Now CCP in France banning over night stops

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Now CCP in France banning over night stops in carparks where they have a Aire

 

https://www.motorhomingfrance.co.uk/post/stay-at-the-aire-or-move-on

[Derek Uzzell]

Strictly speaking that’s not the case - as the ‘banning’ is by certain French towns that have Camping-Car Park installations, rather than by the Camping-Car organisation itself. (I’ve copied the link’s text below.)

 

There appears to be a growing trend for towns that have agreed to convert their municipal aires to a CampingCarPark aire, to also introduce a bye-law prohibiting motorhomes from parking in any of the municipal car parks. This then unfairly means that any motorhome visitor to these towns now has to park at the aire (which may in fact be full) - even if they are only staying for just a short while.

 

Five towns that have recently converted to CampingCarPark aires have also coincidentally taken steps to ban motorhomes from parking in the municipal car parks. The communes of Toulon-sur-Arroux, St Andre-des-eaux, Merlimont, l’Argentiere-la-Bessee & Veuzain sur Loire have all issued laws that force motorhomes to use the CCP aire if they want to stay in the town. Whilst it seems a strange coincidence, CCP have denied that they have any involvement in the introduction of these bye laws although they obviously profit from these rules.

 

The French motorhome magazine ‘CampingCar’ however has obtained a copy of an agreement between CCP and one of the towns concerned & found that the following clause is contained in the agreement regarding the conversion of the aire; ‘This agreement is directly linked to a municipal decree prohibiting the overnight parking of motorhomes, outside existing campsites or motorhome areas present in the town.’ This therefore appears to confirm that CCP are obviously keen to force visiting motorhomes into their aires whether they wish to stay the night or not.

 

This trend has not gone unnoticed by the French ‘Comité de Liaison du Camping-car’ - an association protecting the rights of motorhome owners. The association has recently come to an agreement with four other towns which have CCP aires & which also had a bye-law forbidding motorhome parking. After negotiations with the communes of Riantec (56), La Séguinière (49), Moulismes (86) & Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh (24), the association has managed to get the bye-laws withdrawn hence allowing motorhomes to park without having to stay on the CCP aires.

 

CCP are obviously a business & are keen for motorhomes to stay on their aires, however in a country where motorhome parking is allowed in most locations it is worrying to see these laws being introduced – especially considering CCP have aires in over 200 locations throughout France.

 

 

[costaexpress]

camping car parks is a business, they spend a lot of money tidying up old aires, providing them with working services and providing hassle free overnight parking, of course they are going to try every trick in the book to get people to use them as are the municipalities who get a share of the return. As the popularity of motorhoming increases they and the number of other similar companies operating in France, provide a way of tidying up the towns car parks which can on occasions be littered with motorhomes including the occupants semi camping. Their aires suit me perfectly as I travel every day and just look for somewhere hassle free to pull into at night, top up with services in the morning and off so the more they expand the network the more I like it. I don't agree, however, with blocking the towns car parks off for motorhomes to park in when visiting the town as tourists, believe they should just ban overnight parking where a paid aire exists.

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Derek Uzzell - 2021-03-02 7:48 AM

 

Strictly speaking that’s not the case - as the ‘banning’ is by certain French towns that have Camping-Car Park installations, rather than by the Camping-Car organisation itself.

 

The French motorhome magazine ‘CampingCar’ however has obtained a copy of an agreement between CCP and one of the towns concerned & found that the following clause is contained in the agreement regarding the conversion of the aire; ‘This agreement is directly linked to a municipal decree prohibiting the overnight parking of motorhomes, outside existing campsites or motorhome areas present in the town.’ This therefore appears to confirm that CCP are obviously keen to force visiting motorhomes into their aires

 

This paragraph in your qoute above surely proves their actions are behind the ban just like campsite owners are influencing our councils its also happing in Portugal , Spain, Scotland and Ireland I'm afraid our freedom as motorhomers is coming to a end

[Derek Uzzell]

The penultimate paragraph of the article you gave a link to makes it clear that it is the municipalities that have created a by-law restricting motorhome parking and not the Camping-Car Park (CCP) organisation.

 

As Costaexpress says, it’s totally predictable that Camping-Car Park would seek to monopolise motorhome parking in a town if it can get away with it. For example, the purpose-built CCP aire at Sainte Suzanne

 

https://www.campingcarpark.com/fr_FR/sejour/aire-etape-camping-car/pays-de-la-loire/53-mayenne/ste-suzanne

 

would be in direct competition with the adjacent scruffy free-of-charge vehicle parking area if motorhomes continued to be allowed to park there.

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Derek Uzzell - 2021-03-02 1:30 PM

 

The penultimate paragraph of the article you gave a link to makes it clear that it is the municipalities that have created a by-law restricting motorhome parking and not the Camping-Car Park (CCP) organisation.

Well this part says it for me CCP are responsible Just as Campsite owners in the UK influence Councils CCP are doing it in France

 

‘This agreement is directly linked to a municipal decree prohibiting the overnight parking of motorhomes, outside existing campsites or motorhome areas present in the town.’ This therefore appears to confirm that CCP are obviously keen to force visiting motorhomes into their aires whether they wish to stay the night or not.