TOURING CARAVAN EXTRA ROAD TAX/RADIO DEVON

[iandouglas]

HI
listerning to radio devon last week while on holiday at torquay .
local people ranting on about roads being blocked up by caravans /motor homes .
comment`s of they should pay more road tax ,should only be allowed to travel between 11 pm and 4 am.
caravans should be made to have an MOT .
drivers towing caravans should be made to take a driving test .

caravan owner on holiday down there replied with "we already pay more by way of extra fuel costs ,larger car /4x4 to pull caravan.

has his caravan serviced before holiday season.

impractical to travel late at night with young children.

drivers who passed there test after a set date ,have to pass a seperate test to tow a caravan .

ANYONE WOULD THINK CARAVANERS WER`NT WELCOME IN DEVON.

judging by some of the phone calls they recieved .

Coming home Saturday we counted 45 caravans/camper vans in 5 miles.

How much money was going into the Devon coffers ?

how much would they loose if we all sold our caravans, and took our holidays abroad.
rgds.iandouglas