on holiday. Never been forced to go nose in but if we are ever asked they better be prepared to give a helping hand (we don't have a mover). Failing that, it won't happen.

The Carvan Club have a very confusing policy, in the CC magazine August 2014 page 11 it said that you can pitch nose in or nose out.
However certain sites don't seem to adhere to this policy and insist you go nose in if you have a continental van. Predominantly using the nose in rule for a fire break between the units or ancillary equipment.
I presume they are imposing the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

Every unit should be not less than 6 metres from any other unit in separate family occupation and not less than 3 metres should be permitted between units in any circumstances.

Vehicles and other ancillary equipment should be permitted within the 6 metres space between units in separate family occupation but, in order to restrict the spread of fire, there should always be 3 metres clear space within the 6 metres separation.

Either way it's as clear as mud, Rowntree CC in York is very tight and awning to awning for most wobbly white boxes with big outfits would be close so I can see the need for the fire break rule, however they should stop sending out mixed messages......

Agree with Poptop320 why not list the sites where you have to nose in? I expect that does'nt fit the criteria of a multi degree holder with a company car

As I've said before about proximity and tge applied rules!! I have to sit on the same shixxxr, wee in the same urinal, shower in the same shower, god forbid I should see my neighbour! What a calamity that would be!! I always like to mix with others and chat to share experiences etc

To narrow it right down to basics.........any organization that expects me to manhandle a ton of caravan on my own at my age will be sadly disappointed and even more so if they expect me to pay to do it.

I don't disagree with that, what I don't like is when the corporate business management .........and in most ways it is a business rather than a club in the way we would think of one...... persist in saying there is no rule and some of its employees then enforce a rule the management says does not exist............that is annoying.

If it were a club rule then fair enough rules are there to be kept ..........but the situation at the moment is pot luck when you turn up at a site not knowing if you will be turned away after booking and travelling there simply because you are not physically capable of turning a 1 ton caravan through 180 degrees single handed.

That is a position that I find unacceptable, and needs to be put right.

I whole heartily agree with hob.
I too could not do it and we should not have to if not in the rules