Club AGM 2020

Spot on, Brue. However, it’s more of the same old so as we all know.😅

the outlet on my Autocruise was only as poorly designed  as the majority of M/vans ,but if they hade not suffered the devastating floods of a few years back ,they would still be leading the way with quality of build and innovation in design would have shown how waste outlets should be designed 

But then Swift bought the name and production  facility as they have most great marks for them to come down to swift standard?

I'm not sure what design feature of MH waste outlets is going to lift manhole covers 😂 and spare my back.

At Lower Wensleydale the Manhole has a grid cover and can therefore be used as a mini drive over disposal. Perhaps a cheap way of handling the 42 sites which are in limbo.🤔

Commons wood have that sort for some years ,but the club had a claim made against it after a "lady?" in high heels broke her ankle when for some reason? went to her pitch via the M/V service point,which put any more on hold ,must have been a positive for the club to have introduced the later more expensive type

Perhaps that is a quick and easy short- term solution. The other alternative is to drive one's MH close up to a normal service point and run a two foot length of pipe into the grid so thoughtfully provided for caravanners.  Might cause a bit of a queue while the waste masters stack up waiting for 100L of grey water to drain away though but both courses of action would save wrestling with manhole covers.

Our waste water tap was situated very conveniently. The issue was driving over a manhole cover and then needing to lift said cover to empty the tank. I have reversed to get the position but it's no better 😱 To ensure that it emptied into the hole once revealed, it needed to manoeuvre close but not too close, so you could lift said cover without having the motorhome blocking a clear lift and back injury. Virtually impossible. And if only the designers of said service points hired/borrowed etc a few different makes it might give them an idea of the issues.

If a disabled person chooses a motorhome/campervan to suit their disability  then they should readily expect to be able to be self sufficient on all counts, it could be looked at as an equality issue?

I'm sure the wardens would be delighted to be asked for assistance everytime folk found lifting the manhole cover difficult. Maybe that would focus the club position? I struggled and now as a carer any injury would have a knock on effect, so wouldn't attempt to lift a manhole cover - not an everyday task for most folk!

Again it might concentrate the minds.........

One accident? Pretty easy get out clause if you didn't want to resolve the issue in the first place.

There are lots of grated drains in various situations countrywide, and probably lots of folk who'll try to sue rather than take responsibility for their own actions......

The mod i designed and fitted to our Autocruise encompassed what you "suggest" and would have been standard fit to all their models if they had not "gone under" with their factory and service centre being flooded

But even now quite often M/Vans "block"  other service points rather than queue behind several others to empty ,or fill up on their way to a pitch

And the uprated MHSPs have grated drains so that's the stiletto heel theory blown to pieces 👠😆