'Wild camping' in a motorhome or van

Gibbs, I think the people who abuse the parking areas are unlikely to read this forum. 

You're preaching to the converted here.

Same problem everywhere, Gibbs, not just in the Lakes.

As TW has posted, I really can’t imagine any CT people “wild camping “ in the  manner you’ve described. Maybe you could complain strongly to your local authorities and insist that they enforce their own regulations. 🙂

I’m afraid it’s the old story. You can put up a sign saying don’t do this, don’t do that, but folks will simply ignore it. It requires either expensive camera monitoring, or a human presence. Neither will happen. It’s rife all over at the moment, not just in National Parks, other beauty hotspots. 
Most won’t be Members of any kind of Club like this. 

Evening

This morning I was having a brew and having a chat outside reception when a year old motorhome pulled in and turned into the site against the one way and straight onto the motorhome service point. Obviously curious as I knew it wasn't already on site I strolled over for a chat. The chap said he only wanted to fill up with water and didn't want to drop any waste as he'd already done that in the layby he'd stayed in last night, then he blatantly said he wouldn't need the CEP as he'd buried that in the bank by the layby.

Only takes a few attitudes like this to turn the heads of local councils etc from providing overnight spaces. 

JK

Wow.... a member that speaks his mind 🤔 & obviously doesn't mind wearing a target on his back, perhaps best get yourself a steel helmet & bullet proof vest.. fella.. you will certainly need them. 😬

Comments on Wild camping on the CMC forum is almost as taboo as the anti canine posters.

I prefer to call *Wild camping* by it's proper name *Free camping* it's something the CMC & C&CC don't support & like, because it corrupts their wholesome image of planned clean touring sites.

Nevertheless it happens all over the Uk's  countryside & coastal areas and it'll never be stopped ,something for nothing is always going to be popular for those individuals that don't want to pay SFA for their sleepover venues , regardless of the consequences to everyone else & local authorities. 

It blights our beauty spots with the filth & detritus that *Free Campers* leave for others to clean up, fortunately not everyone of them are tarred with the same brush. 

If the covid 19 virus as shown us one thing this past 18 months is the lack of humanitary & complete selfishness that exists in our beautiful United Kingdom.

I can imagine Free Camping will bloom this summer, apparently there as never been a greater number of new first timer Caravanners & Motorhomers waiting to tour this season.

Top man for pointing it out in your area, but unfortunately you're just wasting your time & breath.

Compass why not give it it's proper name... Dirty Camping"? As said above it's happing more and more all over this country. As for not being undertaken by members of the CC and C&CC, that I very much doubt. There have been posters on here who admit to wild camping as the OP called it, and even a few that advocate the practice as a norm.

I know CAMC members who wild camp, Nellie, but they do it in a responsible way and use recognised/permitted places.

The OP and Compass are referring to folk who park where they shouldn't and behave irresponsibly, as in the case described by JK.

I have no issue with the former but detest the latter whose behaviour is reprehensible. They are the ones who give us all a bad name and I’m sure none of that group will be reading this.

During Covid some councils have been providing temporary services for motorhomes etc, not all on sites, there have been roadside areas in use with access to basic facilities. This will be coming to an end so I'm afraid there will be more free camping in towns as well as more rural and coastal spots.

There will soon be less of a  need to disobey signs especially in Scotland.

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I'm curious as to the signs that a vehicle has been somewhere all night 🤷‍♂️ .... It could just be that someone had been up earlier than Gibbs 🙄