Me and a few friends are touring France and Spain, stopping off at Calais, Paris, Bordeaux, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Montpelier and Lyon in a motor home. we are struggling to find accessible camp-sites so are wondering if it is legal to just park up in a field somewhere or a car park and spend the night there. Any help with this dilemma would be appreciated.
You and a "few" friends. The law is flexible – but look at it from a Gendarmes point of view.
I lay up in car parks near Calais/Dunkerque the night before my ferry – no hassle. But you MUST be non messy, quiet at night, no fooling around.
Away from the coast there are plenty of municipal campsites. I have used motorway car parks – go away from the shop, be polite – no problem. Remember motorway service stations have good showers as well.
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In France and Spain is it illegal to park is a standard car park with a motor home and sleep there.?
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You and a "few" friends. The law is flexible – but look at it from a Gendarmes point of view.
I lay up in car parks near Calais/Dunkerque the night before my ferry – no hassle. But you MUST be non messy, quiet at night, no fooling around.
Away from the coast there are plenty of municipal campsites. I have used motorway car parks – go away from the shop, be polite – no problem. Remember motorway service stations have good showers as well.
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Only if you want to die in a horrible, fiery wreck of an automobile.
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