Engines running....

Cajip replied on 02/05/2021 12:43

Cajip

Posted on 02/05/2021 12:43

Currently at Hebden Bridge on a serviced pitch opposite the motorhome service point and not far from the waiting area for booking in. I have noticed that the majority of motorhome drivers either using the service point or waiting to book in sit with their engines running. Not being a motorhomer I'm not sure why this should be but would argue it demonstrates a lack of environmental awareness and little consideration for those site users that suffer the unnecessary noise pollution. Please consider the environment and other site users and switch your engines off when stationery.

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KjellNN replied on 07/05/2021 21:28

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Posted on 07/05/2021 21:28

Agree Nellie. They have no consideration for their close neighbours who have to bear the exhaust fumes.

A few years back we were, unfortunately, pitched opposite the MH service point at York Beechwood, almost every MH tried to kept their engine running. After a couple had done so, OH went over and asked them to stop as the fumes were very unpleasant.

DD has a similar problem at her house. Her next door neighbours are school playing fields, a private school, and buses bring the kids to rugby/hockey/football/cricket, and now additional classrooms placed in the car park, and park on the street alongside her back garden.

These bus drivers think it is fine to keep engines running, discharging fumes directly into her garden where her children are playing or sleeping, and adults are sitting. It is most unpleasant.

OH has several times spoken with the drivers and the school, but it still happens. The drivers do turn off their engines when asked, but why do they think it is fine to do it in the first place?

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ADP1963 replied on 08/05/2021 12:22

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Posted on 08/05/2021 12:22

Why would anyone towing leave their engine running to hook up ?, surely working in fumes is uncomfortable, dangerous and at a cost.

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Tinwheeler replied on 08/05/2021 12:53

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Posted on 08/05/2021 12:22 by ADP1963

Why would anyone towing leave their engine running to hook up ?, surely working in fumes is uncomfortable, dangerous and at a cost.

Posted on 08/05/2021 12:53

Common sense really. Some folk still do it though 🤷🏻‍♂️

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JVB66 replied on 08/05/2021 13:01

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Posted on 07/05/2021 20:17 by nelliethehooker

We find that the worst offenders are those with older M/Hs who, when preparing to leave a site early, leave the engine running so as they have sufficient heat in the cabs to demist their windows and "warm up" their engines for many minutes while they go about all the other tasks they must do in readiness for their departure.

Posted on 08/05/2021 13:01

The other point about early leavers; is how many doors do some vehicles have

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EmilysDad replied on 08/05/2021 13:29

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Posted on 08/05/2021 13:01 by JVB66

The other point about early leavers; is how many doors do some vehicles have

Posted on 08/05/2021 13:29

or how many times they open them & then SLAM the blasted things .... especially sliding side doors!!!!!!!!

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EmilysDad replied on 08/05/2021 13:32

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Posted on 08/05/2021 12:22 by ADP1963

Why would anyone towing leave their engine running to hook up ?, surely working in fumes is uncomfortable, dangerous and at a cost.

Posted on 08/05/2021 13:32

I'm probably guilty of this but not by a conscious effort. I just don't like stop & start the engine frequently ... my STOP/START is turned off each journey, but it takes seconds to hitch up, attach the break-away & plug in.

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Tinwheeler replied on 08/05/2021 13:32

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Posted on 08/05/2021 13:29 by EmilysDad

or how many times they open them & then SLAM the blasted things .... especially sliding side doors!!!!!!!!

Posted on 08/05/2021 13:32

I've got one of them! 😀

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Posted on 08/05/2021 13:29 by EmilysDad

or how many times they open them & then SLAM the blasted things .... especially sliding side doors!!!!!!!!

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Tinwheeler replied on 08/05/2021 13:56

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Posted on 08/05/2021 13:51 by

There are a few things I look to avoid when choosing a pitch and sliding doors are close to the top.

Posted on 08/05/2021 13:56

Guess you won’t be our neighbour then, David. 🥲

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Posted on 08/05/2021 13:56 by Tinwheeler

Guess you won’t be our neighbour then, David. 🥲

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