Where to go with the camper and caravan after the holiday?

Thomas Wachsmuth September 10, 2022 Camping & RV

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Recently updated on December 20, 2022 at 10:55 am

Autumn and summer are slowly coming, sun and beach will not be available again until next year. The last federal states have ended the holidays and in the often endless queues of cars heading home in the sunny south, there were normal cars, station wagons and SUVs as well as countless mobile homes to be seen. These, which for many make the dream of unrestricted freedom come true during the most beautiful time of the year, can become a problem outside of the holidays!

Where and how long?

Anyone who has fulfilled their dream and owns a mobile home, also known as a camper or caravan, will ask themselves the question: Where and, above all, how long can you park the vehicle after your holiday? If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to park your mobile home in a private place, you have one less thing to worry about. In addition to your own property, this can often be the case with acquaintances. Farmers or craft businesses often provide such a parking space for a small fee. However, if you want to leave your camper over the winter on public roads or parking lots, you should pay attention to a few things.

The two-week rule applies in Germany

If you park the vehicle on public traffic areas, it must approved and insured be. Who the camper without number plate and TÜV turns off, he must reckon with a fine. In addition, it often comes a point in Flensburg to. Also at Seasonal license plates attention must be paid to this circumstance in the months that are not permitted. If you own a particularly wide mobile home, you must make sure that there is at least 3,05 meters of roadway next to the camper. It also makes a difference whether the vehicle has its own engine or whether it is a trailer without an engine.

A mobile home with a maximum permissible total weight of 7,5 and self-propelled can generally stand on public traffic areas as long as the owner wants. However, pay attention to no-parking zones and restrictions, such as when parking is only permitted for cars. In addition, you should occasionally check that no temporary stopping restrictions, for example due to a construction site, exist or are being set up. This can result in an expensive towing operation. And it often arouses the dissatisfaction of the residents when parking space is scarce for months is blocked.

A caravan without its own engine may for maximum 14 days be parked in residential areas. After that, a ticket of over 20 € threatens. Tip: The objection that after a jaunt you happened to end up in the same place again is usually not believed. Traffic surveillance often uses photos to document the trailer and the position of the tire valve, among other things. So you have to leave the caravan after at least two weeks move a few meters further. Long-term parking outside of town is much easier. The two-week limit applies here not. But lately, there are many streets where long-term parking is available for RVs forbidden is. It therefore makes sense to invest a small monthly amount and rent a parking space on private property. This is recommended anyway!

Of course, that wasn't the end of it!

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