>>there's a correct way to park your 'van reversed against a
>> pitch marker with car to left as you face it and awning on right. That
>> works fine for UK caravans but can be an issue if you've got a Hobby
>> or one of the other mainland Europe brands where door is on other side.
We have an Eriba 540 which has the door on the offside. We just put it on the pitch nose first - easy because it has a mover.
We preferred to place it across the back of the pitch with the 'dome' awning out to the front - easier to fit the car on the pitch as with the awning we are wider than we are long. But a few years ago the CC (as it was then) tightened its rules following a fire on a site, and regardless of spacing most site wardens will not now allow this.
To Bobby's point about depreciation - we bought our 2004 Eriba privately in 2006 for £10,800. It now needs a bit of a refurb, nothing major, but 540s of that age are still being offered at £10,000+.
Incidentally Zero, Eribas tow very well. They are narrow (2.0-2.1 metres), relatively low (they have a poptop) and a bit more aerodynamic that traditional 'vans. But they are expensive new.
www.automotiveleisure.co.uk/eriba-for-sale/
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