#tincantravel

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Thousands of people now using static caravans completely legally during COVID.

How can this be?

At this point going away in your caravan is still illegal. As are all other forms of holiday.

So why are so many thousands of people in static caravans right now?

The answer is simple. They live in them.

If you own and live full time in a static caravan they are often called park homes and the site has different planning permission. 

It’s a bit of a kick in the teach though for everyone else who has paid thousands of pounds to purchase a static caravan and is paying thousands more is caravan site fees.

But is the risk of spreading covid and higher should you be aloud to use your holiday home?

I don’t think so.

As long as you keep to the rules of not letting other people from outside your household into your caravan. 

Fact is, that when most people are away in their holiday homes they like to spend as much time outside as possible. They have their static caravans wrapped in decking and often have better patio furniture than they have at home.

The same goes for touring caravans. 

Most people on a pleasant spring morning will get up out of bed and sit outside on a fold out chair to drink their morning cup of tea of coffee.  They will then cool their breakfast outside an a camping stove or barbecue, and spend much of the rest of the day outside.

In fact it in many ways camping and caravaning within a set of rules should be positively promoted. 

This said, the line in the sand has to be drawn somewhere and with many people constantly pushing the boundaries or even blatantly breaking the rules you can see why it’s not aloud. 

It’s just a shame that the difference between staying in a caravan legally and illegally is just a matter of planning permission and not lead by science or even common sense.